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  1. Rural land rental markets in developing countries: Can survey design innovations improve land market participation statistics?

    Article • American Journal of Agricultural Economics, October 2025, Wiley

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  2. The dawn of a legume revolution in Southern Africa: trends, drivers, and implications

    Article • Food Security, September 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  3. Productivity and Welfare Impacts of Sustainable Intensification in Rice‐Wheat Crop Rotations: Evidence From the Eastern Indo‐Gangetic Plains

    Article • Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, September 2025, Wiley

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  4. Try Before You Buy: Experimental Evidence on Willingness to Pay for Tailored Agricultural Advice in Nigeria

    Article • Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, August 2025, Wiley

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  5. Soil acidity remediation in sub-Saharan Africa requires targeted investments

    Article • Nature Food, July 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  6. Fertilizer, soil health, and economic shocks: A synthesis of recent evidence

    Article • Food Policy, May 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  7. Farmers' pesticide use, disposal behavior, and pre-harvest interval: a case study from Nigeria

    Article • Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, March 2025, Frontiers

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  8. Realizing soil health for food security in Africa

    Article • Nature Sustainability, November 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  9. Mapping Field-Level Maize Yields in Ethiopian Smallholder Systems Using Sentinel-2 Imagery

    Article • Remote Sensing, September 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  10. The burden of acid soils for crop production in sub-Saharan Africa

    Article • June 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  11. Young people, livelihood building and the transformation of African agriculture: A reality check

    Article • Global Food Security, June 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  12. Land and technology requirements for economically prosperous smallholder farming in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Tanzania

    Article • Outlook on Agriculture, May 2024, SAGE Publications

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  13. Is agricultural lime a profitable investment for African smallholders? Evidence from Rwanda

    Article • African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, March 2024, African Association of Agricultural Economists

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  14. Measuring Land Rental Market Participation in Smallholder Agriculture: Can Survey Design Innovations Improve Land Market Participation Statistics?

    Article • January 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  15. Smallholder maize yield estimation using satellite data and machine learning in Ethiopia

    Article • Crop and Environment, December 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Liangzhi You, Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  16. Sustainable maize intensification through site-specific nutrient management advice: Experimental evidence from Nigeria

    Article • Food Policy, November 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  17. Failure to scale in digital agronomy: An analysis of site-specific nutrient management decision-support tools in developing countries

    Article • Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, September 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  18. Near-real-time welfare and livelihood impacts of an active war: Evidence from Ethiopia

    Article • Food Policy, August 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  19. Revisiting the size–productivity relationship with imperfect measures of production and plot size

    Article • American Journal of Agricultural Economics, July 2023, Wiley

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  20. Spatially differentiated nitrogen supply is key in a global food–fertilizer price crisis

    Article • Nature Sustainability, June 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  21. Insights for climate change adaptation from early sowing of wheat in the Northern Indo-Gangetic Basin

    Article • International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, June 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  22. Does Wild Food Contribute to Food Security? Evidence From Rural Bhutan

    Article • May 2023, Research Square

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  23. Digital tools and agricultural market transformation in Africa: Why are they not at scale yet, and what will it take to get there?

    Article • Food Policy, April 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  24. Exploiting crop genotype-specific root-soil interactions to enhance agronomic efficiency

    Article • Frontiers in Soil Science, March 2023, Frontiers

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  25. The Role of Spatial Inequalities on Youth Migration Decisions: Empirical Evidence from Nigeria

    Article • The Journal of Development Studies, March 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  26. How to boost wheat and barley yields in Ethiopia by addressing acidic soil problems.

    Article • PLOS One, January 2023, PLOS

    James Warner, Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  27. Does Wild Food Contribute to Food Security? Evidence from Rural Bhutan

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  28. Rebalancing global nitrogen management in response to a fertilizer and food security crisis

    Article • December 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  29. Access to health services, food, and water during an active conflict: Evidence from Ethiopia

    Article • PLOS Global Public Health, November 2022, PLOS

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  30. Changing Farm Size Distributions and Agricultural Transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Article • Annual Review of Resource Economics, October 2022, Annual Reviews

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  31. Social protection and resilience: The case of the productive safety net program in Ethiopia

    Article • Food Policy, October 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  32. Mismeasurement and efficiency estimates: Evidence from smallholder survey data in Africa

    Article • Journal of Agricultural Economics, September 2022, Wiley

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  33. Site-specific agronomic information and technology adoption: A field experiment from Ethiopia

    Article • Journal of Development Economics, May 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  34. Field Data Collection Methods Strongly Affect Satellite-Based Crop Yield Estimation

    Article • Remote Sensing, April 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  35. Soil Investments on Rented versus Owned Plots: Evidence from a Matched Tenant-Landlord Sample in Malawi

    Article • Land Economics, October 2021, University of Wisconsin Press

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  36. Fertilizer and grain prices constrain food production in sub-Saharan Africa

    Article • Nature Food, October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  37. Farm- and community-level factors underlying the profitability of fertiliser usage for Ethiopian smallholder farmers

    Article • Agrekon, October 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  38. Usage and Impacts of Technologies and Management Practices in Ethiopian Smallholder Maize Production

    Article • Agriculture, September 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  39. Absentee tenants and farmland transfers in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from Malawi

    Article • Development in Practice, September 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  40. Rising land commodification in sub-Saharan Africa: Reconciling the diverse narratives

    Article • Global Food Security, September 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  41. Challenges for sustainable maize production of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa

    Article • Journal of Cereal Science, September 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  42. Estimating the global number and distribution of maize and wheat farms

    Article • Global Food Security, September 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  43. Is land certification pro-poor? Evidence from Ethiopia

    Article • Land Use Policy, August 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  44. How accurate are yield estimates from crop cuts? Evidence from smallholder maize farms in Ethiopia

    Article • Food Policy, July 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  45. The geography of agricultural input markets in rural Tanzania

    Article • Food Security, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  46. Farms worldwide: 2020 and 2030 outlook

    Article • Outlook on Agriculture, June 2021, SAGE Publications

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  47. Digital extension, price risk, and farm performance: experimental evidence from Nigeria

    Article • American Journal of Agricultural Economics, June 2021, Wiley

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  48. Implications of intra-plot heterogeneity for yield estimation accuracy: Evidence from smallholder maize systems in Ethiopia

    Article • Field Crops Research, June 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  49. Adapting the QUEFTS model to predict attainable yields when training data are characterized by imperfect management

    Article • Field Crops Research, June 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  50. COVID-19 and food security: Panel data evidence from Nigeria

    Article • Food Policy, May 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  51. Do more Vibrant Rural Areas have Lower Rates of Youth Out-Migration? Evidence from Zambia

    Article • European Journal of Development Research, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  52. The role of active soil carbon in influencing the profitability of fertilizer use: Empirical evidence from smallholder maize plots in Tanzania

    Article • Land Degradation and Development, April 2021, Wiley

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  53. African soil properties and nutrients mapped at 30 m spatial resolution using two-scale ensemble machine learning

    Article • Scientific Reports, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  54. Does rainfall variability explain low uptake of agricultural credit? Evidence from Ethiopia

    Article • European Review of Agricultural Economics, February 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  55. Are land rental markets responding to rising population pressures and land scarcity in sub-Saharan Africa?

    Article • Land Use Policy, February 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  56. Changing Farm Size Distributions and Agricultural Transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  57. Fertilizer profitability for smallholder maize farmers in Tanzania: A spatially-explicit ex ante analysis

    Article • PLOS One, September 2020, PLOS

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  58. Landscapes of opportunity: patterns of young people’s engagement with the rural economy in sub-Saharan Africa

    Article • The Journal of Development Studies, September 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  59. Seasonal, annual, and spatial variation in cereal prices in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Article • Global Food Security, September 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  60. Rural in‐migration and agricultural development: Evidence from Zambia

    Article • Agricultural Economics, May 2020, Wiley

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  61. Design of Digital Agricultural Extension Tools: Perspectives from Extension Agents in Nigeria

    Article • Journal of Agricultural Economics, March 2020, Wiley

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  62. Spatial variation in fertilizer prices in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Article • PLOS One, January 2020, PLOS

