Dr. Thomas Daum

Solutions for sustainable agricultural development and food and nutrition security in Africa and Asia

 


 

Contact

Thomas.Daum@uni-hohenheim.de

 

 

Biography

Dr. Thomas Daum is a researcher at the Institute of Agricultural Science in the Tropics (Hans-Ruthenberg-Institute). His work focuses on finding solutions for sustainable agricultural development and food and nutrition security in Africa and Asia. His areas of interest include agricultural mechanization, digital agriculture, youth aspirations, and intra-household dynamics. He has been honoured with several prestigious awards, including the Josef G. Knoll - European Science Award 2020 by the foundation fiat panis, the Communication Award 2020 by the German Society of Economic and Social Sciences in Agriculture (GEWISOLA), and the Landmark in the Land of Ideas Award 2018 by the German Federal Government.

Dr. Daum studied Business Administration (B.A.) in Mannheim and Budapest and holds a M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Hohenheim. He has worked at the Institute for Land Use Economics in the Tropics and Subtropics and made an internship at the Department of Land Policy and Land Management at the German Development Cooperation (GIZ). He has been consulting with several international organizations including the World Bank and the GIZ. He is working as a freelance journalist for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and the Süddeutsche Zeitung, among others, and is part of the editorial board of “Welternährung”, a journal of the German “Welthungerhilfe”.

 

 

Publications

Peer-reviewed

Title Authors In: Year Type
How do coffee farmers engage with digital technologies? A capabilities perspective Hidalgo, Francisco; Birkenberg, Athena; Daum, Thomas; Bosch, Christine; Quiñones-Ruiz, Xiomara F. Agriculture and human values,  (1–17). Place: Berlin Publisher: Springer Nature 2024 Journal Article
Addressing agricultural labour issues is key to biodiversity-smart farming Daum, Thomas; Baudron, Frédéric; Birner, Regina; Qaim, Matin; Grass, Ingo Biological conservation, 284 (1–14). Place: Amsterdam Publisher: Elsevier 2023 Journal Article
Digitalization, sustainability, and coffee. Opportunities and challenges for agricultural development Hidalgo, Francisco; Quiñones-Ruiz, Xiomara F.; Birkenberg, Athena; Daum, Thomas; Bosch, Christine; Hirsch, Patrick; Birner, Regina Agricultural systems, 208 (103660). Place: Amsterdam Publisher: Elsevier 2023 Journal Article
Entering the digital research age: Investigating the effectiveness of visual digital tools in agricultural research Kawerau, Laura; Birkenberg, Athena; Daum, Thomas; Butele, Cosmas Alfred; Birner, Regina Field methods,  (1–18). Place: Thousand Oaks, CA Publisher: SAGE Publications 2023 Journal Article
Nutrition-sensitive lockdowns: conceptual framework and empirical insights from Africa during COVID-19 Daum, Thomas; Biesalski, Hans Konrad; Blaschke, Nikola; Bosch, Christine; Güttler, Denise; Heni, Jakob; Kariuki, Juliet; Katusiime, Roseline; Seidel, Anna; Senon, Zinsou-Narcisse; Woode, George; Birner, Regina Development policy review, 41 (1–20). Place: Hoboken, NJ Publisher: John Wiley & Sons 2023 Journal Article
Unpacking the behavioral intentions of ‘emergent farmers’ towards mechanized conservation agriculture in Zambia Omulo, Godfrey; Daum, Thomas; Köller, Karlheinz; Birner, Regina Land use policy, 136 (1–13). Place: Amsterdam Publisher: Elsevier 2023 Journal Article
E-diary: a digital tool for strengthening accountability in agricultural extension Namyenya, Angella; Daum, Thomas; Rwamigisa, Patience B.; Birner, Regina Information technology for development, 28 (319–345). Place: Abingdon Publisher: Routledge 2022 Journal Article
Using smartphone app collected data to explore the link between mechanization and intra‐household allocation of time in Zambia Daum, Thomas; Capezzone, Filippo; Birner, Regina Agriculture and human values, 38 (411–429). Place: Berlin Publisher: Springer Nature 2021 Journal Article
Who drives the digital revolution in agriculture?: A review of supply-side trends, players and challenges Birner, Regina; Daum, Thomas; Pray, Carl E. Applied economic perspectives and policy, 43 (1260–1285). Place: Hoboken, NJ Publisher: John Wiley & Sons 2021 Journal Article
Perceived effects of farm tractors in four African countries, highlighted by participatory impact diagrams Daum, Thomas; Adegbola, Ygué Patrice; Kamau, Geoffrey; Kergna, Alpha Oumar; Daudu, Christogonus; Zossou, Roch Cedrique; Crinot, Géraud Fabrice; Houssou, Paul; Mose, Lawrence; Ndirpaya, Yarama; Wahab, A. A.; Kirui, Oliver; Oluwole, Fatunbi Abiodun Agronomy for sustainable development, 40 (19 Seiten–19 Seiten). Place: Berlin Publisher: Springer Nature 2020 Journal Article
Smartphone apps as a new method to collect data on smallholder farming systems in the digital age: A case study from Zambia Daum, Thomas; Buchwald, Hannes; Gerlicher, Ansgar; Birner, Regina Computers and electronics in agriculture, . Place: Amsterdam Publisher: Elsevier 2018 Journal Article

