Dr. Hycenth Tim Ndah
Dr. Hycenth Tim Ndah is a Senior Research Associate specializing in participatory action research in agricultural and agri-food systems. He holds a PhD in Agricultural Sciences from Humboldt University, Berlin, and an MSc in Agricultural Sciences with a focus on food security and natural resource management from the University of Hohenheim, Germany. His academic background also includes a BSc in Geography and a diploma in Economics from the University of Buea, Cameroon.
His expertise spans knowledge and innovation management, innovation support services, adoption and scaling of innovations, multi-stakeholder learning, transformative processes, and organizational capacity assessment in agricultural systems. Before his current role as Managing Director of GFE, Dr. Tim Ndah was affiliated with the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) since 2008, working in the Farm Economics and Ecosystem Services group. Since 2013, he has also been a researcher and lecturer at the University of Hohenheim with the Department of Communication and Advisory Services in rural areas.
Dr. Tim Ndah has made significant contributions to scientific research through inter- and transdisciplinary projects across Africa and the EU. His work has been published in several peer-reviewed journals. He is an active member of editorial and review boards and serves on the scientific board of the European Seminar on Extension and Education (ESEE). He also supports academic development as a DAAD scholarship reviewer, assessing Postdoc and MSc applications. Additionally, he is an EU Expert Monitor for many multi-stakeholder innovation projects, particularly in the Global South.
1. Ndah HT., Schuler J., Uthes S., Zander P., Triomphe B., Mkomwa S., Corbeels M. (2015) Adoption potential for conservation agriculture in Africa: a newly developed assessment approach (QAToCA) applied in Kenya and Tanzania. Land Degradation & Development 26, 2, 133-141.
2. Ndah, HT., Probst, L., Kaweesa, S., Kuria, P., Mkomwa, S., Rodrigues, P., Basch, G., Uckert, G., Sieber, S., and Knierim, A. (2020). Improving farmers’ livelihoods through conservation agriculture: options for change promotion in Laikipia, Kenya. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 1-20.
3. Ndah, HT., Schuler, J., Diehl, K., Bateki, C., Sieber, S., and Knierim, A. (2018) From dogmatic views on conservation agriculture adoption in Zambia towards adapting to context. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 1-15.
4. Ndah, HT., Schuler, J., Nkwain, V. N., Nzogela, B., Mangesho, W., Mollel, R., Paul, B. K. (2022). Determinants for Smallholder Farmers’ Adoption of Improved Forages in Dairy Production Systems: The Case of Tanga Region, Tanzania. Agronomy, 12(2), 305
5. Vogel, C., Mathé, S., Geitzenauer, M., Ndah, HT., Sieber, S., Bonatti, M., and Lana, M. (2020). Stakeholders’ perceptions on sustainability transition pathways of the cocoa value chain towards improved livelihood of small-scale farming households in Cameroon. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 1-15.
6. Corbeels, M., de Graaff, J., Ndah, HT., Penot, E., Baudron, F., Naudin, K., Andrieu, N., Chirat, G., Schuler, J., Nyagumbo, I., Rusinamhodzi, L., Traore, K., Mzoba, H. D., and Adolwa, I. S. (2014). Understanding the impact and adoption of conservation agriculture in Africa: A multi-scale analysis. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 187, 155-170
7. Audouin A., Dugué P., Randrianarisona N., Ndah HT., Ratsimbazafy T., Andriamaniraka H., Noharinjanaharya ES., Ralisoa N., Mathe, S., (2021). "Which place of agricultural advisory services among innovation support services in Madagascar?" Cahiers Agricultures 30
8. Ndah HT., Knierim A., Ndambi OA. (2011) Fishpond aquaculture in Cameroon: a field survey of determinants for farmers' adoption behaviour The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension 17, 4, 309-323.
9. Ndah HT., Schuler J., Uthes S., Zander P., Traore K., Gama M-S., Nyagumbo I., Triomphe B., Sieber S., Corbels M. (2014) Adoption potential of conservation agriculture practices in Sub-Saharan Africa: results from five case studies. Environmental Management 53, 3, 620-635.
10. Ebile, P A., Ndah HT., Wünsche JN (2021) Agricultural risk assessment to enhance the food systems of the Mbororo minority community in the Northwest region of Cameroon." Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics (JARTS) 122.2, 207-217
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1 CANALLS – Driving agroecological transitions in the humid tropics of Central and Eastern Africa through traNsdisciplinary Agroecology Living LabS (101083653), Horizon Europe programme 2023 – 2026: https://www.canalls-project.eu/
2 COINS: Co-developing innovations for sustainable land management in West African smallholder farming systems, German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Case Countries : Ghana and Senega: 2022-2026: https://sustainable-landmanagement-africa.net/project/coins/
3 SERESERVInnov project: Strengthening innovation support SERVices to enhance INNOVations for sustainable food production, EU-Leap Agri programme, case countries: Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Madagascar, 2018-2022: https://servinnov.cirad.fr/
4 INCAA: Innovative Conservation Agriculture Approaches: Food Security and Climate Action Through Soil and Water Conservation, case countries: Kenya, Burkina Faso, EU-ERA Africa Programme, 2014-2017: https://knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/projects-activities/incaa-%E2%80%93-innovative-conservation-agriculture-approaches-food-security-climate_en
5 Potinnoc: Potential analysis of value chain systems of cocoa in Cameroon, Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the German Development Agency (GIZ), case country: Cameroon, 2015-2016
6 Potential farm to landscape impact and adoption of forage technologies in smallholder dairy production systems in Tanzania, German Development Agency (GIZ), case country: Tanzania: 2015-2016
7 CA2Africa: Conservation Agriculture in AFRICA: Analysing and Foreseeing its Impact - Comprehending its Adoption, European Commission (EU), case countries: Kenya, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Benin, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tunisia,Morocco, 2010-2012: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/245347/reporting
8 AgriSpin - Space for innovations in Agriculture, EU-Horizon 2020 programme; case countries: Spain, Denmark, Germany, Finland, UK, Belgium, Netherland, Italy, Romania,Guadeloupe, Greece; 2015-2018: https://agrispin.eu/
9 IRRINN - Intensification of agricultural production through upscaling of innovative adapted irrigation practices and technologies, European Union; Case Countries: Burkina Faso; 2021-2024: https://www.irrinn.org/
10 FAIR - Fostering Agroecological Intensification to improve farmers’ Resilience in Sahel. European Union; case countries: Burkina Faso, Senegal: 2020-2025: https://www.fair-sahel.org/
11 PRO AKIS - Prospects for Farmers' Support: Advisory Services in European AKIS (Agricultural Knowledge and Information System); European Union; case countries: 27-EU Countries: 2012-2015: https://430a.uni-hohenheim.de/pro-akis