Michael Jacobson

Professor of Forest Resources

Michael Jacobson

Huck Affiliations

Most Recent Publications

Contribution of agroforestry practices to income and poverty status of households in Northwestern Ethiopia

Michael Jacobson, Discov Agric

Valorization of residual biomass from essential oil extraction of Ammodaucus leucotrichus: A step towards sustainable cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications

Sanaa Khiri, Ayoub El-Mrabet, Zineb Boubal, Najeeb Ullah, Asmat Ullah, Walid Janati, Layla El Gueddari, Abdelbasset Chafik, Hassane Lgaz, Smail Amalich, Michael G. Jacobson, Ezzouhra El maaiden, 2025, Biomass and Bioenergy

Coproducing water-energy-food Nexus actionable knowledge: Lessons from a multi-actor collaborative learning school in Uganda, East Africa

Ida N.S. Djenontin, Bassel Daher, Jacob W. Johnson, Kenan Adule, Birhanu K. Hishe, Patience Kekirunga, Vanessa King, Emma Gaalaas Mullaney, Patience Nimushaba, Michael Gregory Jacobson, Annette Huber-Lee, Ellen J. Kayendeke, Abdullah Konak, Vicki L. Morrone, Esther Obonyo, Losira N. Sanya, Laura Schmitt Olabisi, Silvia Ulloa Jiménez, Christopher Scott, 2025, Environmental Science and Policy

Usability of agricultural drought vulnerability and resilience indicators in planning strategies for small farms: A principal component approach

Tanaya Sarmah, Nazmiye Balta-Ozkan, Abdullah Konak, Elisabeth Shrimpton, Karina Simone Sass, Marina Batalini De Macedo, Eduardo Mario Mendiondo, Adelaide Cassia Nardocci, Da Huo, Michael Gregory Jacobson, 2025, Climate Services

Improving Smallholder Maize Production in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Joe G. Ono-Raphel, Lisa du Preez, Audie L. Cherry, Michael G. Jacobson, 2025, Food and Energy Security

Novel approaches to exploring nutritional potential and applications of residual biomass after essential oil extraction: case study of Ammodaucus leucotrichus

Sanaa Khiri, Ayoub El-Mrabet, Najeeb Ullah, Hamza Targmoussi, Zineb Boubal, Layla El Gueddari, Walid Janati, Abdelbasset Chafik, Nawal Merghoub, Hassane Lgaz, Smail Amalich, Michael G. Jacobson, Ezzouhra El maaiden, 2025, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery

Bioeconomy bright spots, challenges, and key factors going forward: Perceptions of bioeconomy stakeholders

Michael Jacobson, 2024, EFB Bioeconomy Journal

Storable, neglected, and underutilized species of Southern Africa for greater agricultural resilience

Daniel J. Winstead, Michael G. Jacobson, 2024, Plant-Environment Interactions

Usability of Agricultural Drought Vulnerability and Resilience Indicators in Planning Strategies for Small Farms: A Principal Component Approach

Michael Jacobson, 2024, SSRN

Enhancing drought resilience and vulnerability assessment in small farms: A global expert survey on multidimensional indicators

Karina Sass, Abdullah Konak, Marina Batalini de Macedo, Marcos Roberto Benso, Elisabeth Shrimpton, Nazmiye Balta-Ozkan, Tanaya Sarmah, Eduardo Mario Mendiondo, Greicelene Jesus da Silva, Pedro Gustavo Câmara da Silva, Adelaide Cassia Nardocci, Michael Jacobson, 2024, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

Most-Cited Papers

Soil carbon sequestration in agroforestry systems: a meta-analysis

Andrea De Stefano, Michael Jacobson, 2017, Agroforestry Systems on p. 295-299

Operationalising the water-energy-food nexus through the theory of change

Dhesigen Naidoo, Luxon Nhamo, Sylvester Mpandeli, Nafisa Sobratee, Aidan Senzanje, Stanley Liphadzi, Rob Slotow, Michael Jacobson, Albert T. Modi, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, 2021, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Improving water quality in the Chesapeake Bay using payments for ecosystem services for perennial biomass for bioenergy and biofuel production

