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
Maize is one of the most important food crops in the world and, together with rice and wheat, provides at least 30% of the food calories to more than 4.5 billion people in 94 developing countries. (Bekele Shiferawet al, 2011). It is produced across Benin and mainly women and young people are invo...
Adetonah, S.
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Coulibaly, O.
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Satoguina, H.
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Sangare, A.
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Dossavi-yovo, N.H.
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[Gender analysis in grain maize value chain in Northern and Central Benin]
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Gender analysis in grain maize value chain in Northern and Central Benin
Agricultural research by national systems and international institutes has contributed to the increase in maize production and productivity in West and Central Africa (WCA) over the last three decades. This subregion accounted for about 43% of maize production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from 199...
Manyong, Victor M.
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Makinde, K.O.
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Coulibaly, O.
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[Economic gains from maize research in West and Central Africa: an overview]
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Economic gains from maize research in West and Central Africa: an overview