Other Publications

Title Authors In: Year Type
Are community-based land restoration approaches sustainable? A mixed methods study of Ghana' s small-scale mining sector (PDF) Adu-Baffour, Ferdinand; Daum, Thomas; Obeng, Elizabeth Asantewaa; Birner, Regina; Bosch, Christina Nachhaltige Ernährungssysteme und Landnutzungswandel : 63. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaues e.V. vom 20. bis 22.9.2023. 201–219, Braunschweig: Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaues, Braunschweig: Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaues, Schriften der Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaues e.V.. Issue: 59 2024 Conference Paper
Financing climate‑smart agriculture: a case study from the Indo‑Gangetic Plains Villalba, Roberto; Joshi, Garima; Daum, Thomas; Venus, Terese E. Mitigation and adaptation strategies for global change, 29 (1–25). Place: Berlin Publisher: Springer Nature 2024 Journal Article
Moving from productivity to sustainability in agricultural education? Perspectives from students and teachers in four African countries Yameogo, Viviane; Zosso, Roch Cedrique; Daum, Thomas; Scheiterle, Lilli; Adegbola, Ygué Patrice; Daudu, Christogonus; Kergna, Alpha Oumar; Mulinge, Wellington; Nientao, Abdoulaye; Angara, Usman Abdullahi; Fatunbi, Oluwole; Birner, Regina Stuttgart: University of Hohenheim. Backup Publisher: University of Hohenheim Series: Hohenheim working papers on social and institutional change in agricultural development 2024 Report
Redefining livestock systems for sustainable transitions in Africa (PDF) Kariuki, Juliet; Yameogo, Viviane; Graf, Sarah; Laffoon, Bethany; Grau, Joshua; Birner, Regina; Daum, Thomas; Chagunda, Mizeck; Mulinge, Wellington; Lubungu, Mary Stuttgart: University of Hohenheim. Backup Publisher: University of Hohenheim Series: Hohenheim working papers on social and institutional change in agricultural development 2024 Report
Silicon savannah and smallholder farming: How can digitalization contribute to sustainable agricultural transformation in Africa? (PDF) Njuguna, Evelyne; Daum, Thomas; Birner, Regina; Mburu, John Stuttgart: University of Hohenheim. Backup Publisher: University of Hohenheim Series: Hohenheim working papers on social and institutional change in agricultural development 2024 Report
Towards inclusive mechanization? Two-wheel tractor-based service markets in Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, and Zimbabwe Yahaya, Rabe; Daum, Thomas; Tadesse, Ephrem; Mupangwa, Walter; Barro, Albert; Matangi, Dorcas; Misiko, Michael; Baudron, Frédéric; Awoke, Bisrat Getnet; Odjo, Sylvanus; Sanogo, Daouda; Assefa, Rahel; Kassa, Abrham Journal of agribusiness in developing and emerging economies, . Place: Bingley Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing 2024 Journal Article
Animal traction, two-wheel tractors, or four-wheel tractors? A best-fit approach to guide farm mechanization in Africa Daum, Thomas; Seidel, Anna; Awoke, Bisrat G.; Birner, Regina Experimental agriculture, 59 (1–27). Place: Cambridge Publisher: Cambridge University Press 2023 Journal Article
Biodiversity-smart agriculture - the role of labour requirements Daum, Thomas; Baudron, Frédéric; Birner, Regina; Qaim, Matin; Grass, Ingo Rural 21 / Englische Ausgabe, 57 (36–38). Place: Frankfurt am Main Publisher: DLG-Verlag 2023 Journal Article
Making land rehabilitation projects work in small-scale mining areas: Insights from a case study in Ghana (PDF) Adu-Baffour, Ferdinand; Daum, Thomas; Asantewaa Obeng, Elizabeth; Birner, Regina; Bosch, Christine Stuttgart: University of Hohenheim. Backup Publisher: University of Hohenheim Series: Hohenheim working papers on social and institutional change in agricultural development 2023 Report
Mechanization and sustainable agri‑food system transformation in the Global South: a review Daum, Thomas Agronomy for sustainable development, 43 (1–26). Place: Berlin Publisher: Springer Nature 2023 Journal Article
“Selling pesticides like biscuits” - challenges of pesticide governance in Zambia Schwarze, Louis; Daum, Thomas; Birner, Regina Rural 21 / Englische Ausgabe, 57 (38–40). Place: Frankfurt am Main Publisher: DLG-Verlag 2023 Journal Article
