CLIFF and CLIFF-GRADS fellows

2020 CLIFF-GRADS Fellows

The 2020 CLIFF-GRADS students have started their projects due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

NameCountry of EnrollmentResearch ProjectHost Institution
Abdoulaye TyanoBurkina FasoAgricultural management’s potential effect on soil carbon sequestration at national levelNational Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA)
Abdulkareem RaheemNigeriaEvaluation of field measurements, focussing on the impact of rice varieties on GHG emissions in combination with advanced mitigation technologiesIRRI, Thailand
Abera Assefa BiratuEthiopiaModelling and predicting SOC sequestration potentials of SLMP watersheds in EthiopiaAlliance of Bioversity International - CIAT, Ethiopia
Addis Tadesse TekleEthiopiaModelling adaptation co-benefits of mitigation in regional farming systemsColumbia University, USA
Adnan ArshadPakistanGHG emissions from dryland cropping systems under two tillage and crop rotationsUSDA-ARS, Soil and Water Conservation Research Unit, USA
Ahmed Olanrewaju AliyuNigeriaGHG mitigation from dairy and beef systems across a development gradientBangor University, UK
Alex ZizingaUgandaIncreasing farm productivity and carbon sinks on sandy soilsAlliance of Bioversity International - CIAT, & Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya
Ana Veronica Juarez SequeiraArgentinaDirected evolution of rumen microbial cultures towards the identification and stimulation of electron sinks alternative to methanogenesisINIA, Chile 
Anabella LozzaArgentinaQuantification of enteric methane (CH4) emissions and carbon footprint of silvopastoral systems in the Peruvian Amazon RegionLa Molina National Agrarian University, Peru
Andrés GarciaArgentinaDefining the most fit dairy cattle genetics for high altitude Andean small-holder systems: Determining feed energy partitioning to methane (CH4), stress response, energy expenditure and their ratios to milk energyVeterinary Institute for Tropical and Altitude Research (IVITA), Peru
Armwell ShumbaZimbabweMitigation of GHG emissions from agriculture through the use of alternative fertilizersNational Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA), Argentina 
Azamat SuleymanovRussiaImproved soil carbon mapping in sub-Saharan Africa to support soil fertility and climate mitigation studiesISRIC, World Soil Information, Netherlands 
Beatriz Elisa BizzutiBrazilianEnergy use efficiency of dairy cows fed by-products in early lactationINTA, Argentina 
BESHEA ABDISSA CHEMEDAEthiopianImproving productivity and adaptive capacity of Coffee-based agroforestry systems for enhancing food security in a changing climate in EthiopiaMekelle University, Ethiopia
BOMA VICTOR IRISONigeriaEffects of essential oils on rumen fermentation, microbial diversity in the rumen and methane (CH4) emissions in tropical systemsAlliance of Bioversity International - CIAT, Colombia
Catriel Mateo EspinosaArgentinaAssessment of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions and nitrate leaching in pasture soils modified with the addition of woodchipsMassey University, New Zealand
Damilola Leah AribifoNigeriaAlternatives for dairy effluent management to mitigate GHG emissions: environmental impact assessmentINTA, Argentina 
Der DabireBurkina FasoCo-design and dissemination of options to mitigate the impact of livestock on Climate ChangeCIRAD, France
Endale Balcha GurmuEthiopiaDirected evolution of rumen microbial cultures towards the identification and stimulation of electron sinks alternative to methanogenesisINIA, Chile 
Eyerus Muleta FatulaEthiopiaDevelopment of nitrogen-urea-milk content as an indicator of temporal and spatial distribution of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissionsINIA, Uruguay
Flavia Yesica OlguinArgentinaMitigating GHG emissions from coffee production systems through shade managementJimma University, Ethiopia
Florence AkwatuliraUgandaSoil organic carbon sequestration potential for different management options in silvopastoral ecosystems in Latin AmericaUniversity of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Fredrick AgutuKenyaFeed gaps and associated GHG emission intensities of smallholder dairy systems in Tanzania and RwandaAlliance of Bioversity International - CIAT, Kenya
Funmilola Adebisi OluwafemiNigeriaApplication of Biochar and Co-composted Biochar from Urban, Agricultural and Agro-industrial processing Organic Wastes: Promising Tool for Climate-Smart AgricultureHawassa University, Ethiopia  
Habtamu Degefa DebelieEthiopiaGHG emissions from extensive livestock systems under Mediterranean conditions: On-site nitrous oxide (N2O) quantification and carbon budget estimations by LCAResearch Center for the Management of Environmental and Agricultural Risks (CEIGRAM), Spain
Haftay Hailu GebremedhnEthiopiaCo-design and dissemination of options to mitigate the impact of livestock on climate change livestockCIRAD, France
Janeth ChepkemoiKenyaAssessing the soil organic carbon sequestration potential of planted forages in Rwanda and KenyaAlliance of Bioversity International - CIAT,  Kenya
Josias Steve AdjassinBeninQuantifying methane (CH4) conversion rate (Ym) from Finnish lactating dairy cowsNatural Research Institute Finland (Luke), Finland
Juan Pablo Inamagua UyaguariEcuadorQuantification of enteric methane (CH4) emissions and carbon footprint of silvopastoral systems in the Peruvian Amazon RegionLa Molina National Agrarian University, Peru
KPANTE KoutandoTogoNitrous oxide (N2O) mitigation from agriculturally managed organic soilsClimate and Agriculture Group, Agroscope, Switzerland
Laure Lysette Chimi NkomboCameroonAssessment of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions and nitrate leaching in pasture soils modified with the addition of woodchipsMassey University, New Zealand
Leonardo Fernandes SarkisBrazilGHG emissions from dryland cropping systems under two tillage and crop rotationsUSDA-ARS, Soil and Water Conservation Research Unit, USA
Luis Antonio Milesi DelayeArgentinaUsing a Tier II model (CQESTR) to predict soil organic carbon storage and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissionsUSDA-ARS, Soil and Water Conservation Research Unit, USA
Lumena Souza TakahashiBrazilMitigation strategies to decrease methane (CH4) emissions of Argentina pastoral livestock systemsINTA & National Technological University, Argentina
Maduabuchi IbokoNigeriaGHG emissions and carbon sequestration in diversified rice systemsIRRI, Philippines            
Manuel Camilo Valencia MolinaColombiaNitrogen management to mitigate nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions in sugarcaneSalta Experimental Station, National Institute of Agricultural Technology, Argentina
Maxwell Adebayo AdeyemiNigeriaGHG emission mitigation options for different productive strategies in dairy production systems of ArgentinaINTA, Argentina 
Merabtene Mohammed Djemel ElddineAlgeriaManaging nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) through improved agricultural liming practicesBangor University, UK
Meseret TeweldebrihanEthiopiaModelling and predicting SOC sequestration potentials of Sustainable Land Management Program (SLMP) watersheds in EthiopiaAlliance of Bioversity International - CIAT,  Ethiopia
Moyosore Joseph AdegbeyeNigeriaValidation of active principles from trees and shrubs implemented as an integrated strategy to rumen ecosystem and its eco-systemic services in Cundinamarca-Colombia dairy systemsAgrosavia, Colombia
Nelly Blondelle Momo WobengCameroonManaging nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from small-scale farm featuresBangor University, UK          
Paula ReArgentinaCombining mitigation strategies to enhance soil carbon sequestration without compromising yields in Mediterranean woody cropping systemsSpanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain
Priscila MatosBrazilTechnologies and practices to increase carbon sequestration in integrated crop-livestock system on humid tropical savannahEmbrapa Agrobiologia, Brazil
Rafael Jiménez OcampoMexicoEffects of inhibiting methanogenesis on propionate production in the rumenINIA, Chile 
Rayanne Viana CostaBrazilEvaluating innovative strategies for ruminant methane (CH4) abatementQueens University, UK
Rui ZhaoChinaAgricultural management’s potential effect on soil carbon sequestration at national levelINIA, Spain 
Sandra Patricia Loaiza MeraColombiaMethane (CH4) mitigation in rice systems - from field research to supply chain initiativesUniversity of California, Davis, USA
Solomon AyeleEthiopiaDefining the most fit dairy cattle genetics for high altitude Andean small-holder systems: Reducing methane (CH4) emission intensity by efficient feeding and rumen function managementVeterinary Institute for Tropical and Altitude Research (IVITA), Peru
Stephan van der WesthuizenSouth AfricaAdvances in global mapping of soil carbon sequestration potential and links with drought conditionsISRIC, World Soil Information, Netherlands 
Susan NgukuKenyaEffect of legumes on reducing nitrous oxide (N2O) and ammonia (NH3) losses following application of faces and urine to soil from cows feed with legume dietINIA, Chile 
Tajamul HussainPakistanUsing a Tier II model (CQESTR) to predict SOC storage and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissionsUSDA-ARS, Soil and Water Conservation Research Unit, USA
Thiago PintoBrazilBayesian estimation of greenhouse gas emissions and SOC stocks from man-managed systems through application of first-order compartimental decomposition modelsEcology Department, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden
Tulasi Prasad PaudelNepalModelling GHG emissions from livestock farmsInstitute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD), Cameroon   
Valeria Esther AlvarezArgentinaWhat is the contribution of microbial necromass to soil carbon storage?Bangor University, UK
Wadson de Menezes SantosBrazilImproved quantification and modelling of nitrogen transformation and loss pathways in ‘hot spots’ following urine deposition and fertilizer applicationUSDA-ARS, Soil and Water Management Research Unit, USA
Winnie NtinyariKenyaManaging nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) through improved agricultural liming practicesBangor University, UK
Yericho Berhanu MesheshaEthiopiaMitigating GHG emissions from coffee production systems through shade managementJimma University, Ethiopia

