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Manda, J.Alene, Arega D.Gardebroek, C.Kassie, M.Tembo, G.[Adoption and impacts of sustainable agricultural practices on maize yields and incomes: evidence from rural Zambia]Adoption and impacts of sustainable agricultural practices on maize yields and incomes: evidence from rural Zambia

For a long time, farmers in Nyanza and Western provinces in Kenya have had to deal with the Striga problem. To most of them Striga had become a way of life and they had given up hope. Striga affects their mainstay crops, which are maize, sorghum and mil- let. After an extensive search for...


Manyong, Victor M.Nindi, S.J.Alene, Arega D.Odhiambo, G.D.Omanya, G.Mignouna, H.D.Bokanga, M.[Farmer perceptions of Imazapyr Resistant (IR) maize on the control of Striga in Western Kenya]Farmer perceptions of Imazapyr Resistant (IR) maize on the control of Striga in Western Kenya

This report presents the results of the baseline study undertaken to assess the status of Striga damage, the general livelihoods and livelihood strategies of the rural poor in western Kenya. A stratified random sampling method led to the selection of 8 districts, 16 sub-locations, 32 villages ...


Manyong, Victor M.Alene, Arega D.Olanrewaju, A.S.Ayedun, B.Rweyendela, V.Wesonga, A.S.Omanya, G.Mignouna, H.Bokanga, M.[Baseline study of Striga control using Imazapyr Resistant (IR) maize in Western Kenya]Baseline study of Striga control using Imazapyr Resistant (IR) maize in Western Kenya

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and its research-for-development partners have made substantial contributions to food security, poverty reduction and environmental protection in sub-Saharan Africa. Technologies developed and largely diffused include high yielding variet...


Nkamleu, G.B.Coulibaly, O.Sanogo, D.Manyong, Victor M.Alene, Arega D.[Ex post impact assessment of agricultural research in subSaharan Africa: the IITA experience]Ex post impact assessment of agricultural research in subSaharan Africa: the IITA experience

Declining agricultural research budgets coupled with worsening poverty have increasingly required formal priority setting of public agricultural research in developing countries to ensure that scarce research resources are allocated in ways that will have the greatest impact on the poor. This pap...


Alene, Arega D.Manyong, Victor M.Tollens, E.F.Abele, S.[Setting strategic agricultural research priorities based on potential impacts on poverty reduction: the case of Nigeria]Setting strategic agricultural research priorities based on potential impacts on poverty reduction: the case of Nigeria
Abate, T.Alene, Arega D.Bergvinson, DavidShiferaw, B.Silim, S.Orr, A.Asfaw, S.[Tropical grain legumes in Africa and South Asia: knowledge and opportunities]Tropical grain legumes in Africa and South Asia: knowledge and opportunities
Alene, Arega D.Neuenschwander, P.Manyong, Victor M.Coulibaly O.Hanna, R.[The impact of IITA led biological control of major pests in sub-Saharan African agriculture: a synthesis of milestones and empirical results]The impact of IITA led biological control of major pests in sub-Saharan African agriculture: a synthesis of milestones and empirical results

While it is widely recognized that agricultural research is a key driver of broad-based technological change in agriculture that benefits the poor in many different ways, little is known about its aggregate impacts on productivity growth and poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Using a ...


Alene, Arega D.Coulibaly, O.[The impact of agricultural research on productivity and poverty in subSaharan Africa]The impact of agricultural research on productivity and poverty in subSaharan Africa

Farm-level decision concerning the use of fertilizer is governed by socio-economic and institutional factors, asmuch as by agronomic and ecological concerns. Using data from a sample of 320 farm households in 16 geo-referenced villages, this study assessed the determinants of fertilizer use in no...


Olayide, O.E.Alene, Arega D.Ikpi, A.[Determinants of fertilizer use in northern Nigeria]Determinants of fertilizer use in northern Nigeria

This paper examines the adoption and impact of selective and whole package adoption of improved cowpea involving new variety, insect control, fertilizer, and best bet cropping pattern in northern Nigeria. A farm income model that explicitly accounts for endogenous technology adoption was used to ...


Alene, Arega D.Manyong, Victor M.[Gains from highyielding varieties with and without complementary technologies: the case of improved cowpea in northern Nigeria]Gains from highyielding varieties with and without complementary technologies: the case of improved cowpea in northern Nigeria

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