Jacob Johnson
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Jacob is a natural resource management professional and scientist in the field of agroecology. He is interested in the development of agricultural systems to support productive rural livelihood, food and nutritional security, environmental sustainability, and resilience to climate change in both the United States and Africa.
His research activities have focused on forest conservation, the integration of agroforestry and aquaculture practices on small farms, and biomass for bioenergy production. Jacob believes in science and policy practice that incorporates collaborative and transformative approaches, empowering communities and vulnerable peoples in the co-production of knowledge and the shaping of decision-making processes.
Education
- Ph.D., Forest Resources, International Agriculture & Development (dual title), Pennsylvania State University, 2023
- M.S., Crop and Soil Environmental Science, Virginia Tech, 2011
- B.S., Environmental Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2008
Johnson, J.W., Jacobson, M.G., Cole, S., Syapwaya, M., Kaminski, A.M., Karsten, et al. (2025). An assessment of social and ecological factors influencing the management and productivity of smallholder aquacultural systems in Northern Province, Zambia. Aquaculture Research, 2025 (1), 9635984.
Djenontin, I. Daher B.; Johnson, J.W., Adule, K;, et al. (2025). Coproducing Water-Energy-Food Nexus Actionable Knowledge: Lessons from a multi-actor collaborative learning school in Uganda, East Africa, Environmental Science & Policy, 166, 10402.
Richards, S. C., Adule, K., Johnson, J. W., Taguta, C., et al. (2025). Farmer field schools: cultivating collaborative innovation for synergies in water, energy and food security in Uganda. SEI report. Stockholm Environment Institute.
Johnson, J.W., Jacobson, M.G., Cole, S., Kaminski, A., Karsten, H., et al. (2025). Strategies for feeding tilapia in smallholder aquaculture systems: a study of aquaculture feed access and availability in two districts of Northern Province, Zambia. Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems, 49(3), 351-379.
Kaminski, A. M., Cole, S. M., Johnson, J.W., Thilsted, S. H., Lundeba, M., Genschick, S., & Little, D. C. (2024). Smallholder aquaculture diversifies livelihoods and diets thus improving food security status: evidence from northern Zambia. Agriculture & Food Security, 13(1), 1.
Kaminski, A.M., Little, D.C., Middleton, L., Syapwaya, M., Lundeba, M., Johnson, J.W., Huchzermeyer, C. & Thilsted, S.H. (2022). The role of aquaculture and capture fisheries in meeting food and nutrition security: Testing a nutrition-sensitive pond polyculture intervention in rural Zambia. Foods 11, 1334.
Johnson, J.W., Fike, J.H., Fike, W.B., Burger, J.A., Munsell, J.F., et al. (2013). Millwood Honeylocust Trees: Seedpod Nutritive Value and Yield Characteristics. Agroforestry Systems. 87(4): 84
Johnson, J.W., Fike, J.H., Fike, W.B., Burger, J.A., Munsell, J.F., et al. (2012). Millwood and Wild Type Honeylocust Seedpod Nutritive Value Changes over Winter. Crop Science. 52(6): 2807-2816