The farming question: intergenerational linkages, gender and youth aspirations in rural Zambia Ogunjimi, Oluwafemi; Daum, Thomas; Kariuki, Juliet Rural sociology, 88 (71–107). Place: Hoboken, NJ Publisher: John Wiley & Sons 2023 Journal Article
“We are just like ploughing bulls”: Power relations and cooperation in polygynous households in Burkina Faso (PDF) Yameogo, Viviane; Daum, Thomas; Alber, Erdmute; Birner, Regina Stuttgart: University of Hohenheim. Backup Publisher: University of Hohenheim Series: Hohenheim working papers on social and institutional change in agricultural development 2023 Report
Agricultural mechanization and sustainable agrifood system transformation in the Global South Daum, Thomas . ISBN: 978-92-5-137081-0 Series: FAO agricultural development economics working paper DOI: 10.4060/cc2625en 2022 Report
A new approach to classify livestock farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa (PDF) Graf, Sarah; Daum, Thomas; Birner, Regina Towards shifting paradigms in agriculture for a healthy and sustainable future : Tropentag 2021 : international research on food security, natural resource management and rural development : book of abstracts. 287–287, Göttingen: Cuvillier Verlag, Göttingen: Cuvillier Verlag 2022 Conference Paper
Animal traction, two-wheel tractors, or four-wheel tractors? A best-fit approach to guide farm mechanization in Africa (PDF) Daum, Thomas; Seidel, Anna; Awoke, Bisrat; Birner, Regina Stuttgart: University of Hohenheim. Backup Publisher: University of Hohenheim Series: Hohenheim working papers on social and institutional change in agricultural development 2022 Report
Are emerging farmers the missing link for mechanised conservation agriculture? Viewpoints from Zambia Omulo, Godfrey; Daum, Thomas; Köller, Karlheinz; Birner, Regina Development in practice, 32 (411–417). Place: Abingdon Publisher: Routledge 2022 Journal Article
Comparison of mechanized conservation agriculture and conventional tillage in Zambia: a short-term agronomic and economic analysis Omulo, Godfrey; Birner, Regina; Köller, Karlheinz; Simunji, Simunji; Daum, Thomas Soil & tillage research, 221 (105414). Place: Amsterdam Publisher: Elsevier 2022 Journal Article
Connected cows and cyber chickens? Stocktaking and case studies of digital livestock tools in Kenya and India Daum, Thomas; Ravichandran, Thanammal; Kariuki, Juliet; Chagunda, Mizeck; Birner, Regina Agricultural systems, 196 (1–13). Place: Amsterdam Publisher: Elsevier 2022 Journal Article
Decoding farmers and stakeholders’ discourses on conservation agriculture’s usefulness in Zambia (PDF) Omulo, Godfrey; Daum, Thomas; Köller, Karlheinz; Birner, Regina Towards shifting paradigms in agriculture for a healthy and sustainable future : Tropentag 2021 : international research on food security, natural resource management and rural development : book of abstracts. 79–79, Göttingen: Cuvillier Verlag, Göttingen: Cuvillier Verlag 2022 Conference Paper
Do African livestock policies address sustainability trade-offs? Evidence from Kenya, Zambia, and Burkina Faso (PDF) Kariuki, Juliet; Yameogo, Viviane; Daum, Thomas; Birner, Regina; Chagunda, Mizeck Stuttgart: University of Hohenheim. Backup Publisher: University of Hohenheim Series: Hohenheim working papers on social and institutional change in agricultural development 2022 Report
Edible weeds and food and nutrition security in the face of the herbicide revolution: a case study from Zambia Daum, Thomas; Vehre, Alysha; Schweizerhof, Carolin; Schunko, Christoph International journal of agricultural sustainability, 20 (1166–1180). Place: London Publisher: Taylor & Francis 2022 Journal Article
Governance challenges of pesticide supply in Zambia (PDF) Schwarze, Louis Philipp; Daum, Thomas Can agroecological farming feed the world? Farmers’ and academia’s views : Tropentag 2022 : international research on food security, natural resource management and rural development : book of abstracts. 126–126, Göttingen: Cuvillier Verlag, Göttingen: Cuvillier Verlag 2022 Conference Paper
