Chickpea is widely grown food grain legume in rotation with cereals and is an important source of food and income. The chickpea value chain comprise of different actors at different functional levels. Evidence indicates that it is characterized by weak chain coordination leading to poor productio...
Amanu, T.
,
Baars, E.
,
Woldemeskel, Endalkachew
,
Abdulkadir, Birhan
,
Ampadu-Boakye, T.
,
Giller, Ken E.
,
Kanampiu, F.
,
[Opportunities for sustainable legume business development: an experience from the public-private partnership progresses in south Eastern Ethiopia.]
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Opportunities for sustainable legume business development: an experience from the public-private partnership progresses in south Eastern Ethiopia.
The impacts of rhizobium inoculation on growth and yield of chickpea have mainly been tested in experiments conducted in greenhouses or on research stations. We report the response of the crop to inoculation (I) and phosphorus fertilizer (P) application across a large number of smallholder’s farm...
Woldemeskel, Endalkachew
,
Heerwaarden, J.
,
Abdulkadir, Birhan
,
Kassa, S.
,
Aliyi, I.
,
Degefu, T.
,
Wakweya, K.
,
Kanampiu, F.
,
Giller, Ken E.
,
[Additive yield response of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) to rhizobium inoculation and phosphorus fertilizer across smallholder farms in Ethiopia]
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Additive yield response of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) to rhizobium inoculation and phosphorus fertilizer across smallholder farms in Ethiopia
Despite
the
many
advantages
of
growing
cover
crops
most
farmers
have
not
adopted
them
in
their
cropping
systems.
The
objective
of
this
study
was
to
examine
adoption
and
sociological
factors
associ-
ated
with
adoption
of
cover
crops
in
Kalama
(Machakos
county)
and
Kee
(Makueni
county),
Kenya.
A
se...
Mwangi, H.W.
,
Kihurani, A.W.
,
Wesonga, J.M.
,
Ariga, E.S.
,
Kanampiu, F.
,
[Factors influencing adoption of cover crops for weed management in Machakos and Makueni counties of Kenya]
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Factors influencing adoption of cover crops for weed management in Machakos and Makueni counties of Kenya
Amanu, T.
,
Baars, E.
,
Woldemeskel, Endalkachew
,
Abdulkadir, Birhan
,
Ampadu-Boakye, T.
,
Giller, Ken E.
,
Kanampiu, F.
,
[Public-private partnerships for sustainable legume technology dissemination and business: The case of Balegreen in southeastern Ethiopia]
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Public-private partnerships for sustainable legume technology dissemination and business: The case of Balegreen in southeastern Ethiopia
Conservation agriculture (CA) is a promising technology for controlling soil degradation, mitigating drought, increasing crop yield and reducing production costs. We hypothesized that adopting CA system would improve system productivity and efficiency, hence resulting in higher profits. To test t...
Micheni, A.N.
,
Kanampiu, F.
,
Kitonyo, O.
,
Mburu, D.M.
,
Mugai, E.N.
,
Makumbi, Dan
,
Kassie, M.
,
[On-farm experimentation on conservation agriculture in maize-legume based cropping systems in Kenya: Water use efficiency and economic impacts]
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On-farm experimentation on conservation agriculture in maize-legume based cropping systems in Kenya: Water use efficiency and economic impacts
The parasitic purple witchweed [Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth.] is a serious constraint to maize production in sub-Saharan Africa, especially in poor soils. Various Striga spp. control measures have been developed, but these have not been assessed in an integrated system. This study was conduct...
Kanampiu, F.
,
Makumbi, Dan
,
Mageto, E.
,
Omanya, G.
,
Waruingi, S.
,
Musyoka, P.
,
Ransom, J.
,
[Assessment of management options on striga infestation and maize grain yield in Kenya]
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Assessment of management options on striga infestation and maize grain yield in Kenya