The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) provided a 4-year financial support to the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and other partners in 2011 to adapt and intensively promote proven integrated
Striga management strategies in cowpea and maize farming systems in north...
Amaza P.
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Hassan, M.B.
,
Abdoulaye, Tahirou
,
Kamara, A.
,
Oluoch. M.
,
[Mid-term and cost-benefit study of smallholder farmers in Striga-Infested maize and cowpea growing areas of Northern Nigeria]
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Mid-term and cost-benefit study of smallholder farmers in Striga-Infested maize and cowpea growing areas of Northern Nigeria
The Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa (YIIFSWA) project was initiated to assess and understand yam-based systems in order to identify the opportunities of interventions that could potentially
help to increase productivity in the region. The project consists of two phases...
Mignouna, Djana B.
,
Abdoulaye, Tahirou
,
Alene, A.
,
Asiedu, Robert
,
Manyong, Victor M.
,
[Characterization of yam-growing households in the project areas of Ghana]
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Characterization of yam-growing households in the project areas of Ghana
Ajeigbe, Hakeem A.
,
Abdoulaye, Tahirou
,
Chikoye, D.
,
[Improved crop-livestock system for enhanced food security and income generation in West Africa]
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Improved crop-livestock system for enhanced food security and income generation in West Africa
The study evaluates the potential impacts of the Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa (DTMA) project run by CIMMYT and the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in 13 countries of eastern, southern and West Africa: Angola, Benin, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, ...
La Rovere, R.
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Kostandini, G.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
,
Dixon, J.
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Mwangi, W.
,
Guo, Z.
,
Bänziger, Marianne
,
[Potential impact of investments in drought tolerant maize in Africa]
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Potential impact of investments in drought tolerant maize in Africa
The Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa (YIIFSWA) project was initiated to assess and understand the yam-based systems in order to identify the opportunities of interventions that could potentially help to increase productivity in the region. The project consists of two ph...
Mignouna, Djana B.
,
Abdoulaye, Tahirou
,
Alene, A.
,
Asiedu, Robert
,
Manyong, Victor M.
,
[Characterization of yam-growing households in the project areas of Nigeria]
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Characterization of yam-growing households in the project areas of Nigeria
In recent times, results of various adoption studies have been mixed, raising questions regarding why some improved farm technologies are still not widely adopted several years after their first introduction. Many improved cassava varieties have been introduced to millions of farm households acro...
Oparinde, A.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Birol, E.
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Asare-Marfo, Dorene
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Kulakow, P.A.
,
Ilona, P.
,
[A technical review of modern cassava technology adoption in Nigeria (1985-2013): trends, challenges, and opportunities: HarvestPlus working paper, No. 23]
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A technical review of modern cassava technology adoption in Nigeria (1985-2013): trends, challenges, and opportunities: HarvestPlus working paper, No. 23
Tarawali, G.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
,
Ellis-Jones, J.
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Asumugha, G.N.
,
Dixon, A.
,
Okechukwu, R.U.
,
Ezedinma, C.
,
Sanni, L.O.
,
Isife, B.
,
Ogisi, D.
,
Ekpere, J.
,
[An impact assessment of the cassava enterprise development project]
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An impact assessment of the cassava enterprise development project
Mignouna, Djana B.
,
Abdoulaye, Tahirou
,
Alene, A.
,
Akinola, Adebayo A.
,
Maroya, N.
,
[Baseline protocols: the case of Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa (YIIFSWA) project; YIIFSWA working paper series, No. 4]
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Baseline protocols: the case of Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa (YIIFSWA) project; YIIFSWA working paper series, No. 4
Mignouna, Djana B.
,
Akinola, Adebayo A.
,
Abdoulaye, Tahirou
,
Alene, A.
,
Maroya, N.
,
Aighewi, B.A.
,
Wobill, T.
,
Asiedu, Robert
,
[Impact evaluation protocols for agricultural projects: the case of yam improvement for income and food security in West Africa]
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Impact evaluation protocols for agricultural projects: the case of yam improvement for income and food security in West Africa
The Cassava Monitoring Survey (CMS) project was funded by the CGIAR-RTB
Program and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The main goal was to carry out a
study on cassava adoption and diffusion patterns in Nigeria. This includes explaining
why farmers are adopting certain varieties and describing...
Bentley, J.W.
,
Olanrewaju, A.S.
,
Madu, T.
,
Olaosebikan, O.
,
Abdoulaye, Tahirou
,
Assfaw Wossen, Tesfamicheal
,
Manyong, Victor M.
,
Kulakow, P.A.
,
Ayedun, B.
,
Ojide, M.
,
Girma Tessema, G.
,
Rabbi, Ismail Y.
,
Asumugha, G.N.
,
Tokula, M.
,
[Cassava farmers' preferences for varieties and seed dissemination system in Nigeria: gender and regional perspectives]
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Cassava farmers' preferences for varieties and seed dissemination system in Nigeria: gender and regional perspectives