With its abundance of natural resources, Africa appears to be predestined for a typeof economy that centres on the use of bio-based resources. However, before acomprehensive approach can be applied, a large number of framework conditionsand policies will have to change, Adebayo Abass maintains.
An assessment of post-harvest handling practices and food losses in a maize-based farming system in semi-arid areas of Central and Northern Tanzania was carried out in 2012. Seventeen crops were mostly cultivated by the farmers in the surveyed areas; maize (32%), sunflower (16%) and pigeon peas (...
Abass, A.
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Ndunguru, G.
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Mamiro, P.
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Alenkhe, B.
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Mlingi, N.
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Bekunda, Mateete A.
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[Postharvest food losses in a maizebased farming system of semiarid savannah area of Tanzania]
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Postharvest food losses in a maizebased farming system of semiarid savannah area of Tanzania
Labour productivity affects food security, but quantifying this relationship has been scarce with respect to empirical literature. The Central Madagascar dataset explores the influence of labour productivity and related variables on the food security status of cassava farmers. Drawing on both the...
Okoye, B.C.
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Abass, A.
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Bachwenkizi, B.
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Asumugha, G.N.
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Alenkhe, B.
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Ranaivoson, R.
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Randrianarivelo, R.
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Rabemanantsoa, N.
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Ralimanana, I.
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[Analyses of labour productivity among small-holder cassava farmers for food security and empowerment in central Madagascar]
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Analyses of labour productivity among small-holder cassava farmers for food security and empowerment in central Madagascar
This study employed the Cobb–Douglas stochastic frontier production function to measure the level of technical efficiency among smallholder cassava farmers in Central Madagascar. A multi-stage random sampling technique was used to select 180 cassava farmers in the region and from this sample, inp...
Okoye, B.C.
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Abass, A.
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Bachwenkizi, B.
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Asumugha, G.N.
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Alenkhe, B.
,
Ranaivoson, R.
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Randrianarivelo, R.
,
Rabemanantso, N.
,
Ralimanana, I.
,
[Differentials in technical efficiency among smallholder cassava farmers in Central Madagascar: a Cobb Douglas stochastic frontier production approach]
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Differentials in technical efficiency among smallholder cassava farmers in Central Madagascar: a Cobb Douglas stochastic frontier production approach