A 2-year field study was conducted to assess the effect of weed competition on the performance ofupland rice cultivars in the savannas of Nigeria. A split-plot design was used with three weeding levels asthe main plot treatments and the rice cultivars CG 14, ITA 150, WAB 56-104, NERICA1, NERICA2,...
Ekeleme, F.
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Kamara, A.Y.
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Oikeh, S.O.
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Omoigui, L.O.
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Amaza, P.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Chikoye, D.
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[Response of upland rice cultivars to weed competition in the savannas of West Africa]
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Response of upland rice cultivars to weed competition in the savannas of West Africa
Micro-dosing technology has been developed by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and its partners to help subsistence farmers in the Sahel improve inorganic fertilizer application. However, the ICRISAT's recommendations regarding fertilizer application ...
Hayashi, K.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Gerard, Bruno G.
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Bationo, B. André
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[Evaluation of application timing in fertilizer microdosing technology on millet producing in Niger, West Africa]
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Evaluation of application timing in fertilizer microdosing technology on millet producing in Niger, West Africa
Without enforced standards or reliable third‐party verification, food safety threats such as pesticide residues and aflatoxin contamination are generally unobservable or only partially observable to both buyers and sellers, especially of staple foods in rural maize markets in sub‐Saharan Africa. ...
Kadjo, D.
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Ricker-Gilbert, J.
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Shively, G.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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[Food safety and adverse selection in rural maize markets]
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Food safety and adverse selection in rural maize markets
Varietal adoption based on household surveys has mostly relied on farmers’ response to
varietal identification. This method can give biased estimates if farmers are unable to identify
improved varieties as a group or by name, or give names that do not match with the released
variety list. To tack...
Maredia, Mywish K.
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Reyes, B.A.
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Manu-Aduening, J.A.
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Dankyi, Ansong A.
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Hamazakaza, P.
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Muimui, Kennedy K.
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Rabbi, Ismail Y.
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Kulakow, P.A.
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Parkes, E.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Katungi, E.
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Raatz, Bodo
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[Testing alternative methods of varietal identification using DNA fingerprinting: results of pilot studies in Ghana and Zambia]
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Testing alternative methods of varietal identification using DNA fingerprinting: results of pilot studies in Ghana and Zambia
Aflatoxin is a potent mycotoxin that can cause cancer, stunted growth, and (in extreme instances) rapid death. Aflatoxin can contaminate many staple crops, including maize and groundnuts. As many as 4.5 billion people in the developing world may be chronically exposed. Scientists at the United St...
Johnson, A.M.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Ayedun, B.
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Fulton, J.R.
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Widmar, N.J.O.
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Akande, A.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[A survey of aflatoxin and aflasafe awareness and management among Nigerian poultry producers and feed millers]
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A survey of aflatoxin and aflasafe awareness and management among Nigerian poultry producers and feed millers
This paper documents the procedure and findings of an ex-ante assessment of key yam research options. Following the general methodology agreed for the RTB priority assessment, the economic surplus model was used to estimate benefits for the different scenarios. In the end, five research options w...
Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Alene, Arega D.
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Rusike, Joseph
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Akinola, Adebayo A.
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[Strategic assessment of yam research priorities.]
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Strategic assessment of yam research priorities.
Participatory research and development approaches involving all stakeholders along the value chain have recently been hypothesized to produce quicker outcomes than the linear technology transfer model. This paper analyzed the crop yield obtained by farmers and their uptake of improved technologie...
Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Amaza, P.S.
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Olanrewaju, A.S.
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Ellis-Jones, J.
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[Promoting the adoption of innovations through participatory approaches: example from northern Nigeria]
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Promoting the adoption of innovations through participatory approaches: example from northern Nigeria
Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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[Balancing Livestock Needs and Soil Conservation: Assessment of Opportunities in Intensifying Cereal-Legume-Livestock Systems in West Africa]
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Balancing Livestock Needs and Soil Conservation: Assessment of Opportunities in Intensifying Cereal-Legume-Livestock Systems in West Africa
The Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa (YIIFSWA) project was initiated to assess and understand the yam-based systems in order to identify the opportunities of interventions that could potentially help to increase productivity in the region. The project consists of two ph...
Mignouna, Djana B.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Alene, A.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Characterization of yam-growing households in the project areas of Nigeria]
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Characterization of yam-growing households in the project areas of Nigeria
Micro-dosing technology has been developed by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and its partners to help subsistence farmers in the Sahel improve inorganic fertilizer application. However, the ICRISAT's recommendations regarding fertilizer application ...
Hayashi, K
,
Abdoulaye, Tahirou
,
Gerard, Bruno G.
,
Bationo, B. André
,
[Evaluation of application timing in fertilizer micro-dosing technology on millet production in Niger, West Africa]
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Evaluation of application timing in fertilizer micro-dosing technology on millet production in Niger, West Africa