Mr Joel Buyinza

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

PhD Student

School of Agriculture, Food and Wine

Faculty of Sciences

Joel is a PhD student in the Faculty of Sciences based at Waite Campus in the School of Agriculture, Food and Wine. His areas of interest are Agroforestry and Natural Resource Management with a focus on understanding tree-crop interactions and water use relations in small holder farming systems. He is also developing interests in conducting interdisciplinary Research studies that integrate social and biophysical knowledge.

Joel holds a Master of Science in Agroforestry and a BSc. Forestry degree from Makerere University of Uganda in East Africa. He is a Research Officer (Agroforestry Scientist) with the National Forestry Resources Research Institute (NaFORRI) of the National Agricultural Organization (NARO) in Uganda. In 2017, he was awarded a John Allwright Fellowship to undertake his PhD Science study at the University of Adelaide.

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Joel's Higher Degree by Research project focuses on assessing the impact of incorporating key agroforestry species with agricultural crops on soil water and crop productivity among smallholder farmers, using an interdisciplinary approach to research. This is part of a bigger project, "Trees for Food Security- 2" funded by the Australian Government through the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), being implemented in Uganda, Ethiopia and Rwanda.

Joel is also involved in the following on-going research projects:

Agricultural Technology and Agribusiness Advisory Services (ATAAS) project in Uganda
Calliandra colothyrsus seed Value chain Project in Lake Victoria Crescent, Uganda
Value chain Innovation Platforms (VIPs) for Food Security in East and Southern Africa

Appointments

Date Position Institution name
2014 Agroforestry Scientist/ Research Officer National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO)
2012 - 2014 Project Officer Uganda Wildlife Society (UWS)
Language Competencies

Language Competency
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Education

Date Institution name Country Title
2011 - 2013 Makerere University, Kampala Uganda Master of Science in Agroforestry
2004 - 2008 Makerere University, Kampala Uganda Bachelor of Science in Forestry
Research Interests

Agroforestry Forestry Biomass and Bioproducts Natural Resource Management Tree Improvement

Date	Position	Institution name
2014	Agroforestry Scientist/ Research Officer	National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO)
2012 - 2014	Project Officer	Uganda Wildlife Society (UWS)

Language	Competency
English	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2011 - 2013	Makerere University, Kampala	Uganda	Master of Science in Agroforestry
2004 - 2008	Makerere University, Kampala	Uganda	Bachelor of Science in Forestry

Journals

Year	Citation
2021	Buyinza, J., Nuberg, I. K., Muthuri, C. W., & Denton, M. D. (2021). Farmers’ Knowledge and Perceptions of Management and the Impact of Trees on-Farm in the Mt. Elgon Region of Uganda. Small-scale Forestry, 22 pages. DOI
2020	Fungo, B., Buyinza, J., Sekatuba, J., Nansereko, S., Ongodia, G., Kwaga, P., . . . Agaba, H. (2020). Forage biomass and soil aggregate carbon under fodder banks with contrasting management regimes. Agroforestry Systems, 94(3), 1023-1035. DOI
2020	Buyinza, J., Nuberg, I. K., Muthuri, C. W., & Denton, M. D. (2020). Psychological Factors Influencing Farmers’ Intention to Adopt Agroforestry: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach. Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 39(8), 854-865. DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2020	Buyinza, J., Nuberg, I. K., Muthuri, C. W., & Denton, M. D. (2020). Assessing smallholder farmers’ motivation to adopt agroforestry using a multi-group structural equation modeling approach. Agroforestry Systems, 94(6), 2199-2211. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2019	Buyinza, J., Muthuri, C. W., Downey, A. J., Njroge, J., Denton, M. D., & Nuberg, I. (2019). Contrasting water use patterns of two important agroforestry tree species in the Mt Elgon region of Uganda. Australian Forestry, 82(Suppl. 1), 57-65. DOI Scopus4 WoS3
2019	Odoi, J. B., Buyinza, J., & Okia, C. (2019). Tree Seed and Seedling Supply and Distribution System in Uganda. Small-scale Forestry, 18(3), 309-321. DOI
2015	Buyinza, J., & Okullo, J. (2015). Threats to conservation of Vitellaria paradoxa subsp. nilotica (Shea Butter) Tree in Nakasongola district, Central Uganda. International Research Journal of Environment Sciences, 4(1), 28-32.
2015	Buyinza, J., Sekatuba, J., Ongodia, G., Eryau, K., Nansereko, S., Opolot, I., . . . Agaba, H. (2015). Farmers’ knowledge on forage production in smallholder dairy systems of Uganda. International Journal of Livestock Production Research, 3(1), 1-10.
2015	Kalanzi, F., Nansereko, S., Buyinza, J., Kiwuso, P., Turinayo, Y., Mwanja, C., . . . Mujuni, D. (2015). Socio-economic analysis of beekeeping enterprise in communities adjacent to Kalinzu forest, Western Uganda. International Journal of Research on Land-use Sustainability, 2(1), 81-90. DOI
2015	Kalanzi, F., Nansereko, S., Buyinza, J., Kiwuso, P., Turinayo, Y., Mwanja, C., . . . Mujuni, D. (2015). Socio-economic analysis of beekeeping enterprise in communities adjacent to Kalinzu forest, Western Uganda. International Journal of Research on Land-use Sustainability, 2(1), 81-90. DOI
2014	Buyinza, J., Tumwebaze, S., Namaalwa, J., & Byakagaba, P. (2014). Above-ground biomass and carbon stocks of different land cover types in Mt. Elgon, Eastern Uganda. International Journal of Research on Land-use Sustainability, 1(2), 51-61.

Principle Investigator, Calliandra calothyrsus seed Value chain Project. A Competitive Grants Scheme (CGS) Project under the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO). This project is implemented by the National Forestry Resources Research Institute (NaFORRI) in Uganda.

Position: PhD Student
Email: joel.buyinza@adelaide.edu.au
Campus: Waite
Building: Waite, floor G
Org Unit: School of Agriculture, Food and Wine

Mr Joel Buyinza

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