 

2019-2020 CLIFF-GRADS Fellows

The 2020 CLIFF-GRADS students have not all completed or started their projects due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

NameCountry of EnrollmentResearch ProjectHost Institution
Muhammed ArowoloNigeriaDirected evolution of rumen microbial cultures towards the identification and stimulation of electron sinks alternative to methanogenesisINIA Carillanca
Wendy-Mercedes Ramírez-Suárez

Cuba

Technologies and practices to increase C sequestration in integrated crop-livestock system on a humid tropical savannahEmbrapa Rice and Beans, Santo Antônio de Goiás
Israel Oliveira Ramalho

Brazil

Legumes use in grassland systems of the Argentinean Pampas region: soil quality and greenhouse gas emissions

National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA)

Fernanda LeiteBrazilGHG emission from crops fertilized with dairy manure in ArgentinaINTA, Argentina
Juan de Jesus Vargas MartinezColombiaIntegrating mitigation strategies to decrease methane emissions of dairy cows in pastoral systemsInstituto de Investigaciones Agropecuaria (INIA)
Shimbahri Mesfin GebreslaseEthiopiaInfluence of forage legumes and N fertilizer on N2O emissions in grazed tropical pastures.Embrapa Agrobiologia
Babak DarabighaneIranMitigation of methane emissions and capturing the effects of diet on GHG emissions from Finnish dairy production systemNatural Research Institute Finland (Luke)
Vanina Giselle MaguireArgentinaAdding value to rumen methane mitigation compounds through increasing animal efficiencyEstacion Experimetal del Zaidin (CSIC, Spanish Research Council)
Adégbéiga Cham Donald AlabiBeninUse of lipids in dairy systems as a strategy of adaptation and mitigation to climate changeINTA, Argentina
Abraham Abera FeyissaEthiopiaQuantification of carbon foot prints in dairy farms for various feeding management in ThailandBureau of Animal Husbandry and Genetics Improvement, Thailand
Gbênouwa Pénéloppe Thertulienne GnavoBeninEvaluating environmental impacts of the beef cow-calf system by the life cycle assessment method in ThailandBureau of Animal Husbandry and Genetics Improvement, Thailand
Tsegay Teklebrhan GebremariamEthiopiaRanking forage-based diets for ruminant methane and nitrogen emissionsAgResearch Limited, Grasslands Research Centre
Sara Stephanie Valencia SalazarColombiaEvaluating enteric methane and excreta based nitrous oxide emissions associated with tropical forage legumesCIAT, Palmira
Fabiano AlecrimBrazilQuantification of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from beef, milk and crop-pasture rotational production systems in UruguayINIA, Chile 
Ngaiwi Mary EyeniyehCameroonImplementing sustainable agricultural and livestock systems for simultaneous targeting of forest conservation for climate change mitigation (REDD+) and peace-building in ColombiaCIAT, Palmira
DURBA KashyapIndiaEvaluating effects of increased use of animal manure in horticulture on agricultural GHG emissionsWageningen Livestock Research
Ahmahnui George AmenchwiCameroonGHG emissions and soil carbon sequestration with tillage systems and crop typesUSDA-ARS Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory, USA
Bethel Geremew ShefineEthiopiaUsing a Tier II model (CQESTR) to predict SOC storage and CO2 wmissionsUSDA-ARS- Soil and Water Conservation Research Unit
Primitiva Andrea MboyerwaTanzaniaAssessing impact of cover crop on nitrogen use efficiency and GHG emissions USDA-ARS- Soil and Water Conservation Research Unit
Erick Rodrigo da Silva SantosBrazilTracing the contribution of deep roots to soil carbon sequestration using isotopic tracersEnvironment Centre Wales, Bangor University
Chukwuebuka Christopher OkoloNigeriaN2O consumption in subsoils: A hidden sink?Environment Centre Wales, Bangor University
Ricardo Cesário dos SantosBrazilAssessment of total denitrification, nitrous oxide emissions, and nitrate leaching in pasture soils with and without shelterbelts.School of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University
Maria Eliza TurekBrazilMapping soil organic carbon change to support climate change mitigationISRIC, World Soil Information
Sani IdrisNigeriaMeasurement of the methane oxidation potential and respiration rate in soils submitted to different usesUniversidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires
Antony MlamboZimbabweAssessing the impacts of contour based water harvesting technologies, soil water retention membranes and nutrient management options on SOC accumulation and greenhouse gas emissions from coarse-textured soils in ZimbabweBindura University, Zimbabwe
Sruthi PIndiaPost-harvest management in rice paddy fields for carbon budget optimizationIRTA- Marine and Continental Waters Program
Glory EdwardsNigeriaThe GHG emission potential of the SRP practices for sustainable rice cultivationInternational Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Vietnam
Cuong OngVietnamAssessing the economic and climate impacts of improved post-harvest practices along the rice value chainIRRI, Vietnam
Tegegnework Gebremedhin WoldeEthiopiaTemporal patterns of methane emissions from rice in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: Impact of ambient meteorological conditionsIRRI, Vietnam
Abdulhakeem Lawal AhmadNigeriaIntegration of trees into farming systems to increase yield, resilience and carbon stocksMinistry of Lands and Natural Resources
Bulelani Pepeta
South Africa
Can acetate supply reduce methane emissions when providing highlyfermentable diets in dairy cows?INIA, Chile 

2019 CLIFF-GRADS fellows

CLIFF-GRADS Call: Greenhouse gas emission and emission reduction from agricultural production

