In an effort to improve rural farmer’s livelihood, many initiatives have been initiated in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to link cassava farmers to markets. Several models have been used including use of leading entrepreneurs, targeting farmers’ associations/groups, conducting industrial tests to sens...
Mahungu, N.M.
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Jumbo, S.
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Sandifolo, V.
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Howard, D.
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Mhone, A.
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Nthonyiwa, A.
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Rusike, J.
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[Linking farmers to markets: opportunities and challenges for cassava farmers in Malawi]
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Linking farmers to markets: opportunities and challenges for cassava farmers in Malawi
This paper evaluates the impact of an emergency research for development project implemented in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 2000 to 2009 by a various actors including the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in response to the outbreak of the Cassava Mosaic Disease that threa...
Rusike, J.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Lukombo, S.S.
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Kendenga, T.
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Bidiaka, S.M.
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Alene, A.
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Lema, A.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[The impact of the emergency response to the outbreak of the cassava mosaic disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo]
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The impact of the emergency response to the outbreak of the cassava mosaic disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo
It is widely recognized that increasing agricultural production to the levels needed to feed an expanding world population requires sharply increased public investment in research and development and widespread adoption of new technologies, but funding for national and international agricultural ...
Alene, A.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Rusike, J.
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Labarta, R.
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Creamer, Bernardo
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Rio, M. del
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Ceballos, H.
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Becerra, L.A.
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[Identifying crop research priorities based on potential economic and poverty reduction impacts: the case of cassava in Africa, Asia, and Latin America]
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Identifying crop research priorities based on potential economic and poverty reduction impacts: the case of cassava in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
Rusike, J.
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Sakan, N.
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[Sustainable intensification of cereal-livestock based farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa: Research framework overview]
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Sustainable intensification of cereal-livestock based farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa: Research framework overview
Rusike, J.
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Donovan, C.
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Orr, A.
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Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
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Mutabazi, K.
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Lyimo, S.
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Kabambe, V.
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Kanenga, K.
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[Value chain analysis of grain legumes in East and Southern Africa]
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Value chain analysis of grain legumes in East and Southern Africa
Rusike, J.
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Boahen, S.
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Dashiell, Kenton E.
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Kantengwa, S.
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Ongoma, J.
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Mongane, D.M.
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Kasongo, G.
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[Supply and demand drivers of the sustainable intensification of farming systems through grain legumes in Central, Eastern an Southern Africa]
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Supply and demand drivers of the sustainable intensification of farming systems through grain legumes in Central, Eastern an Southern Africa
This paper evaluates the impact of a cassava research-for-development program on farm level outcomes.The program was implemented in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 2001 to 2009. We apply pro-pensity score matching, Rosenbaum bounds on treatment effects, Altonji et al. method of selection on...
Rusike, J.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Lukombo, S.
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Kendenga, T.
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Bidiaka, S.
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Alene, A.
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Lema, A.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Does a cassava researchfordevelopment program have impact at the farm level? Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo]
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Does a cassava researchfordevelopment program have impact at the farm level? Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo
Like all public organizations concerned with research for development, IITA aims to contribute to poverty reduction goals in the developing world through improved agricultural technologies. IITA’s refreshed strategy articulates a major target of lifting 11 million people out of poverty by 2020. T...
Rusike, J.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Alene, A.
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Ainembabazi, John H.
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Dontsop Nguezet, Paul M.
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Coulibaly, O.
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Gockowski, J.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Towards a research agenda on tracking the contribution of agricultural research to poverty reduction in Africa: the case of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture]
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Towards a research agenda on tracking the contribution of agricultural research to poverty reduction in Africa: the case of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture