The Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa (YIIFSWA) project was initiated to assess and understand 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 phases...
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 Ghana]
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Characterization of yam-growing households in the project areas of Ghana
Des études antérieures ont prédis que le maïs deviendra une culture commerciale et assurera la sécurité alimentaire mieux que toute autre culture. Dans le Nord du Bénin par exemple, il vient en deuxième position après le coton en tant que culture de subsistance et de rente. Selon le Ministère de ...
Baco, M.N.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Sanogo, D.
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Langyintuo, A.
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[Caractérisation des ménages producteurs de maïs en zone de savane sèche au Bénin]
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Caractérisation des ménages producteurs de maïs en zone de savane sèche au Bénin
To address the problem of the continued deterioration of livelihood and food security in the sub Saharan Africa, the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) through the sub Saharan Africa Challenge Programme (SSA CP) is implementing the Integrated Agricultural Research for Development (I...
Olarinde, L.O.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Kamara, A.
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Binam, J.
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Adekunle, A.
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[Using a linear discriminant analysis approach of baseline conditions to develop household categories in the Sudan Savanna ( KKM PLS SSA CP ), Nigeria]
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Using a linear discriminant analysis approach of baseline conditions to develop household categories in the Sudan Savanna ( KKM PLS SSA CP ), Nigeria
With data collected from 750 farming households using survey questionnaire and 25 Focus
Group Discussions (FGD), this report documents farmers’ perception of climate change and
adaptation strategies in the Brong Ahafo and Upper West regions of Ghana. Results showed
that DTM varieties are a via...
Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Bamire, Simeon Adebayo
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Akinola, Adebayo A.
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Etwire, Prince M.
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[Smallholder farmers’ perceptions and strategies for adaptation to climate change in Brong Ahafo and Upper West Regions of Ghana]
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Smallholder farmers’ perceptions and strategies for adaptation to climate change in Brong Ahafo and Upper West Regions of Ghana
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
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
Analysis of market segments within a population remains critical to agricultural systems and policy processes for targeting new innovations. Patterns in attitudes and intentions toward cultivating Provitamin A GM cassava are examined through the use of a combination of behavioural theory and k-me...
Oparinde, A.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Mignouna, Djana B.
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Bamire, A.S.
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[Will farmers intend to cultivate Provitamin A genetically modified (GM) cassava in Nigeria? Evidence from a k-means segmentation analysis of beliefs and attitudes]
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Will farmers intend to cultivate Provitamin A genetically modified (GM) cassava in Nigeria? Evidence from a k-means segmentation analysis of beliefs and attitudes
Mignouna, Djana B.
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Akinola, Adebayo A.
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Suleman, I.
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Nweke, F.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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[Yam: a cash crop in West Africa]
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Yam: a cash crop in West Africa
Tarawali, G.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Ellis-Jones, J.
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Asumugha, G.N.
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Dixon, A.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Ezedinma, C.
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Sanni, L.O.
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Isife, B.
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Ogisi, D.
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Ekpere, J.
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[An impact assessment of the cassava enterprise development project]
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An impact assessment of the cassava enterprise development project
Like all public organizations concerned with research for development, IITA aims to contribute to poverty reduction goals in the developing world through improved agricultural technologies. IITA’s refreshed strategy articulates a major target of lifting 11 million people out of poverty by 2020. T...
Rusike, J.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Alene, A.
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Ainembabazi, John H.
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Dontsop Nguezet, Paul M.
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Coulibaly, O.
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Gockowski, J.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Towards a research agenda on tracking the contribution of agricultural research to poverty reduction in Africa: the case of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture]
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Towards a research agenda on tracking the contribution of agricultural research to poverty reduction in Africa: the case of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture