Reducing both hunger and high expenditure on food imports is a priority for most developing African countries. Countries that hitherto have relied heavily on food imports are seeking new approaches to increase the utilization of locally grown crops. This review uses the case of cassava to propose...
Abass, A.
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Awoyale, W.
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Alenkhe, B.
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Ndavi, M.
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Asiru, B.W.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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[Can food technology innovation change the status of a food security crop? A review of cassava transformation into "Bread" in Africa]
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Can food technology innovation change the status of a food security crop? A review of cassava transformation into "Bread" in Africa
The overall goal of Balanced Nutrient Management Systems (BNMS) a collaborative project between International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (K.U. Leuven) is to curb the vicious cycle of plant nutrient depletion in maize-based farming systems in the mo...
Omadachi, U.O.
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Ahmed, B.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Olukosi, J.
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Yusuf, O.
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[Economic analysis of balanced nutrient management technologies for maize production in Kaduna state, Nigeria]
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Economic analysis of balanced nutrient management technologies for maize production in Kaduna state, Nigeria
The types of technology change catalyzed by research interventions in integrated natural resource management (INRM) are likely to require much more social negotiation and adaptation than are changes related to plant breeding, the dominant discipline within the system of the Consultative Group on ...
Douthwaite, Boru
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Haan, N. de
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Keatinge, J.D.H.
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[Blending hard and soft science: the Follow the Technology approach to analyzing and evaluating technology change]
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Blending hard and soft science: the Follow the Technology approach to analyzing and evaluating technology change
This paper applies econometric analyses to quantitatively determine the individual risk attitudes of sampled maize farmers in the dry savanna zone of Nigeria. The extent of the risk attitudes are then made the basis for categorizing the farmers into three groups of low, intermediate and high risk...
Olarinde, L.O.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Akintola, J.O.
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[Attitudes towards risk among maize farmers in the dry savanna zone of Nigeria: some prospective policies for improving food production]
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Attitudes towards risk among maize farmers in the dry savanna zone of Nigeria: some prospective policies for improving food production
The article examines the effect of membership in farmer groups (MFG) on adoption lag of agricultural technologies and farm performance in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. We use duration and stochastic production frontier models on farm household data. We find that the longer...
Ainembabazi, John H.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Blomme, Guy
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Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
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Dontsop Nguezet, Paul M.
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Mignouna, Djana B.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Improving the speed of adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: evidence from the Great Lakes region of Africa]
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Improving the speed of adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: evidence from the Great Lakes region of Africa
It remains a challenge for agricultural research-for-development (AR4D) institutions to demonstrate to donors which technologies contribute significantly to poverty reduction due to a multitude of impact pathways. We attempt to overcome this challenge by utilizing the potential outcomes framework...
Ainembabazi, John H.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Feleke, S.
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Alene, A.
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Dontsop Nguezet, Paul M.
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Ndayisaba, P.C.
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Hicintuka, C.
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Mapatano, S.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Who benefits from which agricultural research-for-development technologies? Evidence from farm household poverty analysis in Central Africa]
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Who benefits from which agricultural research-for-development technologies? Evidence from farm household poverty analysis in Central Africa
This article examines the impact that misreporting adoption status has on the identification and estimation of causal effects on productivity. In particular, by comparing measurement error-ridden self-reported adoption data with measurement-error-free DNA-fingerprinted adoption data, we investiga...
Assfaw Wossen, Tesfamicheal
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Alene, A.
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Nguimkeu, P.
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Feleke, S.
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Rabbi, Ismail Y.
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Haile, M.G.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Estimating the productivity impacts of technology adoption in the presence of misclassification]
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Estimating the productivity impacts of technology adoption in the presence of misclassification
Farmers in western Kenya are still facing the problem of Striga, the major constraint to cereal production threatening food security of thousands of poor farming households. Some Striga species also attack tropical legumes hence further augmenting protein malnutrition of vulnerable younger childr...
Mignouna, Djana B.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Mutabazi, K.D.
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Senkondo, E.
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Madulu, R.B.
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Labintan, C.A.
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Akinola, Adebayo A.
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[Economic analysis of Imazapyrresistant maize technology for small farm households in western Kenya]
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Economic analysis of Imazapyrresistant maize technology for small farm households in western Kenya
This study explores the intra-household impact of improved dual-purpose cowpea (IDPC) from
a gender perspective, in terms of productivity and food, fodder, and income availability, the
impact of which is linked to the income thus placed in the women’s hands. Surplus income is
important in providi...
Tipilda, A.
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Alene, A.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Engaging with cultural practices in ways that benefit women in northern Nigeria]
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Engaging with cultural practices in ways that benefit women in northern Nigeria
Adoption of improved agricultural technologies has long been recognized as critical for reducing poverty through increased productivity, incomes, and asset accumulation. Using a nationally representative survey data from a sample of over 1500 households in Nigeria, this paper evaluates the impact...
Manda, J.
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Alene, A.D.
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Tufa, A.H.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Wossen, T.
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Chikoye, D.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[The poverty impacts of improved cowpea varieties in Nigeria: a counterfactual analysis]
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The poverty impacts of improved cowpea varieties in Nigeria: a counterfactual analysis