Published research and book chapters 

Shikuku, K.M., Bulte, E., Lagerkvist, C.J., Tran, N., 2023. Endowments, expectations, and the value of food safety certification: experimental evidence from fish markets in Nigeria. Experimental Economics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10683-023-09809-7.

Okello, J., Shikuku, K.M., Lagerkvist, C.J., Rommel, J., Jogo, W., Ojwang, S., Namanda, S., Elungat, J., 2023. Social incentives as nudges for agricultural knowledge diffusion and willingness to pay for certified seeds: Experimental evidence from Uganda. Food Policy, Volume 120, 102506, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2023.102506.

Rossignoli, C.M., Manyise, T., Shikuku, K.M., et al., 2023. Tilapia aquaculture systems in Egypt: Characteristics, sustainability outcomes and entry points for sustainable aquatic food systems. Aquaculture, 577, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2023.739952.

Ntawuruhunga, D., Ngowi, E.E., Mangi, H.O., Salanga, R.J., Shikuku, K.M., 2023. Climate-smart agroforestry systems and practices: A systematic review of what works, what doesn't work, and why. Forest Policy and Economics, 150, 102937. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2023.102937

Naziri, D., Belton, B., Loison, S.A., Reardon, T., Shikuku, K.M., Kaguongo, W., Maina, K., Ogello, E., Obiero, K. 2023. COVID-19 disruptions and pivoting in SMEs in the hidden middle of Kenya’s potato and fish value chains. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 1-26. https://doi.org/10.22434/IFAMR2022.0120

Tran, N., Shikuku, K.M., Hoffmann, V., Lagerkvist, C.J., Pincus, L., Akintola, S.L., Fakoya, K.A., Olagunju, O.F., Bailey, C., 2022. Are consumers in developing countries willing to pay for aquaculture food safety certification? Evidence from a field experiment in Nigeria. Aquaculture, 550, 737829. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.737829

Ragasa, C., Charo-Karisa, H., Rurangwa, E., Tran, N., Shikuku, K.M., 2022. Sustainable aquaculture development in sub-Saharan Africa. Nature Food, 3, 92-94. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-022-00467-1

Donovan, J., Rutsaret, P., Spielman, D., Shikuku, K.M., Demont, M., 2021. Seed value chain development in the Global South: Key issues and new directions for public breeding programs. Outlook on Agriculture, 50(4), 366-377.

Wang, P., Tran, N., Enahoro, D., Chan, C.Y., Shikuku, K.M., Rich, K.M., Byrd, K., and Thilsted, S.H., 2021. Spatial and temporal patterns of consumption of animal-source foods in Tanzania. Agribusiness, 38(2), 328-348. https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.21729

Aung, Y.M., Khor, L.Y., Tran, N., Shikuku, K.M., and Zeller, M., 2021. Technical efficiency of small-scale aquaculture in Myanmar: Does women’s participation in decision-making matter? Aquaculture Reports, 21, 100841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aqrep.2021.100841

Tran, N., Shikuku, K.M., Rossignoli, C.M., Barman, B.K., Cheong, K.C., Ali, M.S., Benzie, J.A.H., 2021. Growth, yield and profitability of genetically improved farmed tilapia (GIFT) and non-GIFT strains in Bangladesh. Aquaculture, 536, 736486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.736486 

Shikuku, K.M., Tran, N., Joffre, O.M., Islam, A.H.M.S. Islam, Barman, B.K., Ali, S., Rossignoli, C.M., 2021. Lock-ins to the dissemination of genetically improved fish seeds. Agricultural Systems, 188, 103042, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2020.103042 

Shikuku, K.M., Mequanint, B.M., 2020. Networks, Incentives and Technology Adoption: Evidence from a Randomised Experiment in Uganda. European Review of Agricultural Economics. https://doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbaa009

Shikuku, K.M., Tran, N., Pincus, L., Hoffmann, V., Lagerkvist, C.J., Akintola, S.L., Fakoya, K.A., Muliro, J., 2020. Experimental and survey-based data on willingness to pay for seafood safety and environmental sustainability certification in Nigeria.  Data in Brief. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.105540 .

Shikuku, K.M., Okello, J.J., Wambugu, S., Sindi, K., Low, J., and McEwan, M. (2019). Nutrition and Food Security Impacts of One-Time Provision of ‘Quality Planting Materials’ of Biofortified Crops: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Orange-fleshed Sweetpotato Farmers in Tanzania. In press: World Development. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2019.104646 

Shikuku K.M., Pieters, J., Bulte, E., Laderach, P.  2019. Incentives and the Diffusion of Agricultural Knowledge: Experimental Evidence from Northern Uganda.  American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 101(4): 1164–1180. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aaz010 

Shikuku, K.M., 2019. Information Exchange Links, Knowledge Exposure, and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies in Northern Uganda. World Development, 115, 94-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.11.012 

