In an attempt to go beyond the so called “smart” subsidies, Nigeria has embarked on a potentially innovative mobile phone-based input subsidy program that provides fertilizer and improved seed subsidies through electronic vouchers. In this article, we examined the productivity and welfare effects...
Wossen, T.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Alene, A.
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Feleke, S.
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Ricker-Gilbert, J.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Awotide, B.A.
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[Productivity and welfare effects of Nigeria's e-voucher-based input subsidy program]
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Productivity and welfare effects of Nigeria's e-voucher-based input subsidy program
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Facteurs socio-économiques et accès au crédit des petits producteurs de manioc dans le sud-ouest du Nigeria
L'accès au crédit est un facteur important pour l'augmentation de la productivité agricole. Le modèle " Tobit" a été utilisé pour évaluer les facteurs qui influencent l'intensité de...
Awotide, B.A.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Alene, A.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Socio-economic factors and smallholder cassava farmers' access to credit in south-western Nigeria]
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Socio-economic factors and smallholder cassava farmers' access to credit in south-western Nigeria
Ajeigbe, Hakeem A.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Chikoye, D.
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[Legume and cereal seed production for improved crop yields in Nigeria: proceedings of the training workshop on production of legume and cereal seeds held on 24 January10 February, 2008 at IITAKano Station, Kano, Nigeria]
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Legume and cereal seed production for improved crop yields in Nigeria: proceedings of the training workshop on production of legume and cereal seeds held on 24 January10 February, 2008 at IITAKano Station, Kano, Nigeria
Maize is becoming increasingly important as a food security crop in West Africa. However, recurring droughts constitute a continuous challenge to its production. Attempts at addressing the drought problem resulted in the conduct of a participatory community survey of maize production systems with...
Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Bamire, A.S.
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Wiredu, A.N.
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Baco, M.N.
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Fofana, M.
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[Characterization of maize producing communities in Benin, Ghana, Mali, and Nigeria: West Africa Regional Synthesis Report]
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Characterization of maize producing communities in Benin, Ghana, Mali, and Nigeria: West Africa Regional Synthesis Report
Akinola, Adebayo A.
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Ayedun, B.
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Abubakar, M.
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Sheu, M.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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[Crop residue usage and its determinants in Kano State, Nigeria]
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Crop residue usage and its determinants in Kano State, Nigeria
In 2010, a survey was carried out in Jigawa, Kano and Katsina States to ascertain the level of reuse of the Purdue Improved Cowpea Storage (PICS) bags (technique for cowpea storage) among 2008 users. The PICS project has ecommended to farmers to reuse their PICS bags as long as they are not punct...
Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Ayedun, B.
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Musa, S.A.
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Lowenberg-Deboer, J.
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Baributsa, D.
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[Assessing the reuse of PICS bags in Jigawa, Kano, and Katsina States of northern Nigeria]
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Assessing the reuse of PICS bags in Jigawa, Kano, and Katsina States of northern Nigeria
Maize is one of the most important food crops in Ghana even though its production has not reached self sufficiency levels. Drought and striga infestation are among the most important production constraints of maize in Ghana. Promising high yielding, drought and striga tolerant maize varieties are...
Etwire, M.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Obeng-Antwi, K.
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Bua, A.
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Kanton, R.
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Asumadu, H.
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Abdulai, M.S.
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Haruna, A.
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Etwire, J.
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[Onfarm evaluation of maize varieties in the transitional and savannah zones of Ghana: determinants of farmer preferences]
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Onfarm evaluation of maize varieties in the transitional and savannah zones of Ghana: determinants of farmer preferences
The study reveals the stakes of the triple baggingmethod, assesses farmer perception about thistechnology and identifies the factors determiningtheir perception. One of the most limiting factors ofcowpea production is the storage. To solve thisproblem, Purdue University Improved CowpeaStorage Pro...
Folefack, D.
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Sobda, A.
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Tengomo, S.
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Boukar, O.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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[Vulgarisation de la methode du triple ensachage pour le stockage ameliore du niebe en zone sahelienne du Nord Cameroun: enjeux et perceptions paysannes]
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Vulgarisation de la methode du triple ensachage pour le stockage ameliore du niebe en zone sahelienne du Nord Cameroun: enjeux et perceptions paysannes
Maize is one of the worlds’ three primary cereal crops, sustainable increasing production of this crop is important to farmers to be able to meet the ever increasing consumption of maize which is one of the major reasons for the development of Drought tolerant maize variety (DTMA). The study anal...
Ayinde, O.E.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Olaoye, G.
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Akangbe, J.
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[Gender and innovation in agriculture: a case study of farmers varietal preference of drought tolerant maize in southern Guinea Savannah region of Nigeria]
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Gender and innovation in agriculture: a case study of farmers varietal preference of drought tolerant maize in southern Guinea Savannah region of Nigeria