Intergenerationality, gender and youth aspirations in Zambia: shifting agricultural paradigms for a sustainable future (PDF) Ogunjimi, Oluwafemi; Daum, Thomas; Kariuki, Juliet; Birner, Regina Towards shifting paradigms in agriculture for a healthy and sustainable future : Tropentag 2021 : international research on food security, natural resource management and rural development : book of abstracts. 441–441, Göttingen: Cuvillier Verlag, Göttingen: Cuvillier Verlag 2022 Conference Paper
Made in Africa - How to make local agricultural machinery manufacturing thrive (PDF) Daum, Thomas; Adegbola, Ygué Patrice; Kamau, Geoffrey; Kergna, Alpha Oumar; Daudu, Christogonus; Adebowale, Wahab Akeem; Adegbola, Carine; Bett, Charles; Mulinge, Wellington; Zossou, Roch Cedrique; Kirui, Oliver; Fatunbi, Oluwole Stuttgart: University of Hohenheim. Backup Publisher: University of Hohenheim Series: Hohenheim working papers on social and institutional change in agricultural development 2022 Report
Mechanization, digitalization, and rural youth: stakeholder perceptions on three mega-topics for agricultural transformation in four African countries Daum, Thomas; Adegbola, Patrice Ygué; Adegbola, Carine; Daudu, Christogonus; Issa, Fadlullah; Kamau, Geoffrey; Kergna, Alpha Oumar; Mose, Lawrence; Ndirpaya, Yarama; Fatunbi, Oluwole; Zossou, Roch; Kirui, Oliver; Birner, Regina Global food security : agriculture, policy, economics and environment, 32 (1–10). Place: Amsterdam Publisher: Elsevier 2022 Journal Article
Power relations and cooperation in polygynous households in rural Burkina Faso (PDF) Yameogo, Viviane; Daum, Thomas; Birner, Regina Towards shifting paradigms in agriculture for a healthy and sustainable future : Tropentag 2021 : international research on food security, natural resource management and rural development : book of abstracts. 427–427, Göttingen: Cuvillier Verlag, Göttingen: Cuvillier Verlag 2022 Conference Paper
The changing nature of icts for agricultural extension in developing countries: a review (PDF) Khan, Rashid; Daum, Thomas; Gupta, Saurabh; Birner, Regina; Ringler, Claudia Towards shifting paradigms in agriculture for a healthy and sustainable future : Tropentag 2021 : international research on food security, natural resource management and rural development : book of abstracts. 476–476, Göttingen: Cuvillier Verlag, Göttingen: Cuvillier Verlag 2022 Conference Paper
Women empowerment and intra-household nutritious food distribution and consumption in crop-livestock production systems: empirical evidence from Bangladesh (PDF) Sarker, Fatema; Daum, Thomas; Birner, Regina Towards shifting paradigms in agriculture for a healthy and sustainable future : Tropentag 2021 : international research on food security, natural resource management and rural development : book of abstracts. 435–435, Göttingen: Cuvillier Verlag, Göttingen: Cuvillier Verlag 2022 Conference Paper
Connected cows and cyber chickens? Stocktaking and case studies of digital livestock tools in Kenya and India (PDF) Daum, Thomas; Ravichandran, Thanammal; Kariuki, Juliet; Chagunda, Mizeck; Birner, Regina Stuttgart: University of Hohenheim. Backup Publisher: University of Hohenheim Series: Hohenheim working papers on social and institutional change in agricultural development 2021 Report
Edible weeds and food and nutrition security in the face of the herbicide revolution: A case study from Zambia (PDF) Daum, Thomas; Vehre, Alysha; Schweizerhof, Carolin; Schunko, Christoph Stuttgart: University of Hohenheim. Backup Publisher: University of Hohenheim Series: Hohenheim working papers on social and institutional change in agricultural development 2021 Report
Farm robots: ecological utopia or dystopia? Daum, Thomas Trends in ecology and evolution, 36 (774–777). Place: Amsterdam Publisher: Elsevier 2021 Journal Article
Governance challenges of small-scale gold mining in Ghana: insights from a process net-map study Adu-Baffour, Ferdinand; Daum, Thomas; Birner, Regina Land use policy, 102 (1–16). Place: Amsterdam Publisher: Elsevier 2021 Journal Article
