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
South and Southeast Asia is the center of origin for many tropical fruit crops. This region is a prime habitat for in situ conservation of genetic diversity of long-lived, largely out-crossing wild/domesticated Tropical Fruit Tree (TFT) species. Wild TFT species in 36 project sites throughout Ind...
Sthapit, B.R.
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Vasudeva, R.
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Idris, S.
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Changtragoon, S.
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Roongrattanakul, P.
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Limpiyaprapant, S.
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Winarno, W.
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Ramanatha Rao, V.
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[Harnessing the diversity of wild relatives of tropical fruit tree species for sustainable livelihoods]
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Harnessing the diversity of wild relatives of tropical fruit tree species for sustainable livelihoods
Ajeigbe, Hakeem A.
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[Recommended seed processing and storage practices for legumes and cereals]
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Recommended seed processing and storage practices for legumes and cereals
O'Connor, C.B.
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Tessema, A.
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[The quality of butter and cheese sold in rural markets in Ethiopia]
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The quality of butter and cheese sold in rural markets in Ethiopia
This study developed and employed a socio-economic-ecological-modeling (SEEM) framework in its analyses. The SEEM is made up of four resource use domains of highlow population density and highlow access to market and two agro-ecologies in the savanna of Nigeria. Data used comprises a sample of 32...
Olayide, O.
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Alene, A.
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Ikpi, A.
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Nziguheba, Generose
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[Population density and distance to market does not influence the farmers use of organic manure.]
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Population density and distance to market does not influence the farmers use of organic manure.
A pesar de que cada vez se utilizan más los enfoques de sistemas de innovación y desarrollo de cadenas de valor para estimular el aumento de los ingresos rurales, la reducción de la pobreza y una mayor equidad de género, todavía son escasos los conocimientos sistemáticos sobre cómo poner en funci...
Devaux, A.
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Velasco, C.
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Ordinola, M.
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[Desde los Andes a Africa y Asia: Vinculando pequeños productores a cadenas de valor.]
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Desde los Andes a Africa y Asia: Vinculando pequeños productores a cadenas de valor.
La maca (Lepidium meyenii) es una raíz andina a la cual se le atribuyen propiedades energéticas y estimulantes. En los últimos años el interés de mercados asiáticos dio lugar al “boom de la maca”, incrementando los precios y provocando la rápida conversión de pastizales altoandinos en tierras de ...
Turin, C.
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Carbajal, M.
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Zorogastua, P.
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Chamorro, A.
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[El boom de la maca, transformando paisajes y sociedades rurales de la zona altoandina.]
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El boom de la maca, transformando paisajes y sociedades rurales de la zona altoandina.
Negassa, A.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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[Enhancing Ethiopia’s livestock producers’ access to live animals and meat export markets: a review of concepts and approaches of value chain analysis]
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Enhancing Ethiopia’s livestock producers’ access to live animals and meat export markets: a review of concepts and approaches of value chain analysis