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  63. Correction to: Unravelling the variability and causes of smallholder maize yield gaps in Ethiopia

    Article • Food Security, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  64. Does farm structure affect rural household incomes? Evidence from Tanzania

    Article • Food Policy, January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  65. Landscapes of Rural Youth Opportunity

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  66. IFAD RESEARCH SERIES 53 Youth Access to Land, Migration and Employment Opportunities: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa Papers of the 2019 Rural Development Report

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  67. Impacts of COVID-19 on Food Security: Panel Data Evidence from Nigeria

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  68. Impacts of Covid-19 on Food Security: Panel Data Evidence from Nigeria

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  69. Unravelling the variability and causes of smallholder maize yield gaps in Ethiopia

    Article • Food Security, December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  70. How do informal farmland rental markets affect smallholders’ Well‐being? Evidence from a matched tenant‐landlord survey in Malawi

    Article • Agricultural Economics, August 2019, Wiley

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  71. Farmers' preferences for high-input agriculture supported by site-specific extension services: Evidence from a choice experiment in Nigeria

    Article • Agricultural Systems, July 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  72. A spatial framework for ex-ante impact assessment of agricultural technologies

    Article • Global Food Security, March 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  73. Transaction Costs, Land Rental Markets, and Their Impact on Youth Access to Agriculture in Tanzania

    Article • Land Economics, October 2018, University of Wisconsin Press

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  74. Africa’s Unfolding Economic Transformation

    Article • The Journal of Development Studies, March 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  75. Pathways from research on improved staple crop germplasm to poverty reduction for smallholder farmers

    Article • Agricultural Systems, November 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  76. Rural transformation, cereals and youth in Africa: What role for international agricultural research?

    Article • Outlook on Agriculture, August 2017, SAGE Publications

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  77. A comparative political economic analysis of maize sector policies in eastern and southern Africa

    Article • Food Policy, May 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  78. Africa's changing farm size distribution patterns: the rise of medium-scale farms

    Article • Agricultural Economics, November 2016, Wiley

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  79. The geography of Zambia’s customary land: Assessing the prospects for smallholder development

    Article • Land Use Policy, September 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  80. Participation in Rural Land Rental Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa: Who Benefits and by How Much? Evidence from Malawi and Zambia

    Article • American Journal of Agricultural Economics, May 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  81. The Anatomy of Medium-Scale Farm Growth in Zambia: What Are the Implications for the Future of Smallholder Agriculture?

    Article • Land, September 2015, MDPI AG

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  82. Does Smallholder Land Titling Facilitate Agricultural Growth?: An Analysis of the Determinants and Effects of Smallholder Land Titling in Zambia

    Article • World Development, December 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  83. Scarcity amidst abundance? Reassessing the potential for cropland expansion in Africa

    Article • Food Policy, October 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  84. How does population density influence agricultural intensification and productivity? Evidence from Malawi

    Article • Food Policy, October 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  85. Land pressures, the evolution of farming systems, and development strategies in Africa: A synthesis

    Article • Food Policy, October 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  86. Unpacking the Meaning of ‘Market Access’: Evidence from Rural Kenya

    Article • World Development, January 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  87. Yield gaps and potential agricultural growth in West and Central Africa

    Article • January 2011, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  88. An Atlas of the Ethiopian Rural Economy: expanding the range of available information for development planning

    Article • Information Development, May 2007, SAGE Publications

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  89. Generating Plausible Crop Distribution Maps for Sub-Saharan Africa Using a Spatial Allocation Model

    Article • Information Development, May 2007, SAGE Publications

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin, Dr Liangzhi You

  90. Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Information for Rural Development: an introduction to the special issue

    Article • Information Development, May 2007, SAGE Publications

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  91. An investigation of the spatial determinants of the local prevalence of poverty in rural Malawi

    Article • Food Policy, October 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin

  92. Assessing biodiversity conservation priorities: ecosystem risk and representativeness in continental Ecuador

    Article • Landscape and Urban Planning, April 2002, Elsevier

    Dr Jordan Chamberlin