NameUniversity/country of enrollmentResearch ProjectHost Institution
Abmiael Ortiz-ChuraUniversidad de Buenos Aires Effect of modulating interspecies electron transfer exchanges on methane production and rumen microbiota compositionINRA, France
Adnan ZahidUniversity of the PunjabUsing a Tier II Model (CQESTR) to Predict Soil Organic Carbon Storage and CO2 EmissionsUSDA ARS, USA
Bertin TakoutsingWageningen UniversityAccounting for errors in SOC estimates introduced by proximal sensing methods ISRIC, The Netherlands
Bo-Wen ZhangInstitute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, CASModeling pH effects on direct nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural soils through complex stable isotope labellingThünen Institute, Germany
Camila Almeida dos SantosFederal University of Rio de Janeiro Targeting N2O emission hot-spots in intensive dairy pastures for mitigation action The University of Melbourne, Australia
Deysi Ruiz LlontopNational Agrarian University La Molina Quantification of carbon footprints in livestock production systems under contrasting management of ArgentinaINTA, Argentina
Hillaire Sanni Worogo University of ParakouEffects of rangeland management on soil carbon sequestrationUSDA ARS, USA
Kofi BoatengKwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyNitrogen fertilizer rate, crop residue amount and soil water content influence on N2O emissions USDA ARS,USA
Lai Lai (to be confirmed)Universiti Putra MalaysiaCompiling a structured Rice Policy Information Portal and demonstrating its potential use in mitigation projectsIRRI, Philippines
Lamfu Fabrice YengongUniversity of BueaManure management interventions to mitigate greenhouse gas emissionsILRI Mazingira Centre, Kenya
Lucélia de Cássia Rodrigues de BritoFederal University of Piauí Cover crop and animal manure impacts on soil N2O emissionsUSDA ARS, USA
María Carolina Scorcione TurcatoUniversidad de Buenos Aires Directed evolution of rumen microbial cultures towards the identification and stimulation of electron sinks alternative to methanogenesisINIA, Chile 
Mariana Eloisa Garcia AscolaniUniversity of Florida RumenPredict: Predicting appropriate GHG mitigation strategies based on modelling variables that contribute to ruminant environmental impactQueens University, UK
Mónica Gabriela PerezUniversity of Buenos AiresUnderstanding the controls of N2O emissions in grazed upland and lowland systemsBangor University, UK
Noriel AngelesUniversity of the Philippines Los BañosToward low methane-emitting rice varietiesIRRI, Philippines
Ntwanano Moirah MalepfaneUniversity of KwaZulu-NatalComparing deep soil carbon stocks under kiwifruit and pasture land useInstitute for Plant & Food Research, New Zealand 
Paul Soremi Federal University of Agriculture, AbeokutaTurning to rice cultivars for solving the methane puzzle in irrigated rice systemsCIAT - FLAR, Colombia
