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
This study presents the results of a process of a participatory varietal selection of drought tolerate maize in districts of Kandi, Banikoara and Malanville. It was initiated to contribute to the debate on the adoption of innovations in relation to gender. The methodology used to collect and anal...
Baco, M.N.
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Affoukouk, T.
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Moumouni, I.
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Yallou, C.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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[Contribution des femmes a ladoption des varietes de mais tolerantes a la secheresse au Nord Benin]
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Contribution des femmes a ladoption des varietes de mais tolerantes a la secheresse au Nord Benin
Aflatoxin is a potent mycotoxin that can cause cancer and death and is associated with stunted growth. Prevalence of aflatoxin is widespread in Africa negatively impacting health and trade. Aflasafe is a biological control product that can be applied to maize or groundnut fields to reduce aflatox...
Investment in agricultural research and development is an important intervention for improving crop productivity and household welfare in most developing countries where agriculture is the main source of livelihoods. This paper uses nationally representative plot- and household-level data from th...
Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Assfaw Wossen, Tesfamicheal
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Awotide, B.
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[Impacts of improved maize varieties in Nigeria: ex-post assessment of productivity and welfare outcomes]
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Impacts of improved maize varieties in Nigeria: ex-post assessment of productivity and welfare outcomes
In Nigeria, Aflasafe is a registered biological product for reducing aflatoxin infestation of crops from the field to storage, making the crops safer for consumption. The important questions are whether farmers will purchase and apply this product to reduce aflatoxin contamination of crops, and i...
Ayedun, B.
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Okpachu, G.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Atehnkeng, J.
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Akinola, Adebayo A.
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Abu, G.A.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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[An assessment of willingness to pay by maize and groundnut farmers for aflatoxin biocontrol product in northern Nigeria]
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An assessment of willingness to pay by maize and groundnut farmers for aflatoxin biocontrol product in northern Nigeria
This study examined the adoption of Integrated Striga Management (ISMA) technologies among maize farmers in Bauchi and Kano states of northern Nigeria. It employs a double-hurdle approach to analyse the factors influencing adoption and intensity of ISMA technologies among households, using cross-...
Dietary aflatoxin exposure is a widespread problem in the developing world and causes severe negative health consequences to humans and livestock animals. A new biological control product, called Aflasafe, has been introduced in Nigeria to mitigate aflatoxin contamination of maize in the field an...
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, R.
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Manyong, V.
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[Willingness to pay of Nigerian poultry producers and feed millers for aflatoxin‐safe maize]
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Willingness to pay of Nigerian poultry producers and feed millers for aflatoxin‐safe maize
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 evaluates the potential impacts of investing in Drought Tolerant Maize (DTM) in 13 countries of East, South and West Africa. The analysis utilizes geo-referenced production data at the regional and household levels and employs a model that estimates both the conventional mean yield gai...
Kostandini, G.
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La Rovere, R.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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[Potential impacts of increasing average yields and reducing maize yield variability in Africa]
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Potential impacts of increasing average yields and reducing maize yield variability in Africa