This study modeled the introduction of new early cultivars of millet and cowpea, higher cowpea densities, and various fertilization strategies. Model results were then compared with farmer behaviour before and after the availability of these new technologies. The model correctly identified the tw...
Shapiro, Barry I.
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Sanders, J.H.
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Reddy, K.C.
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Baker, T.G.
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[Evaluating and adapting new technologies in a high-risk agricultural system - Niger]
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Evaluating and adapting new technologies in a high-risk agricultural system - Niger
The most important aspects of snap bean consumption, marketing, processing, and production are emphasized; topics for future research and development are highlighted. The role of snap beans in comparison with other vegetables is discussed. Vegetable demand grows as a consequence of the urbanizing...
Se enfocan los aspectos mas importantes del consumo, mercadeo, procesamiento y produccion de habichuela y se destacan temas para investigacion y desarrollo futuros. Se discute el papel de la habichuela en comparacion con las hortalizas. La demanda de hortalizas crece como consecuencia del proceso...
Janssen, W.
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[Produccion y demanda de habichuela en los paises en desarrollo: Dtos preliminares]
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Produccion y demanda de habichuela en los paises en desarrollo: Dtos preliminares
A detailed socio-economic description is given of this rustic farm community on the Atlantic Coast of Colombia. Where cassava is the main source of income. Av temp is 28 degrees Celsius, annual rainfall 1556 mm; the sandy soils (pH 5.5-6) have less than 1 percent OM, less than 15 ppm P and less t...
L’agriculture dans la région des Grands Lacs a longtemps pâti de l’insécurité, de la dégradation de l’environnement et du manque d’investissement. La plupart des Congolais, Burundais et Rwandais sont démunis de tout et l’insécurité alimentaire y règne en maitre. Il était primordial de mettre en p...
Mateo-Sagasta, Javier
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Turral, H.
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Burke, J.
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[Global drivers of water pollution from agriculture]
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Global drivers of water pollution from agriculture
Kuppannan, Palanisami
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Kakumanu, Krishna Reddy
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Ranganathan, C.R.
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Haileslassie, Amare
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Wani, S.P.
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[Mapping of household vulnerability and identification of adaptation strategies in dryland systems of South Asia]
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Mapping of household vulnerability and identification of adaptation strategies in dryland systems of South Asia
Women play an increasingly greater role in agriculture. Ensuring that they have opportunities—equal to those of men—to participate in transforming agriculture is a prerequisite for sustainable intensification. Increased gender equity in agriculture is both a practical and a social justice issue: ...
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems
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[Gender-equitable pathways to achieving sustainable agricultural intensification]
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Gender-equitable pathways to achieving sustainable agricultural intensification
Holmann, Federico J.
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Argel M., Pedro J.
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Pérez, E.
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[Impact from the Adoption of improved Forages in smallholder farms in Central America]
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Impact from the Adoption of improved Forages in smallholder farms in Central America
Henry, Guy
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Howeler, Reinhardt H.
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[Cassava in China in an era of change: a CBN case study with farmers and processors]
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Cassava in China in an era of change: a CBN case study with farmers and processors