The study evaluates the potential impacts of the Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa (DTMA) project run by CIMMYT and the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in 13 countries of eastern, southern and West Africa: Angola, Benin, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, ...
La Rovere, R.
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Kostandini, G.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Dixon, J.
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Mwangi, W.
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Guo, Z.
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Bänziger, Marianne
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[Potential impact of investments in drought tolerant maize in Africa]
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Potential impact of investments in drought tolerant maize in Africa
Maize is one of the three most important staple foods in Mali. Zones in the country with high potential for producing maize are limited to areas where the probability of drought risk is between 20 and 40%, meaning that recurring droughts have long handicapped maize production. In an attempt to al...
Fofana, M.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Coulibaly, N.
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Sanogo, D.
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Langyintuo, A.
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[Characterization of maize producing households in the dry savanna of Mali]
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Characterization of maize producing households in the dry savanna of Mali
La Rovere, R.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Kostandini, G.
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Guo, Z.
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Mwangi, W.
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MacRobert, J.
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Dixon, John A.
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[Economic, production, and poverty impacts of investing in maize tolerant to drought in Africa: an exante assessment]
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Economic, production, and poverty impacts of investing in maize tolerant to drought in Africa: an exante assessment
This study measured the impacts of drought tolerant maize varieties (DTMVs) on productivity, welfare, and risk exposure using household and plot-level data from rural Nigeria. The study employed an endogenous switching regression approach to control for both observed and unobserved sources of het...
Assfaw Wossen, Tesfamicheal
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Alene, A.
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Feleke, S.
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Menkir, A.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Measuring the impacts of adaptation strategies to drought stress: the case of drought tolerant maize varieties]
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Measuring the impacts of adaptation strategies to drought stress: the case of drought tolerant maize varieties
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
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
Maize is a major staple food crop in southern Africa and stress tolerant improved varieties have the potential to increase productivity, enhance livelihoods and reduce food insecurity. This study uses big data in refining the geospatial targeting of new drought-tolerant (DT) maize varieties in Ma...
Tesfaye, K.
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Sonder, Kai
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Caims, J.
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Magorokosho, C.
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Tarekegn, A.
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Kassie, Girma T.
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Getaneh, F.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Abate, T.
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Erenstein, Olaf
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[Targeting drought-tolerant maize varieties in southern Africa: a geospatial crop modeling approach using big data]
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Targeting drought-tolerant maize varieties in southern Africa: a geospatial crop modeling approach using big data
This article examined the factors influencing the adoption of the drought-tolerant Maize(DT) varieties and their effect on food security among farmers in the Sudan Savannaagro-ecological zone of northeastern Nigeria. Data for the study were collected from 200farmers who were selected through a mu...
Idrisa, Y.L.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Mohammed, S.T.
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Ibrahim, A.A.
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[Analysis of droughttolerant maize adoption and its effect on food security among farmers in the Sudan Savanna of Northeastern Nigeria]
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Analysis of droughttolerant maize adoption and its effect on food security among farmers in the Sudan Savanna of Northeastern Nigeria
Climate change is a major problem undermining agricultural production in Africa. Consequently, efforts are being made to provide farmers with adaptation technologies, but little empirical research exists on the determinants of adopting such technologies. This article addresses this research gap, ...
Tambo JA
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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[Climate change and agricultural technology adoption: the case of drought tolerant maize in rural Nigeria]
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Climate change and agricultural technology adoption: the case of drought tolerant maize in rural Nigeria