Oluyede C. Ajayi

List of Publications

A. Articles published in Peer-reviewed Journal

1. Ajayi OC, Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, Ajayi OA, Mn’gomba S, Beedy T (forthcoming)

Formulation, implementation and impact of by-laws for upscaling agroforestry and natural

resource management: lessons from Zambia ( “Forests, Trees and Livelihood” journal).

2. Meijer SS, Catacutan D, Ajayi OC, Sileshi GW, Nieuwenhuis M 2015 The role of knowledge,

attitudes and perceptions in the uptake of sustainable agricultural and agroforestry innovations

among smallholder farmers in Africa International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability 13(1):

40-54

3. Mng’omba SA, Akinnifesi FK, Mkonda A, Mhango J, Chilanga T, Sileshi G, Ajayi OC 2015

Ecological Knowledge for Identifying Elite Phenotypes of the Indigenous Fruit Tree, Uapaca

kirkiana in the Miombo Woodlands of Southern Africa Agroecology and Sustainable Food

Systems 39(4): 399-415

4. Ajayi OC, Jack BK, Leimona B. 2012 Auction design for the private provision of public goods in

developing countries: payment for environmental services in Malawi and Indonesia World

Development 40(6): 1213-1223

5. Beedy TL, Ajayi OC, Sileshi GW, Kundhlande G, Chiundu G, Simons AJ 2012 Scaling up

Agroforestry to Achieve Food Security and Environmental Protection among Smallholder Farmers

in Malawi. Field Actions Science Reports, Special Issue No 7, Online availability on URL:

http://factsreports.revues.org/2082

6. Ajayi OC, Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G 2011 Human health costs of pesticide use among smallholder

farmers in cotton zones of Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa Health 3(10): 631-637. Doi:

10.4236/health.2011.310107

7. Nkem JN, Sonwa D, Somorin OA, Ajayi OC, Bele MY, Kalame FB and Idinoba ME African

forests and Adaptation to Climate Change: livelihoods, policies and institutions Environment,

Development and Sustainability (accepted).

8. Sileshi GW, Akinnifesi FK, Gondwe F, Ajayi OC, Mng’omba S, Mwafongo K 2011 Effect of

organic fertilizer on the growth and fruit yield of six paprika (Capsicum annum) cultivars in

Malawi. Agroforestry Systems 83(3): 361-372

9. Ajayi OC, Place F, Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi GW 2011 Agricultural Success from Africa –Case of

Fertilizer Tree Systems in Southern Africa. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

9(1): 129-136

10. Sileshi GW, Akinnifesi FK, Ajayi OC, Muys B 2011 Integration of legume trees in maize-based

cropping systems improves rain use efficiency and yield stability under rain-fed agriculture.

Agricultural Water Management 98: 1364– 1372

11. Mng’omba SA, Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, Ajayi OC, Nyoka BI, Jamnadass R 2011 Water

application rate and frequency affect seedling survival and growth of Vangueria infausta and

Persea Americana. African Journal of Biotechnology 9: 1593-1599.

12. Chineke TC, Idinoba ME, Ajayi OC 2011 Seasonal evapo-transpiration signatures under a

changing landscape and ecosystem management in Nigeria: implications for agriculture and food

security. American Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research 2(2):191-204 doi:10.5251/ajsir.2011.2.2.191.204

13. Nyoka BI, Mng’omba SA, Akinnifesi FK, Ajayi OC, Sileshi G, Jamnadass R 2011 Agroforestry

Tree Seed Production and Supply Systems in Malawi Small Scale Forestry Journal 10(4): 419-

434

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14. Kalame FB, Aidoo R, Nkem J, Ajayi OC, Kanninen M, Luukkanen O, Idinoba M 2011 Modified

Taungya System in the transitional zone of Ghana: a win-win practice for forestry and adaptation

to climate change? Environmental Science and Policy 14: 519-530.

15. Nyoka BI, Ajayi OC, Akinnifesi FK, Chanyenga T, Mng’omba SA, Sileshi G, Jamnadass R,

Madhibha T 2011 Certification of agroforestry tree germplasm in southern Africa: Opportunities

and Challenges. Agroforestry Systems 83(1): 75-87

16. Garrity DP, Akinnifesi FK, Ajayi OC, Sileshi G, Mowo J, Kalinganire A, Larwanou M 2010

Evergreen Agriculture: A robust approach to sustainable food security in Africa. Food Security

2(3):197–214

17. Quinion A, Chirwa PW, Akinnifesi FK, Ajayi OC 2010 Do agroforestry-based soil fertility

replenishment technologies improve household food security?- Evidence from Kasungu and

Machinga Districts of Malawi Agroforestry Systems 80:457–465

18. Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, da Costa J, de Moura EG, da Silva RF, Ajayi OC, Linhares JFP,

Akinnifesi AI, de Araujo M, Rodrigues MAI 2010 Floristic composition and canopy structure of

home-gardens in São Luís city, Maranhão State, Brazil Journal of Horticulture and Forestry 2(4):

72-86

19. Syampugani S, Chirwa PW, Akinnifesi FK, Ajayi OC 2010 The Potential of using agroforestry as

a win-win solution to climate change mitigation and adaptation and meeting food security in

southern Africa Agricultural journal 5(2): 80-88

20. Akinnifesi FK, Ajayi OC, Sileshi G, Chirwa P, Chianu J 2010 Fertilizer trees for sustainable food

security in the maize-based production systems of East and Southern Africa Region: A review.

Agronomy for Sustainable Development 30: 615-629

21. Mng’omba SA, Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, Ajayi OC 2010 Rootstock growth and development for

increased graft success of mango (Mangifera indica) in the nursery. African Journal of

Biotechnology 9 (9): 1317-1324

22. Sileshi GW, Akinnifesi FK, Debusho LK, Beedy T, Ajayi OC, Mng'omba S 2010 Variation in

maize yield gaps with plant nutrient inputs, soil type and climate across sub-Saharan Africa Field

Crops Research 116: 1-13

23. Ajayi OC, Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, Ajayi AO 2009 Agricultural policies and the emergence of

cotton as the dominant crop in northern Côte d’Ivoire: historical overview and current outlook

Natural Resources Forum 33(2): 111-122

24. Ajayi OC, Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G 2009

What would be the three key preconditions for

jumpstarting or scaling up the transfer of environmentally sound technologies for climate change

to developing countries?- A viewpoint Natural Resources Forum 33 (4): 337

25. Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, Franzel F, Ajayi OC, Harawa R, Makumba W, Chakeredza S,

Mngomba S, de Wolf JJ, Chianu JN 2009 On-farm assessment of legume fallows and other soil

fertility management options used by smallholder farmers in southern Malawi Agricultural

Journal 4(6): 260-271

26. Ajayi OC, Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G and Kanjipite W 2009

Labour inputs and financial

profitability of conventional and agroforestry-based soil fertility management practices in Zambia.

Agrekon 48(3): 276-292

27. Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi GW, Ajayi OC, Akinnifesi AI, de Moura E, Linhares JF, Rodrigues I 2009

Do cities displace native biodiversity? A case study on urban homegardens of São Luís city,

Northeastern Brazil Urban Ecosystems 13: 129-146

28. Sileshi GW, Nyeko P, Nkunika POY, Sekamatte BM, Akinnifesi FK, Ajayi OC 2009 Integrating

ethno-ecological and scientific knowledge of termites for sustainable termite management and

human welfare in Africa. Ecology and Society 14(1): 48 URL: http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/volume

14/issue 1/article 48 (open access article)

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29. Akinnifesi FK, Mng’omba SA, Sileshi G, Chilanga TG, Mhango J, Ajayi OC, Chakeredza S,

Nyoka BI, Gondwe FMT 2009 Propagule Type Affects Growth and Fruiting of Uapaca kirkiana, a

Priority Indigenous Fruit Tree of Southern Africa Horticultural Sciences 44(6): 1662–1667

30. Syampungani S, Chirwa PW, Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, Ajayi OC 2009 The miombo woodlands

at the cross roads: potential threats, sustainable livelihoods, policy gaps and challenges Natural

Resources Forum 33:150–159

31. Akinnifesi FK, Mng’omba SA, Sileshi G, Ajayi OC, Mhango J 2009 First and second generation

research efforts on commoditising indigenous fruit tree crops in southern Africa Acta

Horticulturae 806: 637-646

32. German G., Akinnifesi FK, Edriss A-K, Sileshi G, Masangano C and Ajayi OC 2009 Influence of

property rights on farmers’ willingness to plant indigenous fruit trees in Malawi and Zambia

African Journal of Agricultural Research 4(5): 427-437

33. Akinnifesi FK, Makumba W, Sileshi G and Ajayi OC 2009 Farmer participatory assessment of

two researcher-managed fertilizer tree systems in southern Malawi African Journal of Agricultural

Research 4 (4): 269-277.

34. Jera R and Ajayi OC 2008 Logistic modelling of smallholder livestock farmers’ adoption of tree-

based fodder technology in Zimbabwe Agrekon 47(3): 379-392

35. Mng’omba SA, Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, Ajayi OC, Chakeredza S, Mwase WF 2008 A decision

support tool for propagating Miombo indigenous fruit trees of Southern Africa African Journal of

Biotechnology 7 (25): 4677-4686

36. Chakeredza S, Akinnifesi FK, Ajayi OC, Sileshi G, Mng’omba S and Gondwe FMT 2008 A

simple method of formulating least-cost diets for smallholder dairy production in sub-saharan

Africa African Journal of Biotechnology 7(16): 2925-2933

37. Matata PZ, Ajayi OC, Oduol PA and Agumya A 2008 Socio-economic factors influencing

adoption of improved fallow practices among smallholder farmers in western Tanzania International NGO Journal 3 (4): 68-73.

38. Chakeredza S, Temu AB, Saka JDK, Munthali DC, Muir-Leresche K, Akinnifesi FK, Ajayi OC,

and Sileshi G 2008 Tailoring tertiary agricultural education for sustainable development in sub-

Saharan Africa: opportunities and challenges Scientific Research and Essays 3(8): 326-332

39. Akinnifesi FK, Gudeta Sileshi, Ajayi OC, Chirwa PW, Mng’omba S, Chakeredza S and Nyoka BI

2008 Domestication and conservation of indigenous miombo fruit trees for improving rural

livelihoods in southern Africa Biodiversity 9 (1&2): 72-74

40. Akinnifesi FK, Chirwa P, Ajayi OC, Sileshi G, Matakala P, Kwesiga F, Harawa R and Makumba

W 2008 Contributions of agroforestry research to livelihood of smallholder farmers in southern

Africa: Part 1. Taking stock of the adaptation, adoption and impacts of fertilizer tree options

Agricultural Journal 3(1): 58-75

41. Chirwa PW, Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, Syampungani S, Kalaba FK and Ajayi OC 2008

Opportunity for conserving and utilizing agro-biodiversity through agroforestry in Southern Africa

Biodiversity 9 (1&2): 45-48

42. Sileshi G, Akinnifesi FK, Ajayi OC and Place F 2008 Meta-analysis of maize yield response to

woody and herbaceous legumes in sub-saharan Africa. Plant and Soil 307 (1&2): 1-19

43. Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, Ajayi OC, Chirwa PW, Kwesiga F and Harawa R 2008 Contributions of

agroforestry research to livelihood of smallholder farmers in southern Africa: Part 2: Fruit,

medicinal, fuelwood and fodder tree systems Agricultural Journal 3(1): 76-88

44. Sileshi G, Akinnifesi FK, Ajayi OC, Chakeredza S, Mng’omba S and Nyoka BI 2008 Towards

sustainable management of soil biodiversity in agricultural landscapes in Africa Biodiversity 9

(1&2): 64-67

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45. Ajayi OC 2007 User acceptability of soil fertility management technologies: lessons from

farmers’ knowledge, attitude and practices in southern Africa Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

30 (3): 21-40

46. Chakeredza S, Hove L, Akinnifesi FK, Franzel S, Ajayi O.C and Gudeta S 2007 Managing fodder

trees as a solution to human-livestock food conflicts and their contribution to income generation

for smallholder farmers in southern Africa Natural Resource Forum 31(4): 286-296

47. Ajayi OC and Akinnifesi FK 2007 Farmers’ Understanding of pesticide safety labels and field

spraying practices: case study of cotton farmers in northern Côte d’Ivoire Scientific Research and

Essays 2(6): 204-210

48. Ngowi AVF, Mbise TJ, Ijani ASM, London Leslie, and Ajayi OC 2007 Smallholder vegetable

farmers in northern Tanzania: pesticides use practices, perceptions, cost and health effects Crop

protection 26(11): 1617-1624

49. Ajayi OC, Akinnifesi FK, Gudeta S and Chakeredza S 2007 Adoption of renewable soil fertility

replenishment technologies in southern African region: lessons learnt and the way forward Natural

Resource Forum 31(4): 306-317

50. Akinnifesi FK, Makumba W, Sileshi G, Ajayi OC and Mweta D 2007 Synergistic effect of

inorganic N and P fertilizers and organic inputs from Gliricidia sepium on productivity of

intercropped maize in southern Malawi Plant and Soil 294: 203-217

51. Ajayi OC, Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, Chakeredza S and Matakala P 2007 Economic framework for

integrating environmental stewardship into food security strategies in low-income countries: case

of agroforestry in southern African region African Journal of Environmental Science and

Technology 1(4): 59-67

52. Sileshi G, Akinnifesi FK, Mkonda A and Ajayi OC 2007 Effect of growth media and fertilizer

application biomass allocation and survival of Uapaca kirkiana (Müell Arg) seedlings Scientific

Research and Essay 2 (9): 408-415

53. Sileshi G, Akinnifesi FK, Ajayi OC, Chakeredza S, Chidumayo EN and Matakala PW 2007

Contributions of agroforestry to ecosystem services in the Miombo eco-region of eastern and

southern Africa African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 1(4): 68-80

54. Ajayi OC, Massi C, Katanga R and Kabwe G 2006 Typology and characteristics of farmers

planting improved fallows in eastern Zambia Zambian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 8 (2): 1-5

