Numerous innovation platforms have been implemented to encourage the adoption of agricultural innovations and stakeholder interactions within a value chain. Yet little research has been undertaken on the design and implementation of innovation platforms focussing on issues other than market acces...
Dabiré, Der
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Andrieu, Nadine
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Djamen, Patrice
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Coulibaly, Kalifa
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Posthumus, Helena
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Diallo, Amadou Mohamadoun
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Medina, Karambiri
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Douzet, Jean-Marie
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Triomphe, Bernard
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[Operationalizing an innovation platform approach for community-based participatory research on conservation agriculture in Burkina Faso]
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Operationalizing an innovation platform approach for community-based participatory research on conservation agriculture in Burkina Faso
Cowpea Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. is an important component in mixed cropping systems that are appropriate to the agro-ecological characteristics of the West African savannah. However, the contribution of cowpea to overall productivity of the systems is reduced by a number of insect pest specie...
Adati, T.
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Tamò, M.
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Yusuf, S.R.
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Downham, M.C.A.
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Singh, B.B.
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Hammond, W.
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[Integrated pest management for cowpea cereal cropping systems in the West African savannah]
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Integrated pest management for cowpea cereal cropping systems in the West African savannah
Research to identify appropriate means of sustaining tropical soil productivity has intensified during the last 2 decades and promising technologies such as minimum tillage, herbaceous and tree based systems, and improved fallows have been identified. This paper discusses the contribution of soil...
Sanginga, N.
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Mulongoy, K.
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Swift, M.
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[Contribution of soil organisms to the sustainability and productivity cropping systems in the tropics]
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Contribution of soil organisms to the sustainability and productivity cropping systems in the tropics
Most upland soils in humid and sub-humid tropical Africa are characterized by low inherent fertility and are also susceptible to soil erosion and compaction with cultivation. Based on simulation model, this study uses a capital budgeting approach to determine the profitability of alternative land...
Ehui, Simeon K.
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Kang, B.
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Spencer, D.
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[Economic analysis of soil erosion effects in alley cropping, notill and bush fallow systems in southwestern Nigeria]
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Economic analysis of soil erosion effects in alley cropping, notill and bush fallow systems in southwestern Nigeria
Competition for nitrogen (N) and phosphorous (P) under potato-based intercropping systems decreases the level of nutrients available for potato and subsequently influences nitrogen and phosphorous use efficiency. A field trial was conducted for four consecutive seasons between 2014 short rains an...
Gitari, H.I.
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Karanja, N.
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Gachene, C.K.K.
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Kamau, S.
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Sharma, K.
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Schulte-Geldermann, Elmar
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[Nitrogen and phosphorous uptake by potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) and their use efficiency under potato-legume intercropping systems]
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Nitrogen and phosphorous uptake by potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) and their use efficiency under potato-legume intercropping systems
Ortiz, R.
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Austin, P.D.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[IITA High Rainfall Station: twenty years of research for sustainable agriculture in the West African humid forest]
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IITA High Rainfall Station: twenty years of research for sustainable agriculture in the West African humid forest
Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is a tuber crop grown for food security, income generation, and traditional medicine. This crop has a high cultural value for some of the groups growing it. Most of the production comes from West Africa where the increased demand has been covered by enlarging cultivated surfa...
Frossard, Emmanuel
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Aighewi, B.A.
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Aké, S.
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Barjolle, D.
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Baumann, P.
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Bernet, T.
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Daouda, D.
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Diby, L.
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Floquet, A.
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Hgaza, V.K.
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Ilboudo, L.J.
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Kiba, Delwendé I.
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Mongbo, R.L.
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Nacro, H.B.
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Nicolay, G.L.
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Oka, E.
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Ouattara, F.Y.
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Pouya, N.
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Six, Johan
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Traoré, I.O.
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[The challenge of improving soil fertility in yam cropping systems of West Africa]
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The challenge of improving soil fertility in yam cropping systems of West Africa
Muoni, Tarirai
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Koomson, Eric
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Öborn, Ingrid
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Marohn, Carsten
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Watson, Christine A.
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Bergkvist, Goran
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Barnes, Andrew
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Cadisch, Georg
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Duncan, Alan J.
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[Reducing soil erosion in smallholder farming systems in east Africa through the introduction of different crop types]
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Reducing soil erosion in smallholder farming systems in east Africa through the introduction of different crop types
In recent years, increasing water and labor scarcity & production cost, decreasing farm profitability and climatechange-
induced variability are major challenges faced by the farmers of Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) in South Asia.
Conservation agriculture (CA) based best-bet crop management practice...
Parihar, Muli D
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Parihar, Chiter M
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Nanwal, Rajendra K
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Singh, Aditya K
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Jat, Shankar L.
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Nayak, Harisankar S
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Ghasal, Prakash C
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Jewlia, Hem R
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Choudhary, Mukesh
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Jat, Mangi Lal
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[Effect of different tillage and residue management practices on crop and water productivity and economics in maize (Zea mays) based rotations]
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Effect of different tillage and residue management practices on crop and water productivity and economics in maize (Zea mays) based rotations