Alastair Orr

1.3k total citations
57 papers, 907 citations indexed

About

Alastair Orr is a scholar working on General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Plant Science and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Alastair Orr has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 907 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 13 papers in Plant Science and 11 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Alastair Orr's work include Agricultural Innovations and Practices (35 papers), Agricultural risk and resilience (9 papers) and Innovation and Socioeconomic Development (9 papers). Alastair Orr is often cited by papers focused on Agricultural Innovations and Practices (35 papers), Agricultural risk and resilience (9 papers) and Innovation and Socioeconomic Development (9 papers). Alastair Orr collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, United Kingdom and Malawi. Alastair Orr's co-authors include D. Harris, Jason Donovan, Dietmar Stoian, Takuji W. Tsusaka, Arega D. Alene, Bekele Shiferaw, David Bergvinson, S. N. Silim, Seyoum Leta and M Tadié and has published in prestigious journals such as World Development, Agricultural Systems and The Journal of Development Studies.

In The Last Decade

Alastair Orr

55 papers receiving 831 citations

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Dawit Alemu Ethiopia

Edilegnaw Wale South Africa

L.B. Badstue Mexico

Shephard Siziba Zimbabwe

Robert Aidoo Ghana

Kai Mausch Kenya

Gideon A. Obare Kenya

Anja Faße Germany

Martins Odendo Kenya

Munyaradzi Mutenje South Africa

Dawit Alemu Ethiopia

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Countries citing papers authored by Alastair Orr

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alastair Orr

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Conti, Costanza, et al.. (2024). Complexity-aware principles for agri-food system interventions: Lessons from project encounters with complexity. Agricultural Systems. 220. 104080–104080. 10 indexed citations

Orr, Alastair, Eva Weltzien, & Fred Rattunde. (2022). Research and development for sorghum and millets in Sub-Saharan Africa: What have we learned?. Outlook on Agriculture. 51(4). 435–447. 5 indexed citations

McDougall, Cynthia, Juliet Kariuki, Mamta Mehar, et al.. (2022). Understanding gendered trait preferences: Implications for client-responsive breeding programs. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 1(8). e0000025–e0000025. 19 indexed citations

Orr, Alastair, et al.. (2020). Why invest in Research & Development for sorghum and millets? The business case for East and Southern Africa. Global Food Security. 26. 100458–100458. 19 indexed citations

Orr, Alastair & Jason Donovan. (2018). Introduction to special issue: smallholder value chains as complex adaptive systems. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies. 8(1). 2–13. 10 indexed citations

Orr, Alastair, et al.. (2017). Value Chains for Sorghum and Millets in Eastern and Southern Africa: Priorities for the CGIAR research program for Dryland Cereals, Series Paper Number 42. Open Access Repository of ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics). 1 indexed citations

Mausch, Kai, et al.. (2017). Targeting resilience and profitability in African smallholder agriculture: Insights from ICRISAT-led research programs. FACETS. 2. 545–558. 7 indexed citations

Orr, Alastair, et al.. (2016). Value chains for sorghum and millets in eastern and Southern Africa: priorities for the CGIAR Research Program for Dryland Cereals.. 4 indexed citations

Orr, Alastair, et al.. (2015). Consumer demand for sorghum and millets in eastern and southern Africa: Priorities for the CGIAR Research Programme for Dryland Cereals; Socioeconomics Discussion Paper Series 35. Open Access Repository of ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics). 3 indexed citations

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Orr, Alastair, et al.. (2014). Gender tools for value chain analysis: Examples from groundnuts in Eastern Province, Zambia(Series Paper Number 21). Open Access Repository of ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics). 1 indexed citations

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Orr, Alastair. (2014). The Value Chain for Sorghum Beer in Kenya. 4 indexed citations

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Orr, Alastair, et al.. (2014). What do we mean by ‘women’s crops’? A mixed methods approach(Series paper Number 23). Open Access Repository of ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics). 2 indexed citations

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Orr, Alastair & Kai Mausch. (2014). How can we make smallholder agriculture in the semi-arid tropics more profitable and resilient?. 2 indexed citations

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Mshenga, Patience, et al.. (2013). A Gendered Analysis of the Effect of Peanut Value Addition on Household Income in Rongo and Ndhiwa Districts of Kenya. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1 indexed citations

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Harris, D. & Alastair Orr. (2013). Is rainfed agriculture really a pathway from poverty?. Agricultural Systems. 123. 84–96. 130 indexed citations

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Orr, Alastair, Jerome D. Donovan, & Dietmar Stoian. (2013). Smallholder Value Chains as Complex Adaptive Systems: A Conceptual Framework, Socioeconomics Discussion Paper Series 36. Open Access Repository of ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics). 1 indexed citations

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Tadié, M, Arega D. Alene, David Bergvinson, et al.. (2012). Tropical Grain Legumes in Africa and South Asia: Knowledge and Opportunities. Open Access Repository of ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics). 68 indexed citations

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Orr, Alastair, et al.. (2008). Exploring Seasonal Poverty Traps: The ‘Six-Week Window’ in Southern Malawi. The Journal of Development Studies. 45(2). 227–255. 27 indexed citations

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Chauhan, Bhagirath Singh, et al.. (2008). Direct Seeding of Rice and Weed Management in the Irrigated Rice-Wheat Cropping System of the Indo-Gangetic Plains. 18 indexed citations

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Orr, Alastair. (1998). Unwrapping a technology package: Burley, fertiliser, and hybrid maize in Malawi. Development Southern Africa. 15(1). 85–101. 4 indexed citations

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