55. Ajayi OC and Katanga R 2006 Faire respecter les pratiques agricoles traditionnelles AGRIDAPE -

Revue sur l’agriculture durable à faibles apports externes 21: 18-19

56. Ajayi OC 2005 User costs, biological capital and the productivity of pesticides in sub-saharan

Africa. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability 3(3): 154-166

57. London L, Ngowi A VN, Perry M, Rother HA, Cairncross E, Solomon A, Du Toit A, Hall R,

Ajayi O 2005 Health and Economic Consequences of Pesticide Use: the Experience of the Heed

Programme on Pesticides in Southern Africa Epidemiology 16(5): p S29

58. Ajayi OC and Katanga R 2005 Improved fallows and local institutions, Low External Input and

Sustainable Agriculture 21 (4): 18-19

59. Ajayi OC, Franzel S, Kuntashula E and Kwesiga F 2003 Adoption of improved fallow soil fertility

management practices in Zambia: synthesis and emerging issues Agroforestry systems 59 (3): 317-

326

60. Ajayi OC and Kwesiga F 2003 Implications of local policies and institutions on the adoption of

improved fallows in eastern Zambia Agroforestry systems 59 (3): 327-336

61. Sileshi GW and Ajayi OC 2002 Opportunities for scaling-up integrated pest management

Groundup Vol. 1 (8): 22-24

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62. Ajayi OC 2001 Incidences of fire and grazing on the adoption of agro-forestry technologies in

eastern Zambia: can local institutions and by-laws help? Living with Trees in Southern Africa Vol.

6: 3-5

B. Manuscripts under review 63. Chaudhury M, Ajayi OC, Hellin J, Neufeldt H Linking Adaptive Capacity and Social Protection

in Agroforestry Systems: Enhancing Climate Change Adaptation in Zambia and Honduras

64. Idinoba M, Kalame FB, Somorin O, Ajayi OC, Idinoba P, Nkem J A framework for vulnerability

assessment of NTFPs for planning adaptation to climate variability and change.

65. Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi GW, Muys B, Smucker AA, Ajayi OC, Snapp S, Trabucco A, Idinoba M

Integration of fertilizer trees in cropping systems mitigates impacts of extreme precipitation events

on food production in sub-Saharan Africa

66. Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, da Costa J, de Moura EG, da Silva RF, Ajayi OC, Linhares JFP,

Akinnifesi AI, de Araujo M, Rodrigues I Floristic composition and canopy structure of

homegardens of São Luís city, Marahão State, Brazil

67. Ajayi OC Agricultural policies, path dependence and emergence of dominant farm technologies in

Africa

C. Books and Book Chapters

68. Pinto Y, Poulton C, Frankenberger T, Ajayi OC, Finighan J 2014 African Agriculture: Drivers of

Success for CAADP Implementation- Synthesis Report, African Union commission, Addis Ababa

81 pp

69. Deering K in collaboration with OC Ajayi, Bruce Campbell, Sven Harmeling, Elly Kaganzi,

Vanessa Meadu, James Norman, Agnes Otzelberger, Kit Vaughan and Sonja Vermeulen 2014

Stepping up to the challenge – Six Issues facing global climate change and food security; CARE,

CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS),

Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), Copenhagen and Wageningen.

70. Ajayi OC and Place F 2012 Policy support for Large-scale Adoption of Agroforestry Practices:

Experience from Africa and Asia. In: Nair PKR and Garrity DP (eds.) Agroforestry: The Future of

Global Land use, Advances in Agroforestry 9, Springer publishers, Netherlands, pp. 175-201

DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-4676-3_12

71. Place F, Ajayi OC, Torquebiau E, Detlefsen G, Gauthier M, Buttoud G 2012 Improved Policies

for Facilitating the Adoption of Agroforestry. In: Martin L. Kaonga (ed) Agroforestry for

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services - Science and Practice, InTech Publishers pp: 113-128

ISBN 978-953-51-0493-3

72. Ajayi OC, Catacutan DC 2012 Role of externality in the adoption of smallholder agroforestry:

Case studies from Southern Africa and Southeast Asia. In: Sunderasan S (Ed.) Externality:

Economics, Management and Outcomes, NOVA Science Publishers, NY

73. Place F, Ajayi OC, Masters E 2011 Tree-Based and other Land Management Technologies for

Landscape Restoration and Livelihood in Africa. In: Dewees, P., F. Place, S.J. Scherr, and C.

Buss. (eds). Investing in Trees and Landscape Restoration in Africa: What, Where, and How.

Program on Forests (PROFOR). Washington, DC, World Bank. Page 17-44

74. Yatich Y, Swallow B, Ajayi OC, Minang P, Wakhayanga J 2011 Community-Based Adaptation

to Climate Change In Africa: A Typology of Information and Institutional Requirements for

Promoting Uptake of existing Adaptation Technologies. In: Chidumayo E, Okali D, Kowero G and

Larwanou M (eds.) Climate Change and African Forest and Wildlife Resources. African Forest

Forum, Nairobi, Kenya, Gävle, Sweden pp 161 - 175.

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75. Akinnifesi FK, Ajayi OC, Sileshi G, Chirwa PW, Chianu J 2011 Fertiliser trees for sustainable

food security in the maize-based production systems of East and Southern Africa. A review. In

Lichtfouse et al. (eds.), Sustainable Agriculture: Volume 2. Page : 00-00 DOI 10.1007/978-94-

007-0394-0_9

76. Haggblade S, Tembo G, Kaboré D, Reij C, Ajayi OC, Franzel S, Mafongoya P, Place F 2010

Sustainable Soil Fertility Management Systems. In Haggblade, S. and Hazell, P. (Eds) Successes

in African Agriculture: Lessons for the Future Johns Hopkins University Press, Pp 279-340

77. Kalaba KF, Chirwa P, Syampungani S, Ajayi OC 2010 Contribution of agroforestry to

biodiversity and livelihoods improvement in rural communities of Southern African regions. In

Tscharntke T. et al. (eds.), Tropical Rainforests and Agroforests under Global Change, 461–476,

Springer-Verlag, Berlin,Heidelberg

78. Ajayi OC, Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, Chakeredza S and Mgomba S 2009 Integrating Food

Security and Agri-environmental Quality in Southern Africa: Implications for Policy. In:

Luginaah, I.N. and Yanful, E.K. (Eds.) Environment and Health in Sub-Saharan Africa: Managing

an Emerging Crisis, Springer Publishers, Netherlands, Pp 39-49

79. Ajayi OC and Matakala P 2009 Agroforestry can improve food security, farm diversification and

income generation in Zambia In: Ranade PS (Ed.) Agroforestry: An Ecological Tool, The Icfai

University Press, Hyderabad, Pp 108-121

80. Akinnifesi FK, Ajayi OC, Sileshi G 2008 Domestication and commercialization of forest tree

crops in the tropics. Innovative activity profile 3.2. In: Agriculture and development: sustainable

agriculture sourcebook. The World Bank, Washington, DC, 60-64.

