Several alternative options have been used for varietal identification. However most of the traditional methods have inherent uncertainty levels and estimates often have wide confidence intervals. In an attempt to circumvent traditional survey-based measurement errors in varietal identification, ...
Girma Tessema, G.
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Rabbi, Ismail Y.
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Olanrewaju, A.S.
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Alaba, O.
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Kulakow, P.A.
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Alabi, T.
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Ayedun, B.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Assfaw Wossen, Tesfamicheal
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Alene, A.
,
Manyong, Victor M.
,
[A manual for large-scale sample collection, preservation, tracking, DNA extraction, and variety identification analysis]
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A manual for large-scale sample collection, preservation, tracking, DNA extraction, and variety identification analysis
This study explores the intra-household impact of transfer of improved dualpurpose
cowpea from a gender perspective. Increased productivity by IDPC, has
increased food, fodder and income availability. The impact of which is linked to the
income it has placed in the women’s hands. Surplus income h...
Tipilda, A
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Alene, A.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Singh, B
,
[Intra-household impact of improved dual-purpose cowpea on women in northern Nigeria]
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Intra-household impact of improved dual-purpose cowpea on women in northern Nigeria
The purpose of this document is to take stock of the achievements of and gaps in impact assessment (IA) research at IITA since the last External Program and Management Review in 2001 and to highlight elements of a strategy for the future of impact studies at the Institute. Our vision of IA is tha...
Manyong, Victor M.
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Alene, A.
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Sanogo, D.
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Coulibaly, O.
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Abele, S.
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Nkamleu, G.B.
,
[Achievements in impact assessment of agricultural research: IITA experience, 2001-2006]
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Achievements in impact assessment of agricultural research: IITA experience, 2001-2006
Manyong, Victor M.
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Hoeschle-Zeledon, Irmgard
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Larbi, Asamoah
,
Hundie, B.
,
Alene, A.
,
[Adoption and impact of sustainable intensification practices in Ghana]
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Adoption and impact of sustainable intensification practices in Ghana
This paper investigates the determinants of adoption of improved cassava varieties in south-western Nigeria. The data come from a farm household survey of 841 households selected using a three-stage stratified random sampiling procedure. The data collection was conducted in 2011 by the Internatio...
Awotide, B.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
,
Alene, A.
,
Manyong, Victor M.
,
[Assessing the extent and determinants of adoption of improved cassava varieties in southwestern Nigeria]
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Assessing the extent and determinants of adoption of improved cassava varieties in southwestern Nigeria
Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Abass, A.
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Tarawali, G.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Rusike, J.
,
Alene, A.
,
Manyong, Victor M.
,
Ayedun, B.
,
[Awareness and adoption of improved cassava varieties and processing technologies in Nigeria]
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Awareness and adoption of improved cassava varieties and processing technologies in Nigeria
Previous studies on the adoption and impacts of improved crop varieties have relied on self-reported adoption status of the surveyed households. However, in the presence of weak variety maintenance and poorly functioning seed certification system, measurement errors in self-reported adoption stat...
Assfaw Wossen, Tesfamicheal
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Alene, A.
,
Abdoulaye, Tahirou
,
Feleke, S.
,
Manyong, Victor M.
,
[Agricultural technology adoption and household welfare: measurement and evidence]
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Agricultural technology adoption and household welfare: measurement and evidence
This study measures the efficiency of intercropping systems of annual and perennial crops production in southern Ethiopia using the stochastic frontier production function (SFP), parametric distance functions (PDF), and data envelopment analysis (DEA), and compares the empirical performances of t...
Alene, A.
,
Manyong, Victor M.
,
Gockowski, J.
,
[The production efficiency of intercropping systems annual and perennial crops in southern Ethiopia: a comparison of distance functions and production frontiers]
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The production efficiency of intercropping systems annual and perennial crops in southern Ethiopia: a comparison of distance functions and production frontiers
Achieving sustainable food security in Nigeria is feasible through organic farming. However, unavailability and resource constraints hamper the adoption of agricultural inputs; hence the market offers opportunity for use of purchased organic inputs. In assessing the importance of the market, the ...
Olayide, O.
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Alene, A.
,
Ikpi, A.
,
Nziguheba, Generose
,
[Manure marketing in the savannas of Nigeria: implications for sustainable food security]
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Manure marketing in the savannas of Nigeria: implications for sustainable food security
This study explores the intra-household impact of improved dual-purpose cowpea (IDPC) from
a gender perspective, in terms of productivity and food, fodder, and income availability, the
impact of which is linked to the income thus placed in the women’s hands. Surplus income is
important in providi...
Tipilda, A.
,
Alene, A.
,
Manyong, Victor M.
,
[Engaging with cultural practices in ways that benefit women in northern Nigeria]
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Engaging with cultural practices in ways that benefit women in northern Nigeria