Pierre Eke University of YaoundeSoil organic matter sensitivity to land management impact on grasslands and croplandsThünen Institute, Germany
Rangarirayi Lucia MhinduChinhoyi University of TechnologyGHG emissions from adequately managed rangelands in KenyaILRI Mazingira Centre, Kenya
Ricardo González QuinteroUniversidad de Antioquia. MedellínMeasuring ammonia emissions and collecting farm data from Costa Rican dairiesCATIE, Costa Rica
Samuel AnugaUniversity of GhanaJust how smart are the climate smart options promoted in the Climate Smart Villages of Nicaragua?CIAT - FLAR, Colombia
Sebastian Bedoya MazoUniversity of AntioquiaQuantifying Hydrogen fluxes and their impact on methane production equationsINRA, France
Sikiru Yusuf AlasinrinFederal University of Agriculture, AbeokutaNet greenhouse gas emissions and soil carbon sequestration in response to tillage systems and cropping sequencesUSDA ARS, USA
Thi Thanh Ha DoSouthern Cross UniversityAssessing (agro)forestry landscape restoration options in livestock-degraded regions of montane Kenya and TanzaniaCIFOR, Kenya
Titis ApdiniWageningen UniversityEconomic implications of greenhouse gas mitigation from dairy and beef systemsBangor University, UK
Victor Ilich Alvarado BolovichNational Agrarian University La Molina GHG mitigation strategies on cow/calf production systemsINTA, Argentina
Yuri GelsleichterFederal Rural University of Rio de JaneiroAssessing the impact of land use change scenarios on soil organic carbon stocksISRIC, The Netherlands

CLIFF-GRADS Call: Greenhouse gas emission and emission reduction from reduced food loss and waste (FLW)

NameUniversity/country of enrollmentResearch ProjectHost Institution
Daniele Eckert MatzembacherUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulMeasure FLW reduction and associated emission reductions of Brazilian entrepreneurship initiatives in fruits and vegetables that do not meet retail aesthetic standardsSLU, Sweden & Brazil
Laura HolguinTechnical University of DresdenPossibilities of utilization of the digestate produced from the Organic Fraction of Urban Solid Waste of market squares and central markets in Cali with a departmental scopeCIAT, Colombia
Li XueChinese Academy of SciencesQuantifying GHG emissions of agrifood chain and associated food loss and food waste in China: an input-output analysis.Syddansk University, Denmark & China
Norah Titiya MachinjiriHaramaya UniversityEffects of organic matter soil amendments on population dynamics of Aspergillus flavus and its natural antagonists; and on groundnut aflatoxin contamination in Malawi.ICRISAT, Malawi
Tabitha NindiPurdue UniversityUnderstanding smallholder farmers' storage habits in Malawi.MUST, Malawi
Xia LiangThe University of MelbourneEvidence base for the mitigation of nitrous oxide emission from reduced food loss and waste in China and MyanmarHokkaido University, China & Myanmar

