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
Striga hermonthica (del) Benth is threatening rural livelihoods in western Kenya where maize is the major food and cash crop. Vulnerability analysis was conducted on a sample of 802 households in eight districts of Nyanza and Western provinces. Farmers perceived Striga as the major cause of pover...
Manyong, Victor M.
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Alene, A.
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Odhiambo, G.D.
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Mignouna, H.D.
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Bokanga, M.
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Omanya, G.
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Nindi, S.J.
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[Livelihood strategies of resource poor farmers in strigainfested areas of western Kenya]
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Livelihood strategies of resource poor farmers in strigainfested areas of western Kenya
Alene, A.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Abele, S.
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Sanogo, D.
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[Assessing the impact of agricultural research on rural livelihoods: achievements, gaps, and options]
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Assessing the impact of agricultural research on rural livelihoods: achievements, gaps, and options
Impact studies assuming exogenous technology adoption are bound to overstate or understate the true impact of improved agricultural technologies, especially in situations where agricultural technologies are targeted to, or adopted by, a certain group of farmers. This paper examined the impact of ...
Alene, A.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Endogenous technology adoption and household food security: the case of improved cowpea varieties in northern Nigeria]
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Endogenous technology adoption and household food security: the case of improved cowpea varieties in northern Nigeria
This paper estimates the economic impacts of cassava research and extension in Malawi and Zambia over the period 1990-2008. The data come from sample household surveys, planting material production records, and a series of cassava improvement experiments conducted in the two countries. Past inves...
Alene, A.
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Khataza, R.
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Chibwana, C.
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Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas
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Moyo, C.
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[Economic impacts of cassava research and extension in Malawi and Zambia]
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Economic impacts of cassava research and extension in Malawi and Zambia
In Africa, there have been successes in cassava research in terms of the development of production technologies, particularly
improved varieties with high yield potential. The study addresses the question of whether and to what extent adoption of
improved cassava varieties has led to rural povert...
Feleke, S.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Alene, A.
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[Assessing the impacts of cassava technology on poverty reduction in Africa]
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Assessing the impacts of cassava technology on poverty reduction in Africa
Alene, A.
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Neuenschwander, P.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Coulibaly O.
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Hanna, R.
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[The impact of IITA led biological control of major pests in sub-Saharan African agriculture: a synthesis of milestones and empirical results]
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The impact of IITA led biological control of major pests in sub-Saharan African agriculture: a synthesis of milestones and empirical results
Non-farm activities have been generally considered as important strategy for overcoming credit constraints faced by rural households as well as for reducing poverty through income effect. This paper employs binary probit and average treatment effect to estimate the impact of participation in non-...
Dontsop Nguezet, Paul M.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Alene, A.
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Amato, M.S.
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Ainembabazi, John H.
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Mignouna, Djana B.
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Okafor, C.
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[Non-farm activities and adoption of improved cassava and beans varieties in South-Kivu, DR Congo]
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Non-farm activities and adoption of improved cassava and beans varieties in South-Kivu, DR Congo
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) cofunded the Cassava Monitoring Survey (CMS) project with the objective of documenting the extent of adoption of improved cassava varieties with a rigorous sampling and DNA based identific...
Assfaw Wossen, Tesfamicheal
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Girma Tessema, G.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Rabbi, Ismail Y.
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Olanrewaju, A.S.
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Bentley, J.
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Alene, A.
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Feleke, S.
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Kulakow, P.A.
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Asumugha, G.N.
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Adebayo, M.A.
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Tokula, M.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[The cassava monitoring survey in Nigeria: final report]
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The cassava monitoring survey in Nigeria: final report