James EllisonOne Acre Fund · Agricultural Innovations
James Ellison
MSc Sustainable International Agriculture (Tropical Agriculture)
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Introduction
Interests:
- Tropical agriculture systems, soil & water conservation planning, and degraded land rehabilitation.
- Geospatial and eco-hydrological analyses using GIS and remote sensing.
- Biophysical monitoring of soil & water-related ecosystem services.
- Water resources development, especially small-scale irrigation and water harvesting.
Additional affiliations
March 2016 - November 2016
Publications
Publications (7)
This study examined the effects of transhumance pressure on total abavoe-ground biomass and forage availability on rangelands in Benin. We also investigated the implications of land cover transitions on rangelands over a 31-year period. Our work was carried out in three regions of Benin representing distinct phytogeographic regimes: Ketou, Tchaouro...
The analytical framework used to match ‘options with context’ will form the basis to create ‘recommendations domains’ within which technologies will be scaled. The review related to successful sites clearly showed the institutional and policy set-ups that are necessary to successfully implement interventions. This will be a good basis for considera...
An enormous effort is underway in Ethiopia to address soil erosion and restore overall land productivity. Modelling and participatory approaches can be used to delineate erosion hotspots, plan site- and context-specific interventions and assess their impacts. In this study, we employed a modelling interface developed based on the Revised Universal...
Field sampling across the catchment, geo-referenced participatory information, and remote sensing data was combined in a GIS to predict those areas of the catchment that are most likely to respond positively to soil & water conservation interventions. The potential long-term impact on two key ecosystem services - soil erosion and dry season baseflo...
This thesis focused on the use of soil and water conservation (SWC) planning tools to address two
ecosystem services (ES’s), erosion control (EC) and dry season baseflow enhancement (BF). The study
site was a headwater catchment encompassing Gudo Beret town located in the central sub-humid
highlands of Ethiopia. The aims of the thesis were to 1) mo...
A brief comparative study of maize root depth and crop yield between two farmer fields near Mzuzu, Malawi. The farmers were practicing traditional ridge cultivation and Tiyeni's conservation agriculture method on different parts of their fields. The study is not conclusive, but demonstrates trends that are commonly observed.
The purpose of this study was to assess the baseline status of the four DISCOVER sites in northern Malawi. This is essential for both understanding the overall desired trajectory of the communities as well as planning an appropriate intervention program using the Functional Landscape Approach (FLA). The study included three days’ work at each of th...