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Diffusion of improved technologies among small-scale farmers, especially where formal methods and market mechanisms are inefficient, can be enhanced through the participation of farmers. Unfortunately, formal methods of disseminating improved seed in most African countries have not taken advantag...


Kormawa, P.M.Ezedinma, C.Singh, B.[Factors influencing farmer-to-farmer transfer of an improved cowpea variety in Kano State, Nigeria]Factors influencing farmer-to-farmer transfer of an improved cowpea variety in Kano State, Nigeria

RUSEP is the latest attempt by the federal government of Nigeria to alleviate poverty through the transfer of market-driven agricultural technology to farmers and the commercialization of agriculture in selected states in Nigeria. Through this project, employment will be generated through enhance...


Kormawa, P.M.Kolawole, K.BAzuogu, I.Okorji, E.C.Ezedinma, C.I.[Needs assessment study for marketdriven agricultural technology transfer and commercialization in Abia State, Nigeria: RUSEP]Needs assessment study for marketdriven agricultural technology transfer and commercialization in Abia State, Nigeria: RUSEP

A number of recent studies have added further information on the genetics of important traits in cowpea. These include inheritance of qualitative traits such as plant pigmentation; flower colour, seed colour, seed coat texture, resistance to rust, scab, smut, nematode, severe mosaic virus, Striga...


Fatokun, C.A.Tarawal, S.A.Singh, B.B.Kormawa, P.M.Tamo, M.[Challenges and opportunities for enhancing sustainable cowpea production: proceedings of the World Cowpea Conference III held at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria, 48 September 2000]Challenges and opportunities for enhancing sustainable cowpea production: proceedings of the World Cowpea Conference III held at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria, 48 September 2000

RUSEP is the latest attempt by the federal government of Nigeria to alleviate poverty through the transfer of market-driven agricultural technology to farmers and the commercialization of agriculture in selected states in Nigeria. Through this project, employment will be generated through enhance...


Kormawa, P.M.Ezedinma, C.I.Makinde, K.Adekunle, A.Chianu, J.[RUSEP: marketled agricultural technology transfer and commercialization in Abia State, Nigeria]RUSEP: marketled agricultural technology transfer and commercialization in Abia State, Nigeria

Poverty and malnutrition are persistent problems in Africa. Alleviation of these closely-related socioeconomic problems must be guided by knowledge of their spatial distribution and relationships to biophysical and development factors. Two country-wide surveys, one on rural livelihoods, poverty a...


Maziya-Dixon, B.B.Okechukwu, R.Kormawa, P.M.Legg, C.Ofodile, S.Alabi, T.[Report on mapping livelihood and nutrition in Nigeria using data from the national rural livelihoods survey and the national food consumption and nutrition survey]Report on mapping livelihood and nutrition in Nigeria using data from the national rural livelihoods survey and the national food consumption and nutrition survey

Amegbeto, K.Asiedu, RobertBandyopadhyay, RanajitCarsky, R.Cherry, A.Chikoye, D.Cornet, D.Coyne, D.L.Dixon, Alfred G.O.Dury, S.Gockowski, J.Halos-Kim, L.Hanna, R.Hauser, S.Hughes, Jacqueline d'ArrosKolesnikova-Allen, M.Kormawa, P.M.Legg, C.Legg, J.P.Lemchi, J.Maroya, N.G.Maziya-Dixon, B.B.Moonan, F.Neuenschwander, P.Nkamleu, G.B.Nolte, C.Norgrove, L.Offer, S.Ogbe, F.Rueda, J.Shiwachi, H.Tenkouano, A.Tindo, M.Toko, M.Weise, S.F.Whyte, J.[Project E: enhancing livelihoods in the humid and subhumid zones of west and central Africa through profitable and sustainable intensification of diverse agricultural systems]Project E: enhancing livelihoods in the humid and subhumid zones of west and central Africa through profitable and sustainable intensification of diverse agricultural systems

Economic and agricultural policies in West Africa have evolved progressively over the last 20 years. Since the early 1980s, most countries in the region have implemented macroeconomic stabilisation and structural reforms to reverse balance of payments deficits, improve economic growth and reduce ...


Williams, Timothy O.Ehui, Simeon K.Kormawa, P.M.[Implications of changing domestic policies and globalisation for crop-livestock systems Development in West africa]Implications of changing domestic policies and globalisation for crop-livestock systems Development in West africa

Kormawa, P.M.Aiyedun, E.[Food demand and market studies in the drier savanna of Nigeria: proceedings of a Methodology and stakeholders workshop, 78 September, 1999]Food demand and market studies in the drier savanna of Nigeria: proceedings of a Methodology and stakeholders workshop, 78 September, 1999

Speargrassseverely constraints crop production in the sub-humid lowlands of West Africa. Researchers have identified and demonstrated effectivemanagement techniques but the adoption rate among farmers is still low. Data were collected from 41 communities in Cross River, Kogi and BenueStates in Ni...


Chikoye, D.Ellis-Jones, J.Tarawali, G.Kormawa, P.M.Nielsen, O.Ibana, S.Avav, T.[Farmers perceptions of the speargrass (Imperata cylindrica) problem and its control in the lowland subhumid savannah of Nigeria]Farmers perceptions of the speargrass (Imperata cylindrica) problem and its control in the lowland subhumid savannah of Nigeria

The parasitic angiosperms, Striga hermonthica and S. gesnerioides, obligate root parasites endemic in sub-Saharan Africa, constitute severe constraints to cereal and legume production in West and Central Africa. Over the years, a range of effective component technologies has been identified for S...


Emechebe, A.M.Ellis-Jones, J.Schulz, S.Chikoye, D.Douthwaite, BoruKureh, I.Tarawali, G.Hussaini, M.A.Kormawa, P.M.Sanni, A.[Farmer perception of the Striga problem and its control in northern Nigeria]Farmer perception of the Striga problem and its control in northern Nigeria

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