81. Akinnifesi FK, Ajayi OC, Gudeta S, Kadzere I and Akinnifesi AI 2008 Domesticating and

commercialising indigenous fruit and nut tree crops for food security and income generation in

Sub-Saharan Africa. In Smartt J and Haq N (eds) New Crops and Uses: Their role in a rapidly

changing world, University of Southampton, UK pp 300-325

82. Ajayi OC, Akinnifesi F, Mitti J, de Wolf J, Matakala P and Kwesiga F 2008 Adoption, economics

and impact of agroforestry technologies in southern Africa. In: Batish DR, Kohli RK, Jose S and

Singh HP (eds), Ecological basis of agroforestry. CRC Press / Taylor & Francis Group, pp. 343-

360

83. Akinnifesi FK, Roger RB Leakey, Ajayi OC, Gudeta Sileshi, Zac Tchoundjeu, Patrick Matakala

and Kwesiga F (editors) 2008 Indigenous fruit Trees in the tropics: domestication, utilization and

commercialization. CABI Publishers, pp 464 pages.

84. Oduol PA, Ajayi OC, Matakala P and Akinnifesi FK 2008 The role of institutional arrangements

and policy on the conservation, utilization and commercialization of indigenous fruits in southern

Africa. In: Akinnifesi FK, Roger RB Leakey, Ajayi OC, Gudeta Sileshi, Zac Tchoundjeu, Patrick

Matakala and Kwesiga F (Eds.) Indigenous fruit trees in the Tropics: domestication, utilization

and commercialization. CABI Publishers, UK pp. 310-321

85. Ham C, Akinnifesi FK, Franzel S, Jordaan D, Hansmann C, Ajayi OC and de Kock C 2008

Opportunities for Commercialization and Enterprise Development of Indigenous Fruits in southern

Africa. In: Akinnifesi FK, Roger RB Leakey, Ajayi OC, Gudeta Sileshi, Zac Tchoundjeu, Patrick

Matakala and Kwesiga F (Eds.) Indigenous Fruit Trees in the Tropics: Domestication, Utilization

and Commercialization. CABI Publishers, UK pp. 254-272

86. Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, Mkonda A, Ajayi OC, Mhango J and Chilanga T 2008 Germplasm

Supply, Propagation and Nursery Management of Miombo Fruit Trees. In: Akinnifesi FK, Roger

RB Leakey, Ajayi OC, Gudeta Sileshi, Zac Tchoundjeu, Patrick Matakala and Kwesiga F (Eds.)

Indigenous Fruit Trees in the Tropics: Domestication, Utilization and Commercialization. CABI

Publishers, UK pp. 341-368

87. Akinnifesi FK, Ajayi OC, Sileshi G, Ham C, Matakala P, Kwesiga F, Mng’omba SA, Mhango J,

Kadzere I, Chilanga T and Mkonda A 2008 Creating opportunities for domesticating and

commercializing miombo indigenous fruit trees in Southern Africa. In: Akinnifesi FK, Roger RB

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Leakey, Ajayi OC, Gudeta Sileshi, Zac Tchoundjeu, Patrick Matakala and Kwesiga F (Eds.)

Indigenous Fruit Trees in the Tropics: Domestication, Utilization and Commercialization. CABI

Publishers, UK pp. 137-170.

88. Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, Ajayi OC and Tchoundjeu Z 2008 Accelerated Domestication and

Commercialization of Indigenous Fruit and Nut Trees to Enhance Better Livelihoods in the

Tropics: Lessons and Way Forward In: Akinnifesi FK, Roger RB Leakey, Ajayi OC, Gudeta

Sileshi, Zac Tchoundjeu, Patrick Matakala and Kwesiga F (Eds.) Indigenous Fruit Trees in the

Tropics: Domestication, Utilization and Commercialization. CABI Publishers, UK pp. 392-428

89. Jordaan D, Akinnifesi FK, Ham C and Ajayi OC 2008 Feasibility of Small-scale Indigenous Fruit

Processing Enterprises in Southern Africa. In: Akinnifesi FK, Roger RB Leakey, Ajayi OC,

Gudeta Sileshi, Zac Tchoundjeu, Patrick Matakala and Kwesiga F (Eds.) Indigenous Fruit Trees in

the Tropics: Domestication, Utilization and Commercialization. CABI Publishers, UK pp. 273-

287

90. Ajayi OC, Place F, Kwesiga F, and Mafongoya P 2007 Impacts of Improved Tree Fallow

Technology in Zambia. In: Waibel H. and Zilberman D (eds) International Research on Natural

Resource Management: Advances in Impact Assessment CABI Wallingford, UK and Science

Council/CGIAR, Rome pp.147-168 ISBN: 976-1-84593-283-1

91. Ajayi OC, Camara Mamadou, Fleischer Gerd, Haïdara Fadimata, Sow Mariam, Traoré

Abdramane and van der Valk Harold 2002 Socio-economic and Policy Assessment of Pesticide

Use in Mali. University of Hannover Press, Germany, ISBN: 3-934373-06-2

92. Ajayi OC 2000 Pesticide Practices, Productivity and Farmers” Health: The case of Cotton-Rice

Systems in Côte d’Ivoire, University of Hannover publications, Germany ISBN: 3-934373-03-8

93. Ajayi OC and Waibel H 2000 How Accurate are the Farm Size Estimates obtained from

Smallholder Farmers in West Africa?: Lessons from Côte d’Ivoire. In: Renard, G., S.

Krieg, P. Lawrence and M. von Oppen (eds) Farmers and Scientists in a Changing

Environment: Assessing Research in West Africa, Margraf Verlag Publishers,

Weikersheim, Germany

94. Ajayi OC 1991 Analysis of Rice Yields in the Inland Valley Agro-Ecologies of Nigeria and

Sierra Leone: An Econometric Approach, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

95. Ajayi OC 1985 Impact of Credit Agencies on Farm Investment Patterns in Ondo Local

Government Area of Ondo State of Nigeria, University of Ife, Nigeria

D. Occasional Paper, Working paper and Technical Series

96. Buttoud G, Ajayi OC, Detlefsen G, Place F & Torquebiau E 2013. Advancing Agroforestry on the

Policy Agenda: A guide for decision-makers, by Agroforestry Working Paper no. 1. Food and

Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. FAO, Rome. 37 pp, ISBN 978-92-5-107470-1

97. Diakite N, Konate A, Ajayi OC 2012 Eléments de Reconnaissance du Delta Intérieur Du Niger

au Mali, Technical Report, World Agroforestry Centre, Nairobi, Kenya 82 pp

98. Neufeldt H, Dawson IK, Luedeling E, Ajayi OC, Beedy T, Gebrekirstos A, Jamnadass RH, König

K, Sileshi GW, Simelton E, Montes CS, Weber JC 2012 Climate change vulnerability of

agroforestry ICRAF Working paper no.143. Nairobi, Kenya World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF)

31p

99. Ajayi OC, Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, Mn’gomba S, Ajayi OA, Kanjipite W and Ngulube JM 2012

Managing conflicts over land and natural resources through collective action: A case study from

rural communities in Zambia. CAPRi Working Paper No. 105. Washington, D.C.: International

Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) http://dx.doi.org/10.2499/CAPRiWP105.

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100. Ajayi OC, Diakite N, Konate A 2012 Rapid Assessment of the Inner Niger Delta of Mali, World

Agroforestry Centre, Nairobi 62 pp

101. Chaudhury M, Ajayi OC, Hellin J, Neufeldt H. 2011. Climate change adaptation and social

protection in agroforestry systems: enhancing adaptive capacity and minimizing risk of drought in

Zambia and Honduras. ICRAF Working Paper No. 137. Nairobi: World Agroforestry Centre.

http://dx.doi.org/10.5716/WP11269.PDF

102. Pangapanga PI, Ajayi OC 2011 Review of National Agroforestry Policy: Malawi Case Study

Report, Working Paper, World Agroforestry Centre, Malawi 29 pp

103. Mwalwanda AB, Ajayi OC, Akinnifesi FK, Beedy T, Sileshi G, Chiundu G. 2012. Impact of

fertilizer trees on maize production and food security in six districts of Malawi. ICRAF Working

Paper No 140. Nairobi: World Agroforestry Centre, http://dx.doi.org/10.5716/WP11281.PDF

104. Sosola, B.G., Akinnifesi, F.K., G. Sileshi, OC. Ajayi 2011 Evergreen Agriculture: Extension

Manual for Farmers and Extension Workers in Malawi, World Agroforestry Centre, Lilongwe,

Malawi

105. Makoka D, Ajayi OC, Phiri A, Gama S, Phula M, Dakamau M, Kambauwa G, Mkwinda S, Jumbe

C, Kayuni F 2010 Review of Natural Resources Management Policies in Malawi: An Overview of

findings. Agroforestry Policy Working Group 2010. World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), June

2010.

106. Ajayi OC, Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, Mn’gomba S, Place F, Nyoka BI, Gondwe FMT, Kambauwa

G, Gama S, Makumba W, Chaula K 2010 Baseline Survey Report of the Agroforestry Food

Security Programme (AFSP) of Malawi, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Lilongwe, Malawi

107. Sosola BG, Ajayi OC, Sileshi GW, Akinnifesi FK, Beedy TL, Kwavale H 2010 Socio-Economic

Baseline Survey Report of Evergreen Agriculture Project, World Agroforestry Center, Lilongwe,

Malawi

108. Ajayi OC 2009 “Green Water Credits in Shire River Basin of Malawi: A Feasibility Assessment”

A case study prepared for UNDP / GEF towards the preparation of a Project on “Sustainable land

management and adaptation to climate change in the Shire River Basin of Malawi”, September

2009

109. Ajayi OC 2009 “Crop insurance scheme as a strategy for climate change adaptation in Malawi:

opportunities and challenges” A PPG case study prepared for UNDP / GEF towards a Project on

“Sustainable land management and adaptation to climate change in the Shire River Basin of

Malawi”, October 2009

110. Sileshi G, Akinnifesi, FK, Ajayi OC and Place F 2009 Evidence for impact of green fertilizers on

maize production in sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-analysis. ICRAF Occasional Paper No. 10.

Nairobi, Kenya, World Agroforestry Centre, 48 pp

111. Ajayi OC, Place F, Kwesiga F and Mafongoya P 2006. Impact of Natural Resource Management

Technologies: Fertilizer Tree Fallows in Zambia. Occasional Paper no. 5, Nairobi: World

Agroforestry Centre, 23 pp.

112. Liyunga KP, Matakala P, Chintu R, Joao C, Fernando G, Sileshi G, Akinnifesi FK and Ajayi OC

2006. Agroforestry Options Manual: A trainers’ Guide. World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), 40

pp.

113. Akinnifesi FK, Nyirongo J, Cullen TM, Matakala P, Sileshi G, Ajayi OC and Makumba W 2006.

Gliricidia-Maize Intercropping: An Extension Trainers’ Guide. World Agroforestry Centre:

International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF), Malawi, 41 pp.

114. Ajayi OC, Place F, Kwesiga F, Mafongoya P and Franzel S 2005 Impact of Fertilizer Tree

Fallows in Eastern Zambia: A study on Impacts of Agroforestry, World Agroforestry Centre,

September 2005, Nairobi, Kenya 28 pp

115. Kwesiga F, Franzel S, Mafongoya P, Ajayi OC, Phiri D, Katanga R, Kuntashula E and Chirwa T

2005 “Successes in African Agriculture: Case Study of Improved Fallows in Eastern Zambia”

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Environment and Production Technology Division (EPTD) Discussion Paper 130, IFPRI,

Washington DC.

116. Kwesiga F, Franzel S, Mafongoya P, Ajayi OC, Phiri D, Katanga R, Kuntashula E, Place F and

Chirwa T 2004 Improved Fallows in Eastern Zambia: History, Farmer Practice and Impacts,

“Successes in African Agriculture” Conference Paper No. 12, IFPRI, Washington, USA

E. Proceedings and Abstracts

117. Ajayi OC, Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, Ajayi AO, Mng'omba S 2010 What has Path Dependence got

to do with Smallholder Farmers' Decision to Adopt Agricultural Technologies? Lessons from Côte

d'Ivoire. Presentation made at the Tropentag Conference on "World Food System –A Contribution

from Europe", , September 14 - 16, 2010 in Zurich, Switzerland. http://www.tropentag.de/2010/abstract.php?code=8kjFS5q9

118. Ajayi OC, Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, Ajayi OA, Mn’gomba S, Beddy T 2009 Formulation,

implementation and impact of by-laws for upscaling agroforestry and natural resource

management: lessons from Zambia. In: Kalinganire, A., Yatich, T., Tchoundjeu, Z., Traoré, F.,

Alinon, K., Weber, J. Roy-Macauley, H., Molnar, A., Bandiaky, S. & Diallo, R. (eds.). Actes de

l’atelier régional sahélien ‘Aller au-delà des lois forestières’ à travers l’apprentissage collectif et

l’action. World Agroforestry Centre, Bamako, Mali. Pp. 255-271.

119. Akinnifesi F.K., Muys B., Ajayi OC 2009 Africa needs agroforestry to cut forest emissions

Science & Development Network, Special issue on “Climate Change & Energy: Reducing forest

emissions”, 08 July 2009. http://www.scidev.net/en/

120. Ajayi OC, Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, Chakeredza S, Mng’omba S, Ajayi O, Nyoka I, Chineke T

2008 Local solutions to global problems: the potential of agroforestry for climate change

adaptation and mitigation in southern Africa. Invited paper presented at the Tropical Forests and

Climate Change Adaptation (TroFCCA) Regional meeting “Knowledge and Action on Forests for

Climate Change Adaptation in Africa”, 18-20 November, Accra, Ghana

121. Ajayi OC, Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, Chakeredza S, Mng’omba S, Mullila-Mitti J, Gondwe FMT,

Kitalyi A 2008 Strategies for promoting smallholder farmers’ stewardship of ecosystem services in southern Africa region: wielding the stick or dangling the carrot? Proceedings of the international

seminar on Implications of Climate Change for Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems in

ACP Countries: Getting Communication Strategies Right Technical Centre for Agricultural and

Rural Cooperation (CTA), 26 to 31October, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

122. Ajayi OC, Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, Chakeredza G 2008 Payment for Environmental Services

(PES): A Driver for Promoting Sustainable Land Use and Environmental Stewardship among

Smallholder Farmers in Sub-saharan Africa. Proceedings of the Tropentag Conference

“Competition for Resources in a Changing World: New Drive for Rural Development”, October 7-

9, University of Hohenheim, Germany. http://www.tropentag.de/2008/abstracts/full/684.pdf

123. Ajayi OC, Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, Chakeredza G 2008 Comparative Evaluation of Labor Use

and Profitability of Renewable Soil Fertility Replenishment Technologies in Southern Africa.

