An on-farm participatory varietal selection (PVS) of stress-tolerant varieties (both
submergence and salinity) was held in Bac Lieu Province, South Vietnam to test
adaptability in the locality and acceptability by the farmers. An approach used to
evaluate was preference analysis, where farmers...
A participatory rural appraisal tool to help people visualize and analyze the way in which an innovation is spread over time between community members. It distinguishes innovators, and early and late adopters. It is also a way of helping both outsiders and the community to understand some of the ...
Ex-combatant women were organized into groups and each group is provided land to grow rice on. The project supplied the necessary start-up finance for renting land, seed, and fertilizer while the women provided the labor. Using the farmer field school (FFS) approach, the women groups were provide...
Gonsalves, Julian
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[Farmer field school (FFS) approach to introduce rice farming and new rice production technologies to ex-combatant women in the Republic of Burundi]
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Farmer field school (FFS) approach to introduce rice farming and new rice production technologies to ex-combatant women in the Republic of Burundi
The project engages farm families in participatory varietal selection (PVS) strategy to accelerate NERICA dissemination. The objective of the project is to help small-scale producers in the seven pilot countries to improve rice production and incomes through the dissemination of NERICA and other ...
WARDA’s rice videos are available in more than 20 African languages, and are seen on national television in Gambia, Guinea, Nigeria and Uganda. The videos explain the 'how to’s' and the 'why’s' behind the technologies and processes. They were based on adult-learning principles, fully valorizing ...
Gonsalves, Julian
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[Rice videos, with a similar initiative: IITA video viewing club]
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Rice videos, with a similar initiative: IITA video viewing club
An approach to guide especially international research and development organizations to create regionally relevant learning materials that are locally appropriate. This can be applied to any media form.
Nwilene, F.E.
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Nacro, S.
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Tamo, M.
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Menozzi, P.
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Heinrichs, E.A.
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Hamadoun, A.
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Dakouo, D.
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Adda, C.
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Togola, A.
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[Managing insect pests of rice in Africa]
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Managing insect pests of rice in Africa
Striga is a major constraint to crop productivity in the savanna zones of northeast Nigeria. In a community livelihood survey, farmers in the region ranked Striga infestation as the topmost priority constraint. A field survey was, therefore, conducted to assess the level of field infestation by S...
Dugje, I.Y.
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Kamara, A.Y.
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Omoigui, L.O.
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[Assessment of striga infestation in crop fields in the savanna zones of northeast Nigeria]
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Assessment of striga infestation in crop fields in the savanna zones of northeast Nigeria
The potential to increase agricultural production in inland valleys in West Africa has received a good degree of attention in both national development strategies and academic literature, and improving agriculture productivity in inland valleys has been an active area of donor engagement. Despite...
Katic, Pamela G.
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Lautze, Jonathan
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Namara, Regassa E.
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[Impacts of small built infrastructure in inland valleys in Burkina Faso and Mali: rationale for a systems approach that thinks beyond rice?]
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Impacts of small built infrastructure in inland valleys in Burkina Faso and Mali: rationale for a systems approach that thinks beyond rice?