Yam is an important food crop, especially in the ‘yam zone' of West Africa. Total world production is about 20-25 million ton per annum, some 70 per cent of it grown in Nigeria. Although regarded mainly as a source of carbohydrate, some species are nearly as rich in protein as rice or maize.
Hahn, S.K.
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Osiru, D.
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Otoo, J.
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Akoroda, M.O.
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[Production of yams: present role and future prospect]
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Production of yams: present role and future prospect
The comsumption of garri- a dry granule processed from cassava roots in Nigeria is now a nation-wide habit and practice. Its price fluctuates so much that the question is now being asked as to whom should the commodity be target to? The poor or the rich? This paper reports a study of the faqctors...
Meludu, N.
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Ajani, O.
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Akoroda, M.O.
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[Gari: food for the rich or the poor consumers in Nigeria]
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Gari: food for the rich or the poor consumers in Nigeria
Subsistence agriculture is probably the least understood and the most neglected type of agriculture. In a globalised, market-driven world, it remains at the same time a myth and a marginal phenomenon. CONTENTS: Subsistence Agriculture in Development: Its Role in Processes of Structural Change; Fr...
Abele, S.
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Frohberg, K.
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[Subsistence agriculture in Central and Eastern Europe; how to break the vicious circle?: studies on the agricultural and food sector in Central and Eastern Europe]
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Subsistence agriculture in Central and Eastern Europe; how to break the vicious circle?: studies on the agricultural and food sector in Central and Eastern Europe
Mtimet, Nadhem
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Mugunieri, Lawrence Godiah
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Wanyoike, Francis N.
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Kiptoo, Enock
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Gulaid, Ibrahim
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[An assessment of the livestock by-products value chains in Somaliland: The case of bones and tallow]
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An assessment of the livestock by-products value chains in Somaliland: The case of bones and tallow
Feed shortage in urban and peri-urban areas has triggered the emergence of feed markets in Northern Ghana. These markets were surveyed at three locations (Tamale, Bolgatanga, and Wa markets) to determine types and prices of feedstuffs sold across seasons; early dry (November–January), late dry (F...
Konlan, S.P.
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Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Addah, W.
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Dei, H.K.
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Karbo, N.
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[Emerging feed markets for ruminant production in urban and peri-urban areas of Northern Ghana]
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Emerging feed markets for ruminant production in urban and peri-urban areas of Northern Ghana
Lescuyer, G.
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Atyi, R.E.
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Cerutti, P.O.
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Nasi, Robert
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Tshimpanga, P.
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[Le secteur informel du sciage artisanal en RD Congo: L'enjeu d'une analyse nationale]
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Le secteur informel du sciage artisanal en RD Congo: L'enjeu d'une analyse nationale
Duchelle, Amy E.
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Kainer, K.A
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Wadt, L.H.O.
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[Is certification associated with better forest management and socioeconomic benefits?: a comparative analysis of three certification schemes applied to Brazil nuts in Western Amazonia]
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Is certification associated with better forest management and socioeconomic benefits?: a comparative analysis of three certification schemes applied to Brazil nuts in Western Amazonia
Pacheco, P.
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Poccard-Chapuis, R.
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[The complex evolution of cattle ranching development amid market integration and policy shifts in the Brazilian Amazon]
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The complex evolution of cattle ranching development amid market integration and policy shifts in the Brazilian Amazon