Proceedings of the Tropentag Conference “Competition for Resources in a Changing World: New

Drive for Rural Development”, October 7-9, University of Hohenheim, Germany.

http://www.tropentag.de/2008/abstracts/full/708.pdf

124. Ajayi OC, Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G and Matakala P 2007 Enhancing Food Security and

Environmental Quality through “Fertilizer Trees” in southern Africa: Bridging Policy Gaps.

Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Environmental Research, Technology and

Policy (ERTEP 2007), July 16 -19, 2007, Accra, Ghana

125. Akinnifesi FK, Ajayi OC, Gudeta S, Kadzere I and Akinnifesi AI 2007 Domesticating and

Commercializing Indigenous Fruit and Nut Tree Crops for Food Security and Income Generation

in Sub-Saharan Africa. Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on New Crops and Uses:

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their role in a rapidly changing world. Centre for Underutilized Crops, University of Southampton,

United Kingdom

126. Ajayi OC, Akinnifesi FK 2007 Labor Implications and Profitability of Alternative Soil Fertility

Management Options in Zambia. African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE)

Conference Proceedings: 497-501

127. Sileshi G, Matakala PW, Akinnifesi FK and Ajayi OC 2007 Environmental Services of

Agroforestry in Southern Africa: Lessons, Challenges and Future Directions. Proceedings of the

1st International Conference on Environmental Research, Technology and Policy (ERTEP 2007),

July 16 -19, 2007, Accra, Ghana

128. Ajayi, OC and Matakala P 2006 Environmental Conservation and Food Security in Developing

Countries: Bridging the Disconnect. Plenary paper presented at the 26th triennial Conference of the

International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE), Queensland, Australia August 2006

(AgEcon Search website, University of Minnesota, http://agecon.lib.umn.edu)

129. Jera R, Ajayi OC, Agumya A and Chakaredza S 2005 (eds) Proceedings of “Stakeholder Policy

Dialogue Workshop” on the potential of tree-based fodder as feed option in Zimbabwe held on 15

December 2004 Holiday Inn, Harare, Zimbabwe, ICRAF, April 2005

130. Ajayi, OC and Matakala P 2005 Food Production and Environment Protection in Developing

Countries. Proceedings of the workshop on “Rural Development and the Role of Food, Water and

Biomass: Opportunities for Development and Climate” held in Dakar Senegal, 14-16 November

2005, ENDA Senegal & Plant Research International, Netherlands.

http://www.enda.sn/energie/indexnrj.htm

131. Ajayi OC, Agumya A and Kwesiga F 2004 Labor Implications and Profitability of Agroforestry

and Conventional Maize Production Systems in Southern Africa. Book of Abstracts, 1st World

Congress of Agroforestry, IFAS, University of Florida, Florida, USA Page: 224

132. Ajayi OC, Phiri B and Akinnifesi FK 2004 Agroforestry and Soil Fertility Management

Technologies in Southern Africa: Farmers’ Knowledge, Attitude and Practices. Book of Abstracts,

1st World Congress of Agroforestry, IFAS, University of Florida, Florida, USA Page: 293

133. Ajayi OC and Waibel H 2003 Path Dependence and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies- Case

of Cotton-Producing Region of West Africa. In: Wollny, C; Deininger, A; Bhandari, N; Maass, B;

Manig, W; Muuss, U; Brodbeck, F. and I. Howe (eds) Technological and Institutional Innovations

for Sustainable Rural Development, Book of Abstracts, Klartext publishers, Goettingen, Germany.

ISBN: 3-9808714-3-6 Page: 207

134. Ajayi OC and Waibel H 2003 Economic Cost of Occupational Human Health of Pesticides among

Agricultural Households in West Africa. In: Wollny C, Deininger A, Bhandari N; Maass B, Manig

W, Muuss U, Brodbeck F and Howe I (eds) Technological and Institutional Innovations for

Sustainable Rural Development, Book of Abstracts, Klartext publishers, Goettingen, Germany.

ISBN: 3-9808714-3-6 Page: 74

135. Ajayi OC; Franzel S, Kuntashula E and Kwesiga F 2003 Adoption and Profitability of

Agroforestry-based Soil Fertility Management Options. In: Wollny C, Deininger A, Bhandari N;

Maass B, Manig W, Muuss U, Brodbeck F and Howe I (eds) Technological and Institutional

Innovations for Sustainable Rural Development, Book of Abstracts, Klartext publishers,

Goettingen, Germany. ISBN: 3-9808714-3-6 Page: 218

136. Kuntashula E, Ajayi OC, Phiri D, P Mafongoya and Franzel S 2002 Factors Influencing Farmers’

Decision to Plant Improved Fallows: A Study of Four Villages in Eastern Province of Zambia In:

Kwesiga F, Ayuk E and Agumya A 2002 Proceedings of the 14th Southern African Regional

Review and planning Workshop, 3-7 September 2001, Harare, Zimbabwe, ICRAF regional Office,

Harare, Zimbabwe pp 104-110

137. Ajayi OC, Katanga R, Kuntashula E and Ayuk ET 2002 Effectiveness of Local Policies in

Enhancing Adoption of Agro-forestry Technologies: the Case of By-laws on Grazing and

Fire in Eastern Zambia In: Kwesiga F, Ayuk E and Agumya A 2002 (eds) Proceedings of

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the 14th

Southern African Regional Review and planning Workshop, 3-7 September 2001,

Harare, Zimbabwe, ICRAF regional Office, Harare, Zimbabwe pp. 23-27

F. Policy Briefs

138. Ajayi OC, Franzel S, Akinnifesi FK and Place F (forthcoming) Fertilizer Tree Systems for

Managing Soil Fertility to Improve Food Security and Environmental resilience in southern

Africa, Policy Brief vol. 2, ICRAF southern Africa, Nairobi, 4 pp

139. Ajayi, OC and Matakala P 2006 Agroforestry Options for Improving Food Security,

Diversification and Income Generation in Zambia. Southern Africa Policy Brief vol. 1 ICRAF,

Nairobi, 9 pp (Prepared as a background discussion with national policy makers & policy shapers).

140. Mafongoya PL, Massi C, Ajayi OC, Mumba V and Chirwa TS 2003 Increased Food Security

through Synergy between the “Fertilizer Support Programme” and Agroforestry Technologies.

Policy brief prepared for the Select Parliament Committee on Agriculture and Lands of the

Zambian National Assembly, Zambia National Assembly, Lusaka

G. Conference Presentations

141. Ajayi OC 2012 Emerging opportunities for Cooperation in Agriculture, Forestry and Bioenergy in

Africa Presented at the “Brazil-Africa Forum: Opportunities, Cooperation and Development”, 9-

11 May 2012, Fortaleza, Cearà, Brazil

142. Glenn JV, Ajayi OC, Cubbage F, James N, Casstevens D 2012 Agroforestry to increase food crop

yields in Africa: An econometric analysis of Faidherbia albida in Malawi. Presented at the 2012

Southern Forest Economics Workshop Annual Meeting, 20-21 March, Charlotte, North Carolina,

USA

143. Chaudhury M, Neufeldt N, Ajayi OC, Hellin J 2012 Climate Change Adaptation and Social

Protection in Agricultural Systems: Case Studies from Zambia and Honduras. Paper presented at

the Conference on “Planet Under Pressure”, March 2012, London

144. Glenn JV, Ajayi OC, Place F, Cubbage F 2012 Evergreen Agriculture in Malawi: An Economic

Assessment. Presented at 7th Annual Universities Fighting World Hunger Summit, 01 March,

Universidad Nacional de Agricultura, Catacamas City, Olancho, Honduras.

145. Ajayi OC 2011 Agroforestry Systems for food security, environment & climate. Paper presented

at the 9th Conference on “Policies against Hunger”, 21-23 November 2011, Berlin, Germany

146. Ajayi OC, Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, Beedy T 2011 AgroForestry for improving LIvelihood,

CArbon and BIodiversity (AFLiCaBi), Poster presented at the “Livelihood Fund for Nature

Network” launching meeting, 4-5 July, Paris, France

147. Ajayi OC 2011 Use of “Reverse Auction” Mechanism in environmental markets. Presented at the

“Africa at Meso-Scale AFROMAISON” workshop, 21-25 March, 2011 Pietermaritzburg, South

Africa

148. Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, Ajayi OC, Beedy T 2011 Prospects for integrating conservation

agriculture with fertilizer trees in Africa. Paper presented at the FAO Regional Symposium on

Conservation Agriculture, 7-10 February 2011, Johannesburg, South Africa.

149. Sosola B, Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, Ajayi OC, 2011 Conservation Agriculture Practices in

Malawi: Opportunities and Challenges. Paper presented at the FAO Regional Symposium on

Conservation Agriculture, 7-10 February 2011, Johannesburg, South Africa.

150. Ajayi OC, Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, Beedy T, Ajayi AO, Mng’omba S, Nyoka BI 2010 Green

Water Credit Scheme as a Policy Tool for Managing Water for Sustainable Agriculture: An Ex-

ante Assessment in Malawi. Paper presented at the CTA Annual Seminar "Closing the Knowledge

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Gap: Integrated Water Management for Sustainable Agriculture", 22-26 November 2010,

Johannesburg, South Africa.

151. Mithöfer D, Minang P, Dietz J, Ajayi OC, Neufeldt H, van Noordwijk M 2010 Lessons from

Forestry and Agroforestry Carbon Projects and Lessons for Carbon Standard Schemes. Paper

presented at “Standards for Sustainable Agriculture and the Mitigation of Climate Change”

Conference of the Trade Standard Practitioners’ Network (TSPN), November 17-18, 2010, Bern,

Switzerland

152. Ajayi OC, Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, Ajayi AO, Mng’omba S 2010 How can collective action and

customary laws help to manage conflicts over natural resource commons in rural communities:

Case study of Zambia. Paper presented at the CAPRi Workshop “Collective Action, Property

Rights, and Conflict in Natural Resources Management” 28 June - 03 July 2010, Siem Reap,

Cambodia

153. Beedy T L, Akinnifesi1, F K, Chanyenga TF, Sileshi , GW, Nyoka, B I, Ajayi OC, Mng'omba SA

2010 Development of biomass in Faidherbia albida in four districts in Malawi. Poster

presentation: World Agroforestry Centre, Science Week, Nairobi, Kenya 6-8 September 2010

154. Ajayi OC, Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, Chakeredza S, Mn’gomba S, Nyoka I 2009 Potential of

agroforestry to meet food security and environmental quality: moral persuasion, wielding stick or

dangling carrot? Paper presented at the 2nd

World Congress of Agroforestry, August 2009, Nairobi.

155. Yatich T, Swallow B, Ajayi OC, Minang P, Wakhayanga J. 2009 Community-based adaptation to

climate change in Africa: a typology of information and institutional requirements for promoting

uptake of existing adaptation technologies. Paper presented at the African Forest Forum workshop

on “Climate Change and African Forests: Eastern Africa”, November 18-20, 2009, Nairobi Safari

Club, Kenya, 20pp.

156. Ajayi OC, Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G2009 Formulation, implementation and impact of by-laws to

support scaling-up of natural resource management and agroforestry: lessons from Southern

Africa. Paper accepted for presentation at the Natural Resources Management Policy Workshop,

Bamako, Mali, 4-8 May, 2009

157. Sileshi G, Akinnifesi FK, Chakeredza S, Ajayi OC, Kuntashula E, Nyoka BI, Mng’omba S 2009

Can biomass transfer improve nutrient use and productivity of mixed crop/livestock systems?

Paper presented at the 2nd

World Congress of Agroforestry, August 2009, Nairobi.

158. Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, Mng’omba S, Mhango J, Mkonda A, Chilanga T, Ajayi OC, Dhilwayo

P, Nyoka BI 2009 Ethno-ecological knowledge in the selection of elite cultivars of Uapaca

kirkiana in southern Africa. Paper presented at the 2nd

World Congress of Agroforestry, August

2009, Nairobi.

159. Ajayi OC, Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G, Chakeredza S, Mng’omba S, Nyoka BI 2009 Policies and

collective action for enhancing agroforestry and NRM in Zambia: Their formulation, effectiveness

and impacts. Paper presented at the 2nd

World Congress of Agroforestry, August 2009, Nairobi.

160. Akinnifesi FK, Ajayi OC, Sileshi G 2009 Harnessing the potentials of Fertilizer trees for

sustainable food security in southern Africa. Paper presented at the 2nd

World Congress of

Agroforestry, August 2009, Nairobi.

161. Quinion A, Chirwa PW, Akinnifesi FK, Ajayi OC 2009 The contribution of integrated soil

fertility replenishment technologies to smallholder household food security in Kasungu and

Machinga districts of Malawi, Paper presented at the 2nd

World Congress of Agroforestry, August

2009, Nairobi

162. Sileshi G, Akinnifesi FK, Chakeredza S, Kuntashula E, Ajayi OC, Nyoka BI, Mng’omba SA 2009

Can biomass transfer improve nutrient use and productivity of mixed crop/livestock systems?,

Paper presented at the 2nd

World Congress of Agroforestry, August 2009, Nairobi.

