A number of improved varieties have been developed by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), combining diverse plant type with resistance or tolerance to several diseases, insect pests, and parasitic weeds and possessing other good agronomic traits. Trials were established wi...
Kamara, A.Y.
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Ellis-Jones, J.
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Ekeleme, F.
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Omoigui, L.O.
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Amaza, P.
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Chikoye, D.
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Dugje, I.Y.
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[A participatory evaluation of improved cowpea cultivars in the Guinea and Sudan savanna zones of north east Nigeria]
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A participatory evaluation of improved cowpea cultivars in the Guinea and Sudan savanna zones of north east Nigeria
In this study, the factors influencing the adoption of mechanized technologies for processing cassava into a value-added high quality cassava flour (HQCF) by rural households in Tanzania were examined. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 400 households in villages which carry...
Amaza, P.
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Abass, A.B.
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Bachwenkizi, B.
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Towo, E.
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[Adoption of mechanized postharvest cassava processing technologies, and the determinants of high quality cassava flour (HQCF) processing in Tanzania]
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Adoption of mechanized postharvest cassava processing technologies, and the determinants of high quality cassava flour (HQCF) processing in Tanzania
Awoyale, W.
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Abass, A.B.
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Alamu, E.O.
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Amaza, P.
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[Consumer's acceptability and willingness-to-pay for composite bread baked with high quality cassava flour from yellow-fleshed cassava roots]
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Consumer's acceptability and willingness-to-pay for composite bread baked with high quality cassava flour from yellow-fleshed cassava roots
The objective of this study was to examine the determinants of technical efficiency (TE) of soybean production in the Guinea savannas. A stochastic frontier production function, using maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) technique was applied in the analysis of data collected in 2006 from a sample...
Amaza, P.
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Ogundari, K.
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[An investigation of factors that influence the technical efficiency of soybean production in the Guinea savannas of Nigeria]
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An investigation of factors that influence the technical efficiency of soybean production in the Guinea savannas of Nigeria
The study examined spatial aspects of marketing efficiency in urban marketing system for maize, sorghum and cowpea in north eastern Nigeria. The data for the study were obtained from both secondary and primary sources. Primary data was obtained through the use of structured questionnaires, interv...
Nuhu, H.S.
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Amaza, P.
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Gaya, H.
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[A study of spatial price efficiency of food grain marketing in northeastern Nigeria]
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A study of spatial price efficiency of food grain marketing in northeastern Nigeria
The study examined temporal aspect of marketing efficiency in urban marketing system for sorghum and cowpea in North-eastern Nigeria. The data for the study were obtained through the use of structured questionnaires, interview and market surveys on storage cost. Four markets (Maiduguri, Damaturu,...
Nuhu, H.
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Amaza, P.
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Gaya, H.
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[A study of temporal price efficiency of food grain marketing in north eastern Nigeria]
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A study of temporal price efficiency of food grain marketing in north eastern Nigeria
A 2-year field study was conducted to assess the effect of weed competition on the performance ofupland rice cultivars in the savannas of Nigeria. A split-plot design was used with three weeding levels asthe main plot treatments and the rice cultivars CG 14, ITA 150, WAB 56-104, NERICA1, NERICA2,...
Ekeleme, F.
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Kamara, A.Y.
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Oikeh, S.O.
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Omoigui, L.O.
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Amaza, P.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Chikoye, D.
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[Response of upland rice cultivars to weed competition in the savannas of West Africa]
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Response of upland rice cultivars to weed competition in the savannas of West Africa
The objective of this study was to examine the determinants of food crop production and technical efficiency in the guinea savannas of Borno State, Nigeria. A stochastic frontier production function, using the maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) technique was applied in the analysis of data colle...
Amaza, P.
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Bila, Y.
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Iheanacho, A.
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[Identification of factors that influence technical efficiency of food crop production in West Africa]
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Identification of factors that influence technical efficiency of food crop production in West Africa
Although cassava production and processing is on the increase in Nigeria, there is still a large gap to be filled in meeting the food and raw material need of the country in terms of cassava products and by-products. The reported increase in area cultivated with cassava has not been translated to...
Adeyemo, T.A.
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Abass, A.
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Amaza, P.
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Okoruwa, V.
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Akinyosoye, V.
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Salman, K.K.
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[Increasing smallholders' intensity in cassava value web: effect on household food security in Southwest Nigeria]
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Increasing smallholders' intensity in cassava value web: effect on household food security in Southwest Nigeria
Maize is an important food crop in the Guinea savannas of Nigeria where it is gradually replacing the traditional cereal crops, such as sorghum and millet because of its high productivity. Despite its high yield potential, maize production is faced with numerous constraints. One of these Is droug...
Kamara, A.
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Kureh, I.
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Menkir, A.
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Kartung, P.
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Tarfa, B.
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Amaza, P.
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[Participatory onfarm evaluation of the performance of droughttolerant maize varieties in the Guinea Savannas of Nigeria]
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Participatory onfarm evaluation of the performance of droughttolerant maize varieties in the Guinea Savannas of Nigeria