Lan, L., Sain, G., Czaplicki., S, Guerten, N., Shikuku, K.M, Grosjean, G., et al. 2018. Farm-level and community aggregate economic impacts of adopting climate smart agricultural practices in three mega environments. PLoS ONE 13(11): e0207700. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207700

Shikuku, K.M., Okello, J.J., Sindi, K., Low, J.W., McEwan M., 2017. Effect of Farmers’ Multidimensional Beliefs on Adoption of Biofortified Crops: Evidence from Sweetpotato Farmers in Tanzania. Journal of Development Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2017.1414188

Shikuku, K.M., Winowiecki, L., Twyman, J., Eitzinger, A., Juan, G., Mwongera, C., and Laderach, P., 2017. Smallholder farmers’ attitudes and determinants of adaptation to climate risks in East Africa. Climate risk management; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2017.03.001

Okello, J.J., Sindi, K., Shikuku, K., McEwan, M., and Low, J., 2017. A study of Household food security and adoption of biofortified crop varieties in Tanzania: The case of orange-fleshed sweetpotato. International Development, Dr. Seth Appiah-Opuku (Ed.), InTech. 

Shikuku, K.M., Valdivia, R.O., Birthe, P., Mwongera, C., Winowiecki, L.A., Laderach, P., Herrero, M., and Silvestri, S., 2017. Prioritizing climate-smart livestock technologies in rural Tanzania: A minimum data approach. Agricultural Systems, 151: 204-216. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2016.06.004.

McEwan, M.A., Lusheshanija, D., Shikuku, K.M., Sindi, K., 2017. Specialised sweetpotato vine multiplication in Lake zone, Tanzania: what ‘sticks’ and what changes? Open Agriculture; 2:64-69.

Mwongera, C., Shikuku, K.M., Twyman, J., Laderach, P., Ampaire, E., Van Asten, P., Twomlow, S., and Winowiecki, L.A., 2016. Climate smart agriculture rapid appraisal (CSA-RA): A tool for prioritizing context-specific climate smart agriculture technologies. Agricultural Systems, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2016.05.009.

Lagerkvist, C.J., Shikuku, K.M., Okello, J.J., Karanja, N., and Ackello-Ogutu, C., 2015. A conceptual approach for measuring farmers' attitudes to integrated soil fertility management in Kenya. NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences, 74–75: 17-26.

Okello, J.J., Sindi, K., Shikuku, K.M., Low, J., McEwan, M., Nakazi, F., Namanda, S., Babu, A., and Mafuru, J., 2015. Effect of technology awareness and access on the conservation of clean planting materials of vegetatively produced crops: the case of sweetpotato. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 39(9): 955-977. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2015.1053586.

Okello, J.J., Shikuku, K.M., Sindi, K., and Low, J., 2015. Farmers’ perceptions of orange-fleshed sweetpotato: Do common beliefs about sweetpotato production and consumption really matter? African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Development, 15(4): 10153-10170. 

Conference papers 

Okello, J.J., Shikuku, K.M., Sindi, K., and Low, J. 2014. Farmer perception and attitude towards orange flesh sweetpotato attributes: An analysis of common beliefs about sweetpotato production and consumption. A Contributed Paper Prepared for Presentation at the 14th EAAE Congress, Ljubljana, Slovenia, August 26th -29th, 2014. 

Shikuku, K.M., Laderach, P., Mwongera, C., and Winowiecki, L.A. (2015). A cost function analysis of trade-offs within climate-smart agriculture: does mulching save the cost of crop production among smallholders in Uganda? A Contributed paper presented at the 29th ICAE, Milan, Italy, August 9th -14th, 2015. 

Technical reports 

Shikuku KM; Mwongera C; Winowiecki L; Twyman J; Läderach P. 2016. Understanding farmers’ indicators in climate-smart agriculture prioritization in the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT). International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia. 43 p. https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/72826.

Shikuku, Kelvin M.; Mwongera, Caroline; Winowiecki, Leigh; Twyman, Jennifer; Atibo, Christopher; Läderach, Peter. 2015. Understanding farmers’ indicators in climate-smart agriculture prioritization in Nwoya District, Northern Uganda. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. 56 p. (Publicación CIAT No. 412). https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/70147.

Wiggins, S., Banerjee, R.R., Patel, N., and Shikuku, K.M. 2023. Farming after fighting: Agricultural recovery after conflict: a review of evidence and practice. SPARC (Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises) Evidence Review. London: ODI. https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/131223.

Shikuku, K.M., Ochenje, I., Lepariyo, W. and Banerjee, R. 2023. Facilitating knowledge management for adaptation planning in Africa: Inventory of adaptation planning tools and frameworks. ILRI Research Report 117. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI. https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/131222.

Scientific blogs

Shikuku, K.M. et al., 2015. Simple yet comprehensive: A Climate Smart Agriculture Rapid Appraisal prioritization tool for outscaling CSA practices. A blog. https://ccafs.cgiar.org/blog/simple-yet-comprehensive-climate-smart-agriculture-rapid-appraisal-prioritization tool#.V4VCJfl97IU.