Peter B. Woodbury, Armen R. Kemanian, Michael Jacobson, Matthew Langholtz, 2017, Biomass and Bioenergy on p. Pages 132-142

The impact of the biomass crop assistance program on the united states forest products market: An application of the global forest products model

Wei Jiang, Douglas R. Carter, Hanliang Fu, Michael G. Jacobson, Katherine Y. Zipp, Jiang Jin, Long Yang, 2019, Forests

Economic assessment of landowners’ willingness to supply energy crops on marginal lands in the northeastern of the United States

Wei Jiang, Katherine Y. Zipp, Michael Jacobson, 2018, Biomass and Bioenergy

Local communities’ perceptions of climate variability in the Mt. Elgon region, eastern Uganda

Allan Bomuhangi, Gorettie Nabanoga, Justine Jumba Namaalwa, Michael Gregory Jacobson, Banana Abwoli, 2016, Cogent Environmental Science

A sustainability framework for assessing studies about marginal lands for planting perennial energy crops

Wei Jiang, Michael G. Jacobson, Matthew H. Langholtz, 2019, Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining on p. 228-240

Malawi's energy needs and agroforestry: Impact of woodlots on fuelwood sales

Gregory G. Toth, P. K.Ramachandran Nair, Michael Jacobson, Yekti Widyaningsih, Colm P. Duffy, 2019, Energy for Sustainable Development on p. 101-108

Producers, production, marketing, and sales of non-timber forest products in the United States: a review and synthesis

Gregory E. Frey, James L. Chamberlain, Michael G. Jacobson, 2021, Agroforestry Systems on p. 355-368

An assessment of farm scale biomass pelleting in the Northeast

Daniel Ciolkosz, Michael Jacobson, Nichole Heil, Will Brandau, 2017, Renewable Energy on p. Pages 85-91

News Articles Featuring Michael Jacobson

Jan 24, 2025

Researchers explore strategies to aid smallholder fish farmers in Zambia

Fish farming is key to food security in Africa; study shows that optimized agricultural resource management helps fish farmers in Zambia

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Nov 15, 2024

Penn State water-energy-food nexus project takes a global approach

Young water-energy-food nexus researchers from 14 countries join in summer research workshop.

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Nov 03, 2024

More evidence mounts for water fern azolla as global food insecurity solution

Is the floating freshwater fern commonly called Carolina azolla the potential answer to global food insecurity?

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Oct 23, 2024

Water fern gains more evidence as safe potential global food insecurity solution

International research points to promise and safety of azolla, a plant that can double its biomass in two days and capture nitrogen from the air.

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Feb 16, 2024

Common plant could help reduce food insecurity, researchers find

Fast-growing aquatic fern has the nutritional content to serve as a potentially vital food source after a catastrophe and could be relevant now

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Oct 27, 2022

International consortium to better assess Africa drought risks, boost resilience

An international, Penn State-led consortium aims to improve drought risk analysis and management and increase societal resilience in Africa, funded by a three-year, $1.1 million grant from the Belmont Forum. This project aims to boost preparedness for drought to reduce food insecurity, poverty, health problems and the displacement of people.

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Jul 27, 2022

Researchers get $2M NSF grant to develop Africa water-food-energy network

Michael Jacobson, professor of forest resources in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, has received a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to lead a three-institution team developing the “Sustainfood Network,” which links scientists, communities and policymakers to address challenges in Africa at the nexus of water, energy and food security.

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Jun 08, 2020

Research team to study food resilience in the face of catastrophic global events

An interdisciplinary team of Penn State professors has received $3 million from Open Philanthropy to study food resilience in the face of potentially catastrophic global events.

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