Mechanization, digitalization, rural youth: Stakeholder perceptions on mega-topics for African agricultural transformation (PDF) Daum, Thomas; Adegbola, Ygué P.; Adegbola, Carine; Daudu, Christogonus; Issa, Fadlullah; Kamau, Geoffrey; Kergna, Alpha O.; Mose, Lawrence; Ndirpaya, Yarama; Fatunbi, Oluwole A.; Zossou, Roch C.; Kirui, Oliver; Birner, Regina Stuttgart: University of Hohenheim. Backup Publisher: University of Hohenheim Series: Hohenheim working papers on social and institutional change in agricultural development 2021 Report
Of milk and mobiles: assessing the potential of cellphone applications to reduce cattle milk yield gaps in Africa using a case study Bateki, Christian; Daum, Thomas; Salvatierra-Rojas, Ana Alejandra; Müller, Joachim; Birner, Regina; Dickhöfer, Uta Computers and electronics in agriculture, 191 (1–10). Place: Amsterdam Publisher: Elsevier 2021 Journal Article
The farming question: Intergenerational linkages, gender and youth aspirations in rural Zambia (PDF) Ogunjimi, Oluwafemi; Daum, Thomas; Kariuki, Juliet Stuttgart: University of Hohenheim. Backup Publisher: University of Hohenheim Series: Hohenheim working papers on social and institutional change in agricultural development 2021 Report
The forgotten agriculture-nutrition link: farm technologies and human energy requirements Daum, Thomas; Birner, Regina Food security, 14 (395–409). Place: Berlin Publisher: Springer Nature 2021 Journal Article
Uber for tractors? opportunities and challenges of digital tools for tractor hire in India and Nigeria Daum, Thomas; Villalba, Roberto; Anidi, Oluwakayode; Mayienga, Sharon Masakhwe; Gupta, Saurabh; Birner, Regina World development, 144 (1–15). Place: Amsterdam Publisher: Elsevier 2021 Journal Article
‘We would rather die from Covid-19 than from hunger’: exploring lockdown stringencies in five African countries Birner, Regina; Blaschke, Nikola; Bosch, Christine; Daum, Thomas; Graf, Sarah; Güttler, Denise; Heni, Jakob; Kariuki, Juliet; Katusiime, Roseline; Seidel, Anna; Senon, Zinsou Narcisse; Woode, George Global food security : agriculture, policy, economics and environment, 31 (1–9). Place: Amsterdam Publisher: Elsevier 2021 Journal Article
Who wants to farm?: answers depend on how you ask : a case study on youth aspirations in Kenya LaRue, Katie; Daum, Thomas; Mausch, Kai; Harris, Dave The European journal of development research, 33 (885–909). Place: London Publisher: Taylor & Francis 2021 Journal Article
Agricultural mechanization in Africa: myths, realities and an emerging research agenda Daum, Thomas; Birner, Regina Global food security : agriculture, policy, economics and environment, 26 (10 Seiten–10 Seiten). Place: Amsterdam Publisher: Elsevier 2020 Journal Article
Between pandemics and famines: Towards nutrition-sensitive lockdowns during Covid-19 and beyond (PDF) Daum, Thomas; Birner, Regina; Biesalski, Hans-Konrad; Blaschke, Nikola; Bosch, Christine; Güttler, Denise; Heni, Jakob; Kariuki, Juliet; Katusiime, Roseline; Seidel, Anna; Senon, Zinsou Narcisse; Woode, George Stuttgart: University of Hohenheim. Backup Publisher: University of Hohenheim Series: Hohenheim working papers on social and institutional change in agricultural development 2020 Report
’Cellphilms’ and ‘Photovoice’: how visual tools can help understand farmers’ adaptation to climate change (PDF) Kawerau, Laura; Birner, Regina; Birkenberg, Athena; Daum, Thomas Rural 21 / Englische Ausgabe, 54 (47–49). Place: Frankfurt am Main Publisher: DLG-Verlag 2020 Journal Article
Governance challenges of small-scale gold mining in Ghana: Insights from a process net-map study (PDF) Adu-Baffour, Ferdinand; Daum, Thomas; Birner, Regina Stuttgart: University of Hohenheim. Backup Publisher: University of Hohenheim Series: Hohenheim working papers on social and institutional change in agricultural development 2020 Report
Impacts of agricultural mechanization: Evidence from four African countries (PDF) Daum, Thomas; Adegbola, Ygué P.; Kamau, Geoffrey; Kergna, Alpha O.; Daudu, Christogonus; Zossou, Roch C.; Crinot, Géraud F.; Houssou, Paul; Mose, Lawrence; Ndirpaya, Yarama; Wahab, A.A.; Kirui, Oliver; Oluwole, Fatunbi A. Stuttgart: University of Hohenheim. Backup Publisher: University of Hohenheim Series: Hohenheim working papers on social and institutional change in agricultural development 2020 Report
