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Ainembabazi, John H.Tripathi, L.Rusike, J.Abdoulaye, TahirouManyong, Victor M.[Exante economic impact assessment of genetically modified banana resistant to Xanthomonas wilt in the great lakes region of Africa]Exante economic impact assessment of genetically modified banana resistant to Xanthomonas wilt in the great lakes region of Africa

Abdoulaye, TahirouAbass, A.Maziya-Dixon, B.B.Tarawali, G.Okechukwu, R.U.Rusike, J.Alene, A.Manyong, Victor M.Ayedun, B.[Awareness and adoption of improved cassava varieties and processing technologies in Nigeria]Awareness and adoption of improved cassava varieties and processing technologies in Nigeria

Bamire, A.S.Abdoulaye, TahirouSanogo, D.Langyintuo, A.[Characterization of maize producing households in the dry Savanna of Nigeria]Characterization of maize producing households in the dry Savanna of Nigeria

Climate change is a major problem undermining agricultural production in Africa. Consequently, efforts are being made to provide farmers with adaptation technologies, but little empirical research exists on the determinants of adopting such technologies. This article addresses this research gap, ...


Tambo JAAbdoulaye, Tahirou[Climate change and agricultural technology adoption: the case of drought tolerant maize in rural Nigeria]Climate change and agricultural technology adoption: the case of drought tolerant maize in rural Nigeria

Previous studies on the adoption and impacts of improved crop varieties have relied on self-reported adoption status of the surveyed households. However, in the presence of weak variety maintenance and poorly functioning seed certification system, measurement errors in self-reported adoption stat...


Assfaw Wossen, TesfamichealAlene, A.Abdoulaye, TahirouFeleke, S.Manyong, Victor M.[Agricultural technology adoption and household welfare: measurement and evidence]Agricultural technology adoption and household welfare: measurement and evidence

Conservation Agriculture (CA) is being advocated to enhance soil health and sustain long term crop productivity in the developing world. One of CA's key principles is the maintenance of soil cover often by retaining a proportion of crop residues on the field as mulch. Yet smallholder crop–livesto...


Valbuena, DiegoErenstein, OlafHomann-Kee Tui, SabineAbdoulaye, TahirouClaessens, LievenDuncan, Alan J.Gerard, Bruno G.Rufino, Mariana C.Teufel, NilsRooyen, Andre F. vanWijk, Mark T. van[Conservation agriculture in mixed crop-livestock systems: Scoping crop residue trade-offs in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia]Conservation agriculture in mixed crop-livestock systems: Scoping crop residue trade-offs in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

The savanna region of Africa is a potential breadbasket of the continent but is severely affected by climate change. Understanding farmers perceptions of climate change and the types of adjustments they have made in their farming practices in response to these changes will offer some insights in...


Tambo JAAbdoulaye, Tahirou[Smallholder farmers perceptions of and adaptations to climate change in the Nigerian savanna]Smallholder farmers perceptions of and adaptations to climate change in the Nigerian savanna

This paper evaluates the impact of the intervention of Promoting Sustainable Agriculture in Borno (PROSAB) project on the livelihoods of farminghouseholds in Borno State, Nigeria. Specifically, the paper identifies and provides information on farmers’ adoption of improved crop varietiesintroduced...


Bamire, S.A.Abdoulaye, TahirouAmaza, P.Tegbaru, A.Alene, Arega D.Kamara, A.Y.[Impact of promoting sustainable agriculture in Borno (PROSAB) program on adoption of improved crop varieties in Borno State of Nigeria]Impact of promoting sustainable agriculture in Borno (PROSAB) program on adoption of improved crop varieties in Borno State of Nigeria

This article estimates how storage losses from mold, insects, and other pests, combined with liquidity constraints, influence a smallholder farm household's decision to store maize on farm after harvest. We analyze panel data from 309 smallholders in Benin covering the 2011 and 2013 harvest seaso...


Kadjo, D.Ricker-Gilbert, J.Abdoulaye, TahirouShively, G.Baco, M.N.[Storage losses, liquidity constraints, and maize storage decisions in Benin]Storage losses, liquidity constraints, and maize storage decisions in Benin

Reporting on his research project at the December 2009 SLP meeting in Addis Ababa, Tahirou Abdoulaye (IITA) explains: "What is clearly coming out is the role of market where feed markets, crop residue markets, are emerging ... and the immediate benefit is for farmers to give more of their crop re...


Abdoulaye, Tahirou[Crop residue markets in West Africa provide short term gains to farmers]Crop residue markets in West Africa provide short term gains to farmers

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