Improvements in agricultural land and labour productivity are needed to meet the growing food demand and reduce farmer poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. The objectives of this study were to (i) quantify variation in labour inputs, yield and labour productivity among rice fields; (ii) elicit factors ...
Paresys, L.
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Saito, K.
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Dogliotti, S.
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Malézieux, E.
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Huat, J.
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Kropff, M.J.
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Rossing, W.A.H.
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[Feeding the world while reducing farmer poverty? Analysis of rice relative yield and labour productivity gaps in two Beninese villages.]
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Feeding the world while reducing farmer poverty? Analysis of rice relative yield and labour productivity gaps in two Beninese villages.
In sub-Saharan Africa, unexploited land and water resources in wetlands represent an important potential for intensified, sustainable and food-secure farms through rice production and market gardening. The lack of uptake of cropping in wetlands may be related to the ways in which resources are di...
Paresys, L.
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Malézieux, E.
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Huat, J.
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Kropff, K.J.
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Rossing, W.A.H.
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[Between all-for-one and each-for-himself: On-farm competition for labour as determinant of wetland cropping in two Beninese villages]
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Between all-for-one and each-for-himself: On-farm competition for labour as determinant of wetland cropping in two Beninese villages
This present study analyses gender and governance in the rice and vegetable-based value chain
systems in 3 lowlands of southern Benin and 2 lowlands in Southern Mali. A sample of 243 farmers,
1 modern processing unit, 18 traditional processors, 76 traders and 8 national institutions were
intervie...
Adétonah, S.
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Coulibaly, O.
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Ahoyo, R.
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Sessou, E.
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Dembélé, U.
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Huat, J.
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Houssou, G.
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Vodouhe, G.
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Loko, J.
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[Analysis of gender and governance of value chainbased systems on rice and vegetable crops in southern Benin and Mali]
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Analysis of gender and governance of value chainbased systems on rice and vegetable crops in southern Benin and Mali
Crop pests are a major constraint to the intensification of agricultural production in the tropics, with novel issues related to global change (climate, land use, biological invasions, etc.), food security and preservation of natural resources and biodiversity. A research, extension and education...
Brevault, T.
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Renou, A.
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Vayssières, Jean-François
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Amadji, G.
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Assogba-Komlan, F.
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Diallo, M.D.
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Bon, H. de
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Diarra, K.
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Hamadoun, A.
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Huat, J.
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Marnotte, P.
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Menozzi, P.
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Prudent, P.
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Rey, J.
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Sall, D.
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Silvie, P.
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Simon, S.
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Sinzogan, A.A.C.
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Soti, V.
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Tamo, M.
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Clouvel, P.
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[DIVECOSYS: Bringing together researchers to design ecologicallybased pest management for smallscale farming systems in West Africa]
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DIVECOSYS: Bringing together researchers to design ecologicallybased pest management for smallscale farming systems in West Africa
Chemical control has highly expanded over the last 30 years in sub-Saharan Africa to reduce bio-aggressors on all crops. Pest management of fruits and vegetables by small farmers in sub-Saharan Africa have developed anarchically in a fuzzy regulation framework. Pesticide toxicity and excessive ap...
Bon, H. de
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Huat, J.
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Parrot, L.
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Sinzogan, A.A.C.
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Martin, T.
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Malézieux, E.
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Vayssières, Jean-François
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[Pesticide risks from fruit and vegetable pest management by small farmers in subSaharan Africa: a review]
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Pesticide risks from fruit and vegetable pest management by small farmers in subSaharan Africa: a review
Indigenous crops, such as jute mallow (Corchorus olitorius L.) have high potential for improving nutrient efficiency and income source diversification of farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. A better understanding of plant responses to nitrogen (N) is essential in shedding light on the trend towards in...
Huat, J.
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Touré, A.
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Tanaka, A.
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Amadji, G.
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[Critical nitrogen dilution curve and nitrogen nutrition index for jute mallow (Corchorus olitorius L.) In southern Benin]
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Critical nitrogen dilution curve and nitrogen nutrition index for jute mallow (Corchorus olitorius L.) In southern Benin