Uber for tractors? opportunities and challenges of digital tools for tractor hire in India and Nigeria (PDF) Daum, Thomas; Villalba, Roberto; Anidi, Oluwakayode; Mayienga, Sharon; Gupta, Saurabh; Birner, Regina Food and nutrition security and its resilience to global crises : Tropentag 2020 : international research on food security, natural resource management and rural development : book of abstracts. 364 –364, Göttingen: Cuvillier Verlag, Göttingen: Cuvillier Verlag 2020 Conference Paper
Uber for tractors? Opportunities and challenges of digital tools for tractor hire in India and Nigeria (PDF) Daum, Thomas; Villalba, Roberto; Anidi, Oluwakayode; Gupta, Saurabh; Birner, Regina Stuttgart: University of Hohenheim. Backup Publisher: University of Hohenheim Series: Hohenheim working papers on social and institutional change in agricultural development 2020 Report
‘We would rather die from Covid-19 than from hunger ́: exploring lockdown stringencies in five African countries (PDF) Birner, Regina; Blaschke, Nikola; Bosch, Christine; Daum, Thomas; Graf, Sarah; Güttler, Denise; Heni, Jakob; Kariuki, Juliet; Katusiime, Roseline; Seidel, Anna; Woode, George Stuttgart: University of Hohenheim. Backup Publisher: University of Hohenheim Series: Hohenheim working papers on social and institutional change in agricultural development 2020 Report
African agricultural mechanization: myths, realities and an emerging research agenda Daum, Thomas; Birner, Regina Bonn: Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF). Backup Publisher: Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF) Series: ZEF working paper series / Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn 2019 Report
Can small farms benefit from big companies’ initiatives to promote mechanization in Africa? A case study from Zambia Adu-Baffour, Ferdinand; Daum, Thomas; Birner, Regina Food policy, 84 (133–145). Place: Amsterdam Publisher: Elsevier 2019 Journal Article
Of trackers and tractors: using a smartphone app and compositional data analysis to explore the link between mechanization and intra-household allocation of time in Zambia Daum, Thomas; Capezzone, Filippo; Birner, Regina Bonn: Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF). Backup Publisher: Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF) Series: ZEF discussion papers on development policy 2019 Report
The forgotten agriculture-nutrition link: estimating the energy requirements of different farming technologies in rural Zambia Daum, Thomas; Capezzone, Filippo; Birner, Regina Bonn: Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF). Backup Publisher: Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF) Series: ZEF working paper series / Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn 2019 Report
The potential of smartphone apps to collect self-recorded data in agricultural households: a study on time-use in Zambia Daum, Thomas Ohne Ortsangabe: Selbstverlag 2019 Book
How to unleash farm mechanisation in Africa and how to tame it Daum, Thomas; Birner, Regina E-IR Publications. ISSN: 2053-8626 Place: Cardiff Publication Title: E-international relations 2017 Document
La mecanisation des petites exploitations agricoles en Afrique. Daum, Thomas; Birner, Regina 2017 Journal Article
Smallholder agricultural mechanization in Africa Daum, Thomas; Birner, Regina 2017 Report
The neglected governance challenges of agricultural mechanisation in Africa – insights from Ghana Daum, Thomas; Birner, Regina Food security, . Place: Berlin Publisher: Springer Nature 2017 Journal Article
The Potential of Apps to Study Smallholder Farming Systems and More Daum, Thomas; Birner, Regina; Buchwald, Hannes; Gerlicher, Ansgar Rural 21 / Englische Ausgabe, . Place: Frankfurt am Main Publisher: DLG-Verlag 2017 Journal Article
What needs to be done to give Africa’s smallholder farmers access to machinery Daum, Thomas; Birner, Regina The conversation,  2017 Journal Article
Sustainable mechanisation – a hard row to hoe Daum, Thomas Rural 21 / Englische Ausgabe, 42036. Place: Frankfurt am Main Publisher: DLG-Verlag 2015 Journal Article

