Globalization, including new international tr
ade standards and regulations, has placed sig-
nificant constraints on competitiveness in a
nd access to international markets for develop-
ing countries, especially those in Sub-Sahara
n Africa. Agricultural commodities from thes...
Coulibaly, O.
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Hell, K.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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Hounkponou, S.
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Leslie, John F.
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[Economic impact of aflatoxin contamination in SubSaharan Africa]
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Economic impact of aflatoxin contamination in SubSaharan Africa
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and its research-for-development partners have made substantial contributions to food security, poverty reduction and environmental protection in sub-Saharan Africa. Technologies developed and largely diffused include high yielding variet...
Nkamleu, G.B.
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Coulibaly, O.
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Sanogo, D.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Alene, Arega D.
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[Ex post impact assessment of agricultural research in subSaharan Africa: the IITA experience]
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Ex post impact assessment of agricultural research in subSaharan Africa: the IITA experience
Tenkouano, A.
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Pillay, M.
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Coulibaly, O.
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[Hybrid distribution to farmers adoption and challenges]
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Hybrid distribution to farmers adoption and challenges
A trial was conducted in Benin, West Africa to investigate the effectiveness of PICS bags in controlling postharvest pests during maize storage. Sorted and un-sorted maize (25 kg) was stored in either PICS bags (PsB) or polypropylene bags (PPB) as controls with half of the bags being artificially...
Hell, K.
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Ognakossan, K.
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Tonou, A.K.
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Lamboni, Y.
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Adabe, K. Edoh
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Coulibaly, O.
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[Maize stored pests control by PICS-bags: technological and economic evaluation]
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Maize stored pests control by PICS-bags: technological and economic evaluation
Cassava plays a major role in both household and national food security in Uganda. However, cassava production in Uganda has been threatened by cassava mosaic disease. The government has made concerted efforts to evaluate, multiply and distribute new cassava planting materials in most districts. ...
Bua, A.
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Acola, G.
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Adupa, R.L.
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Otim-Nape, G.W.
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Baguma, Yona K.
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Sserunkuma, D.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Coulibaly, O.
,
[The economic impact of investments in cassava research in Uganda]
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The economic impact of investments in cassava research in Uganda
The mango tree is rustic and voluminous; it provides both a food staple and protection. In northern-central Benin, as in other similar agro-ecological zones in neighboring countries, the mango serves as a fruit crop and as a subsistence crop for family farms. As it ripens at the end of the dry se...
Considering the different commodities, the mango production plays a major role in terms of realization of food security and improvement of the livelihood of the rural populations in Burkina. Mango represents about 50% of the fruit production in Burkina Faso and plays an important nutritional role...
Vayssières, Jean-François
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Coulibaly, O.
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Sinzogan, A.
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Adandonon, A.
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Dakouo, D.
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Dabiré, R.
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Ouédraogo, S.
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[Mango Cultivation in Burkina Faso]
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Mango Cultivation in Burkina Faso