In order to determine the improved soybean varieties that if recommended to the farmers would have a high probability of adoption, a farmer participatory approach was used to evaluate 12 soybean varieties at full podding in five locations (Oyani, Riana, Kasewe, Akiites, and Mabole) in western Ken...
Chianu, J.N.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Mukulama, J
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Adesina, A.A.
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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[Farmer evaluation of improved soybean varieties being screened in five locations in Kenya : Implications for research and development]
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Farmer evaluation of improved soybean varieties being screened in five locations in Kenya : Implications for research and development
Crop promotion is critical for market creation and rural growth in Africa. How to achieve this for crops, other than major staples (e.g., maize) and traditional export crops (e.g., tea), remains a problem since most African countries tend to focus policy attention to major staples and traditional...
Chianu, J.N.
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Ohiokpehai, O
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Adesina, A.A.
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Groot, Hugo de
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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[Promoting a versatile but yet minor crop : Soybean in the farming systems of Kenya]
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Promoting a versatile but yet minor crop : Soybean in the farming systems of Kenya
Many food production systems in sub-Saharan Africa are constrained by phosphorus (P). We hypothesized that within legume-cereal rotation systems: targeting P to the legume phase leads to higher system productivity, and that use of grain legumes leads to better economic returns than use of herbace...
Kihara, Job
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Waswa, Boaz S.
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Kimetu, J.M.
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Chianu, J.N.
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Bationo, B. André
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[Strategic phosphorus application in legume-cereal rotations increases land productivity and profitability in Western Kenya]
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Strategic phosphorus application in legume-cereal rotations increases land productivity and profitability in Western Kenya
Declining soil fertility is a major cause of low per capita food production on smallholder farms of
sub-Saharan Africa. This study attempted to provide an empirical explanation of the factors associated
with farmers’ decisions to adopt or not to adopt newly introduced integrated soil fertility ma...
Mugwe, J
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Mugendi, DN
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Mucheru-Muna, M.
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Merckx, R.
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Chianu, J.N.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[Determinants of the decision to adopt integrated soil fertility management practices by smallholder farmers in the central highlands of Kenya]
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Determinants of the decision to adopt integrated soil fertility management practices by smallholder farmers in the central highlands of Kenya
The household head characteristics of smallholder cassava farmers supplying raw materials to the major commercial starch processors in Nigeria were examined alongside their market participation categories. A multi-stage random sampling technique was used to select 96 farmers working in clusters i...
Ojiako, I.A.
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Tarawali, G.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Chianu, J.N.
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[Household characteristics and market participation competence of smallholder farmers supplying cassava to starch processors in Nigeria]
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Household characteristics and market participation competence of smallholder farmers supplying cassava to starch processors in Nigeria
Chianu, J.N.
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Ohiokpehai, O
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Okoth, Peter F.
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Roing, K
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Adesina, A.A.
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Naidoo, P
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Opondo, J
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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[A model for promoting a versatile but yet minor crop : Soybean in the farming systems of Kenya]
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A model for promoting a versatile but yet minor crop : Soybean in the farming systems of Kenya
Sanginga, Pascal C.
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Kaganzi, E
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Chianu, J.N.
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Engoru, P
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Ferris, S.
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[Mobilizing producer marketing groups for sustainable production and natural resource management: prospects and challenges for achieving impacts at scale with "Green Revolution" in Africa]
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Mobilizing producer marketing groups for sustainable production and natural resource management: prospects and challenges for achieving impacts at scale with "Green Revolution" in Africa
Okoth, Peter F.
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Murua, E
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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Chianu, J.N.
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Mung'atu, Joseph K.
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Kimani, P.K.
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Ng'ang'a, J.K.
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[Some facts about fertilizer use in Africa: the Kenyan case]
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Some facts about fertilizer use in Africa: the Kenyan case
Population pressure has diminished the role of the traditional bush fallow system in restoring the fertility of depleted soils following several years of cultivation in the derived savanna of southwest Nigeria. The search for alternative fallow systems led to the development of alley cropping usi...
Chianu, J.N.
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Akintola, J.O.
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Kormawa, P.M.
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[Profitability of cassava-maize production under different fallow systems and land-use intensities in the derived savanna of southwest Nigeria]
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Profitability of cassava-maize production under different fallow systems and land-use intensities in the derived savanna of southwest Nigeria