163. Akinnifesi FK, Mng’omba SA, Sileshi G, Ajayi OC, Mhango J, Chilanga T 2009 Early soil and

water management effects on growth and fruit production in grafted Uapaca kirkiana and

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Vangueria infausta in Malawi, Paper presented at the 2nd

World Congress of Agroforestry, August

2009, Nairobi

164. Yatich T, Akinnifesi FK, Minang PA, Ajayi OC 2008 Positioning Agricultural Research for

Effective Contribution to Climate Change in sub-Saharan Africa: enhancing knowledge to action

and action to knowledge. Paper presented during the 2nd

ANAFE international symposium on

“Mainstreaming climate change into Agricultural and Natural Resources Management Education:

Tools, Experiences and challenges” scheduled for 28th July-1

st August, 2008, University of

Malawi, Lilongwe Malawi

165. Sileshi GW, Nyeko P, Nkunika POY, Sekamatte BM, Akinnifesi FK and Ajayi OC (2008)

Farmers’ ethno-ecological knowledge of termites and their management in southern and eastern

Africa. Paper presented at the 23rd

International Congress of Entomology (ICE 2008), 6-12 July,

2008, Durban, South Africa.

166. Chakeredza S, Akinnifesi F, Ajayi OC, Sileshi G, Mng’omba S 2008 The role of agroforestry in

mitigating climate change in southern Africa. Paper presented during the 2nd

ANAFE international

symposium on “Mainstreaming climate change into Agricultural and Natural Resources

Management Education: Tools, Experiences and challenges” scheduled for 28th July-1

st August,

2008, University of Malawi, Lilongwe Malawi

167. Chakeredza S, Akinnifesi F, Ajayi OC, Sileshi G, Mng’omba S 2008 Shaping African agricultural

education towards responsiveness to emerging global challenges. Paper presented during the 2nd

ANAFE international symposium on “Mainstreaming climate change into Agricultural and Natural

Resources Management Education: Tools, Experiences and challenges” scheduled for 28th July-1

st

August, 2008, University of Malawi, Lilongwe Malawi

168. Mng’omba S, Akinnifesi FK, Chakeredza S, Sileshi G, Ajayi OC, Nyoka BI 2008 Utilizing tree

crops to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions: the case of southern Africa. Paper presented during

the 2nd

ANAFE international symposium on “Mainstreaming climate change into Agricultural and

Natural Resources Management Education: Tools, Experiences and challenges” scheduled for 28th

July-1st August, 2008, University of Malawi, Lilongwe Malawi

169. Ajayi OC, Akinnifesi FK, Sileshi G and S. Chakeredza 2007 Adoption of Sustainable Soil

Fertility Management Technologies in Southern Africa: Opportunities and Challenges. Paper

presented at the Tropentag Conference on “Utilisation of diversity in land use systems: Sustainable

and organic approaches to meet human needs", October 9 - 11, 2007, Witzenhausen, Germany

170. Ajayi, OC and Akinnifesi FK 2007 Development and User Acceptability of Sustainable Land Use

Management Technologies in Malawi and Zambia: Lessons from Farmers' Perceptions and

Preferences. Paper presented at the Tropentag Conference on “Utilisation of diversity in land use

systems: Sustainable and organic approaches to meet human needs", October 9 - 11, 2007,

Witzenhausen, Germany

171. Chihota BP, Tagwira F, Mupanda K, Mrema M and Ajayi OC 2007 Evaluating the level of

adoption of improved agrosilvopastoral technologies, factors affecting adoption and establishing

the species and systems adopted among small holder farmers of Buhera and Mutasa Districts of

Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe. Paper presented at the RUFORUM University conference, 23-

27 April, Mangochi, Malawi

172. Ajayi OC, Place F, Kwesiga FK and Mafongoya PL 2006 “Economics of Improved Tree Fallows

in Zambia” Proceedings of the 26th international Conference of the International Association of

Agricultural Economists (IAAE), 12-18 August 2006, Queensland, Australia.

173. Place F, Rohrbach D, Franzel S and Ajayi OC 2005 “Technology Options for Poor Smallholder

Farmers in Southern Africa: Challenges and Some Immediate Steps”. American Association of

Agricultural Economists (AAAE), USA

174. Ajayi OC, Agumya A, Franzel S, Kuntashula E and Kwesiga F 2004 Profitability and Adoption of

Agroforestry-based Soil Fertility Management Technologies in Southern Africa, Poster no 2,

Economic and Policy Unit, Zambia-ICRAF Agroforestry Project, Zambia

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175. Jera R. and Ajayi OC 2004 Analysis of the Factors Affecting farmers’ Decision to Adopt and

Intensity of Adoption of Tree-based Fodder in Zimbabwe”. Paper presented at the Stakeholder

Policy Dialogue Workshop on the Potential of Tree-based Fodder as Feed Option, 15 December

2004 Holiday Inn, Harare, Zimbabwe

176. Matata PZ, Oduol PA, Ajayi OC and Agumya A 2004 Socio-economic Factors Influencing

Adoption of Improved Farming Practices among Small-holder Farmers in Western Tanzania,

ICRAF Tanzania Working paper, Tabora

177. Ajayi OC, Phiri B, Akinnifesi F, Agumya A, Kwesiga F and Mafongoya PL 2004 Acceptability of

Soil Fertility Management Technologies in Malawi and Zambia: Lessons from Farmers’

Knowledge, Attitude and Perceptions”. Poster no 1, Economic and Policy unit, Zambia-ICRAF

agroforestry Project, Zambia

178. Franzel S. and Ajayi OC 2002 “Improved Fallows in Eastern Zambia: History, Farmer Practice

and Impacts” Seminar presented at the IFPRI Workshop on “Successes in African Agriculture”,

June 10-12, 2002, Lusaka, Zambia

179. Ajayi OC and Waibel H 1999 Natural Biological Resource Implications of Pesticide Use

in Cotton Fields in West Africa. Paper presented at the conference “Knowledge

Partnerships: Challenges and Perspectives for Research and Education at the Turn of the

Millennium” ‘DeutscherTropenTag 1999’ (German Tropical Day 1999) 14-15 October

1999 in Berlin, Germany.

180. Ajayi OC 1999 Measuring the Indirect Benefits of Integrated Pest Management

Technology: An Estimation of the Pesticide Health Costs in Africa. Paper presented at the

international workshop on “Evaluation of IPM programs: Towards a Framework for

Economic Evaluation”, 25 –27 May 1999, Garbsen, Germany.

181. Ajayi OC 1999 Human Health Costs of Pesticides in Côte d’Ivoire, Paper presented during

the training course “Economic Evaluation of Crop Protection Policies”, 16-20 August 1999

in Garbsen, Germany

182. Ajayi OC 1997 Pesticide Use and Cotton Development in Côte d'Ivoire: A Historical and

Policy Overview, Working paper, University of Hannover/WARDA Pesticide Studies,

WARDA, Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire.

183. Ajayi OC 1996 Overview of pesticide use and policies. Working Paper for the GTZ/Uni-

Hannover/WARDA Pesticide Studies, WARDA, Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire.

184. Ajayi OC 1996 Governments & Donor Policies on Pesticides and Crop Protection, Working

document for the pesticide studies in WARDA, Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire

185. Ajayi OC 1993 Economic Analysis of Cassava Processing Center in Moniya, Ibadan

Working Paper, IITA, Ibadan.

186. Ajayi OC 1993 Economic Appraisal of IITA Designed Grating Machine Working Paper,

IITA Ibadan, Nigeria