Peter Hobbs

Member of Cornell's project in Afghanistan working with two groups:

1. Afghan Universities on curriculum and course content.
2. GPFA, an NGO working on agroforestry issues in the country

Member of Cornell's Pulse CRSP USAID funded project working in Kenya

Member of Cornell's SANREM CRSP USAID funded project. Working on conservation agriculture issues in Zambia

Selected Publications

• Gatere, L., Lehmann, J., DeGloria, S. D., Hobbs, P., Delve, R., & Travis, A. J. (2013). One size does not fit all: Conservation farming success in Africa more dependent on management than on location. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 179:200-207.
• Torres-Rojas, D., Lehmann, J., Hobbs, P., Joseph, S., & Neufeldt, H. (2011). Biomass availability, energy consumption and biochar production in rural households of western Kenya. Other. 35:3537-3546.
• Reynolds, M. P., Hellin, J., Govaerts, B., Kosina, P., Sonder, K., Hobbs, P., & Braun, H. (2011). Global crop improvement networks to bridge technology gaps. Journal of Experimental Botany. 63:407-416.
• Hobbs, P., Sayre, K. D., & Gupta, R. K. (2008). The Role of Conservation Agriculture in Sustainable Agriculture. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. 363:543-555.
• Hobbs, P. (2007). Conservation agriculture: what is it and why is it important for future sustainable food production? Other. 127-138.

Book Chapters

• Hobbs, P., & Osmanzai, M. (2011). Important Rainfed Farming Systems of South Asia. p. 603-643 Rainfed Farming Systems Tow, P.G., I.M. Cooper, I. Partridge, C.J. Birch (ed.), Springer , Dordrecht, Netherlands.
• Hobbs, P., & Govaerts, B. (2010). How Conservation Agriculture can contribute to Buffering Climate Change. p. Chapter 10: 177-199; http://bookshop.cabi.org/Uploads/Books/PDF/9781845936334/9781845936334.pdf Climate Change and Crop Production Matthew Reynolds (ed.), CABI, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK.
• Hobbs, P. (2010). Increasing the Efficiency of Food Production: The Need to Adopt Resource Conserving Technologies. p. 1-17 Satsa Mukhapatra-Annual Technical Issue Bhowmick, S.M.K (ed.), Roy Enterprises, Kolkata/West Bengal/India.

Conference Proceedings

• Lellis Vieira, A. C., Nicholson, C. F., & Hobbs, P. (2011). Rural Development and System Dynamics: An Ex Ante Evaluation of Conservation Agriculture to improve Dairy Farming Systems in the Brazilian Para'ba Do Sul Valley. IX Congreso Latinoamericano de Din‡mica de Sistemas Y II Congreso Brasile–o de Din‡mica de Sistemas. 16,17 y 18 de Noviembre Universidad de Brasilia Brasilia-DF, Brasil..
• Sims, B. G., Hobbs, P., & Gupta, R. (2009). Policies and Institutions to Promote the Development and Commercial Manufacture of Conservation Agriculture Equipment. Proceedings of the 4th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture. ICAR/FAO, ICAR/FAO, New Delhi, India 308-328 p.