Current Research Projects

Program of Accompanying Research for Agricultural Innovation (PARI) (2014-2022)

PARI aims to contribute to sustainable agricultural growth and food and nutrition security in Africa and India as part of the One World, No Hunger Initiative (SEWOH) by the German government. PARI accompanies development efforts with research on the potential and challenges of different agricultural innovations and with research on how to strengthen the framework conditions for the generation and dissemination of promising innovations. The division 490C leads PARI’s research activities on agricultural mechanization and researches livestock development, agrochemical use, and digital agriculture in several African countries and India.

Link to the project website

Related Publications:

Daum, Thomas, & Birner, Regina. 2020. Agricultural mechanization in Africa: Myths, realities and an emerging research agenda. Global Food Security, 26, 100393. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221191242030047X

Daum, Thomas, Adegbola, Y. Patrice, Kamau, Geoffrey, Kergna, O. Alpha, Daudu, Christogonus, Zossou, Roch, Crinot, G. Fabrice, Houssou, Paul., Mose, Lawrence, Ndirpaya, Yarama, Wahab A. A., Kirui, Oliver, Oluwole, Fantunbi. 2020. Impacts of agricultural mechanization: Evidence from four African countries. Hohenheim Working Papers on Social and Institutional Change in Agricultural Development. 003-2020. University of Hohenheim. https://490c.uni-hohenheim.de/fileadmin/einrichtungen/490c/Publikationen/Working_Papers_3_Mechanization_Impacts.pdf (PDF)

Daum, Thomas, Villalba, Roberto, Anidi, Oluwakayode, Mayienga, Sharon, Gupta, Saurabh, Birner, Regina. 2020. Uber for tractors? Opportunities and challenges of digital tools for tractor hire in India and Nigeria. Hohenheim Working Papers on Social and Institutional Change in Agricultural Development 001-2020. University of Hohenheim. https://490c.uni-hohenheim.de/fileadmin/einrichtungen/490c/Publikationen/WP_001-2020_Uber_for_tractors_-_Opportunities_and_challenges_of_digital_tools_for_tractor_hire_in_India_and_Nigeria.pdf (PDF)

Daum, Thomas. 2019. Of bulls and bulbs: Aspirations, opinions and perceptions of rural adolescents and youth in Zambia. Development in Practice, 29(7), 882-897. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09614524.2019.1646209

Adu-Baffour, Ferdinand, Daum, Thomas, & Birner, Regina. 2019. Can small farms benefit from big companies’ initiatives to promote mechanization in Africa? A case study from Zambia. Food Policy, 84, 133-145. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306919218303816

Daum, Thomas, Buchwald, Hannes, Gerlicher, Ansgar, & Birner, Regina. 2019. Times Have Changed Using a Pictorial Smartphone App to Collect Time-Use Data in Rural Zambia. Field Methods, 31 (1), 3-22. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1525822X18797303

Daum, Thomas, Capezzone, Filippo, Birner, Regina. 2018. The forgotten agriculture-nutrition link. Estimating the energy requirements of different farming technologies in rural Zambia with time-use data. ZEF Working Paper No. 182. Center for Development Research.
https://www.zef.de/uploads/tx_zefnews/ZEF_WP_182.pdf (PDF)

Daum, Thomas, Buchwald, Hannes, Gerlicher, Ansgar, & Birner, Regina. 2018. Smartphone apps as a new method to collect data on smallholder farming systems in the digital age: A case study from Zambia. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 153, 144-150.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168169917314886

Daum, Thomas, Huffman, Wallace. E., & Birner, Regina. 2018. How to create conducive institutions to enable agricultural mechanization: A comparative historical study from the United States and Germany. Economics Working Papers IOWA State University No. 18009. core.ac.uk/download/pdf/212843662.pdf (PDF)