This paper evaluates the impact of the intervention of Promoting Sustainable Agriculture in Borno (PROSAB) project on the livelihoods of farminghouseholds in Borno State, Nigeria. Specifically, the paper identifies and provides information on farmers’ adoption of improved crop varietiesintroduced...
Bamire, S.A.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Amaza, P.
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Tegbaru, A.
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Alene, Arega D.
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Kamara, A.Y.
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[Impact of promoting sustainable agriculture in Borno (PROSAB) program on adoption of improved crop varieties in Borno State of Nigeria]
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Impact of promoting sustainable agriculture in Borno (PROSAB) program on adoption of improved crop varieties in Borno State of Nigeria
This article estimates how storage losses from mold, insects, and other pests, combined with liquidity constraints, influence a smallholder farm household's decision to store maize on farm after harvest. We analyze panel data from 309 smallholders in Benin covering the 2011 and 2013 harvest seaso...
Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Amaza, P.
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[Economics of seed production and the seed industry: case studies from Niger Republic and Borno State, Nigeria]
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Economics of seed production and the seed industry: case studies from Niger Republic and Borno State, Nigeria
Field studies were conducted in northeast Nigeria to evaluate the response ofearly and late-maturing maize varieties infested with natural populations ofStrigato different rates of nitrogen (N) fertilizer. There were significant reductions in thenumber of emergedStrigaat 120 kg N ha71for the earl...
Kamara, A.Y.
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Ekeleme, F.
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Omoigui, L.O.
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Menkir, A.
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Chikoye, D.
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Dugje, I.Y.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Amaza, P.
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[Influence of nitrogen fertilization on the performance of early and late maturing maize varieties under natural infestation with Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth]
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Influence of nitrogen fertilization on the performance of early and late maturing maize varieties under natural infestation with Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth
Adoption of improved agricultural technologies has long been recognized as critical for reducing poverty through increased productivity, incomes, and asset accumulation. Using a nationally representative survey data from a sample of over 1500 households in Nigeria, this paper evaluates the impact...
Manda, J.
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Alene, A.D.
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Tufa, A.H.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Wossen, T.
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Chikoye, D.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[The poverty impacts of improved cowpea varieties in Nigeria: a counterfactual analysis]
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The poverty impacts of improved cowpea varieties in Nigeria: a counterfactual analysis
In this paper, we describe how both the existing degree of price correspondence and tradability are important factors explaining why and the extent to which grain price relationships adjust due to growing condition variations. For a set of maize and millet markets in Niger and Nigeria with differ...
Hatzenbuehler, P.L.
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Abbott, P.C.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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[Growing condition variations and grain prices in Niger and Nigeria]
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Growing condition variations and grain prices in Niger and Nigeria