2018 CLIFF-GRADS fellows

NameUniversity/country of enrollmentResearch ProjectHost Institution
Abubakar Halilu GireiAhmadu Bello University, NigeriaSoil quality and GHGs emissions under selected systems of rice intensification (SRI) practices in Kadawa, Sudan savanna agroecological zone of NigeriaCIAT
Sebastián VangeliNational Institute of Agricultural Technology, ArgentinaImpact of agricultural management on nitrous oxide emissions and mitigation potential.Bangor University
Ridha IbidhiMediterranean Institute for Agricultural Economics of Zaragoza, TunisiaNutrition strategies, manipulation and management for the reduction of the greenhouse gas emissions in the production of dairy and beef cattle.Bangor University
Yohannes Gelan Regassa Bahir Dar University, EthiopiaEffects of Textile Biosolid and Phosphorus Applications on Yield and Yield Components of Maize (Zea mays L.) at Kombolcha, EthiopiaWageningen University
Isabel Cristina Molina BoteroUniversidad Autonoma de Yucatan, MexicoProductivity, reduced methane emissions and reduced dependency on external inputs on tropical livestock farmsCIAT
Banira Lombardi National University of the Center of the Province of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaQuantification of greenhouse gases (GHG) from livestock effluents in typical Argentine production systems.CIAT
María De BernardiNational University of the Center of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaIdentification of soils with methanotrophy process and study of some of these soils INIA, Chile
Florencia GarciaNational University of Córdoba, ArgentinaUse of essential oils to altered microbial activity in the rumen with the aim to reduce enteric methane productionINIA, Chile
Ofonime EyoPan African University institute of Life and Earth Sciences (University of Ibadan), NigeriaQuantifying GHG emissions from Bangladesh agricultureCIMMYT

2016-2017 CLIFF fellows

NameUniversity/country of enrollmentResearch ProjectHost Institution
Bandhu BuralN/AN/ACIMMYT
Sandra DurangoN/AN/ACIAT
Joseph MachariaN/AN/AILRI/CIFOR
Kurku MamathaN/AN/AICRISAT
Alejandra MarinN/AN/ACIAT
Isabel Cristina MolinN/AN/ACIAT
Hoang Trong NghiaN/AN/AIRRI
Nguyen Van PhuN/AN/AIRRI
Tavseef Mairaj ShahN/AN/ACIMMYT
Phan Huu ThanhN/AN/AIRRI
Jane WaithiraN/AN/AILRI/CIFOR

2014-2015 CLIFF fellows

NameUniversity/country of enrollmentResearch ProjectHost Institution
Theodora AchiengKenyaN/AILRI/CIFOR, Kenya
Carolina AlvarezArgentinaN/ACATIE, Costa Rica
Geeta Bhatrai BastakotiThailandN/AIRRI, Philippines
Madhu  ChoudharyIndiaN/ACIMMYT, India
Sandra DurangoColombiaN/ACIAT, Colombia
Alice OnyangoKenyaN/AILRI/CIFOR, Kenya
Pardeep SagwalIndiaN/ACIMMYT, India
Tan YuechenChinaN/ACIMMYT, UK

2013-2014 CLIFF fellows

NameUniversity/country of enrollmentResearch ProjectHost Institution
Ana Lucía Cadena González de ThieleUniversity of Münster, GermanyPotentials of native plant species in agroforestry systems for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the improvement of local environment and communititesCIAT, Colombia
Taiwo Bintu Ayinde  Ahmadu Bello University, NigeriaEconomics of sustainable crop intensification in smallholder agriculture in northern NigeriaCIFOR, Kenya
Brijesh KumarJiwaji University, IndiaEffect of conservation agriculture practices on soil characteristics, crop yield, physiological response and nutritional quality of grainCIMMYT, India
Frederick M. WanderaUniversity of EldoretSoil carbon sequestration potentials of semi-arid soils at the CCAFS site in Wote, Makueni CountyILRI, Kenya
Ibrahim Wanyama University of Freiburg, GermanyAssessing mitigation options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture at plot, farm and landscape level in the CCAFS Rakai block, UgandaILRI, Kenya
Jorge Elías Chalco VeraINTA Famaillá Experimental Station, ArgentinaGHG emissions from sugarcane cultivation in Tucumán, ArgentinaCIFOR, Kenya
Ram Dhan JatCCS Haryana Agricultural University, IndiaPrecision-conservation agriculture-based practices for resource use efficiency and carbon footprints in maize-wheat cropping systemCIMMYT, India
Syed Faiz-ul IslamWageningen University, Netherlands / Copenhagen University, DenmarkReduced emissions from intensified rice production systemsIRRI, Philippines
Zipporah MusyimiTrier University, GermanyAssessing the climatic forcings of land management options practiced by pastoralists of the African dry lands: case of Burkina FasoICRAF, Kenya

2012-2013 CLIFF fellows

NameUniversity/country of enrollmentResearch ProjectHost Institution
Aaron Hoyt JoslinN/AEstimating greenhouse gas fluxes in an improved-fallow agroforestry system in the Eastern Amazon of BrazilUniversity of Georgia
Bernardo del CampoN/AAssessing the potential of biochar to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and increase agricultural productivity in rural NicaraguaIowa State University
Cristina Arias-NavarroN/AGreenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from manure management in the lower Nyando watershed, KenyaAlbert Ludwig University of Freiburg
Elizabeth Adobi OkwuosaN/ALandscape management impacts on soil organic and carbon, gas fluxes in smallholder farms in Kenya dry land soilsUniversity of Nairobi
Hasan Yusuf MohammedN/ACarbon sequestration potential of Semi-arid rangelands of Southern Ethiopia: estimating above -and below-ground carbon stockHohenheim University
Lizzie MujuruN/AThe potential of soil carbon sequestration in sandy and clayey soils of ZimbabweWageningen University
Lu Yu DingN/AField quantification of ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions from a typical small dairy farm in ChinaChina Agricultural University
Niharika RahmanN/AEnvironmental efficiencies and controversies: yield intensification in smallholders oil palm production systems of South-East AsiaUniversity of Copenhagen 
VuDuong QuynhN/AThe effect of the different organic inputs on green-house gas emissions and soil’s fertility on paddy rice field of small scale livestock farm in VietnamUniversity of Copenhagen
William KoblaHeveN/ASpatial distribution of soil C storage on smallholder farms in Northern GhanaUniversity of Ghana

2011-2012 CLIFF fellows

NameUniversity/country of enrollmentResearch ProjectHost Institution
George NyamadzawoN/AGreenhouse Gas Emissions from Cultivated Dambos of Central ZimbabweUniversity of Zimbabwe
B SoundharajanN/AMitigation of GHG from rice fields - through water management in IndiaIndian Institute of Technology Madras, India
Marcia de Melo CarvalhoN/ATowards sustainable production of aerobic rice in Brazilian savannas: investigating the potential of biochar as a soil amendmentWageningen, Netherlands
Monica KansiimeN/AImpact and Effectiveness of Technological and Management Options for Averting Agricultural Production Risk under Variable and Changing Climatic Conditions in Eastern UgandaKenyatta University, Nairobi
Salome Muriuki N/APotential of biogas technology to mitigate climate change and improve livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Kiambu County, KenyaKenyatta University, Nairobi
Sheryl QuailN/AFinding Balance in the Opportunity Costs of Forest Carbon Conservation, Sustainable Agriculture and Global Warming Potentials: Ecosystem Tradeoffs and Spatially Explicit Scenario Modeling of Agricultural Intensification at Two REDD Pilot Projects in TanzaniaUniversity of Florida
Ugo GuarnacciN/AOrganic Cocoa Agroforestry in Post-tsunami Indonesia: Potentials for Climate Change Mitigation and ResilienceUniversity of Reading 
Yuefeng ShiN/AGreenhouse Gases Emission in the High Yield Region of the North China PlainChina Agricultural University, Beijing