The Purdue Improved Cowpea Storage (PICS) technology has been disseminated in 30,896 villages in 10different countries in West and Central Africa from 2007 to 2012. Extension and supply chain devel-opment efforts were required to make the PICS technology available to millions of farmers and other...
Baributsa, D.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Lowenberg-Deboer, J.
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Dabiré, C.
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Moussa, B.
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Coulibaly, O.
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Baoua, I.
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[Market building for postharvest technology through largescale extension efforts]
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Market building for postharvest technology through largescale extension efforts
This study is based on interviews with 3456 randomly selected cowpea farmers in 322 villages in ten countries in West and Central Africa in 2010 and 2012. It uses descriptive statistics to track the trends in adoption of cowpea storage technology compared to previous studies and Firth logistic re...
Moussa, B.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Coulibaly, O.
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Baributsa, D.
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Lowenberg-Deboer, J.
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[Adoption of onfarm hermetic storage for cowpea in West and Central Africa in 2012]
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Adoption of onfarm hermetic storage for cowpea in West and Central Africa in 2012
Micro-entrepreneurship in the informal sector plays a vital role in generating employment and income in West Africa. In this article, the authors examine business success factors for micro-entrepreneurs involved in the production and sale of street foods in Niger, drawing on the resource-based vi...
Otoo, M.
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Ibro, G.
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Fulton, J.
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Lowenberg-Deboer, J.
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[Micro-entrepreneurship in Niger: factors affecting the success of women street food vendors.]
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Micro-entrepreneurship in Niger: factors affecting the success of women street food vendors.
Genetically modified (GM) crops could increase economic growth and enhance living standards in Africa, but political issues have slowed the use of biotechnology. This is the first study that assesses the potential impact of GM crops in Africa while considering the preferences of producers and con...
Gbègbèlègbè, S.D.
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Lowenberg-Deboer, J.
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Adeoti, R.
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Lusk, J.
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Coulibaly, O.
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[The estimated ex ante economic impact of Bt cowpea in Niger, Benin and Northern Nigeria]
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The estimated ex ante economic impact of Bt cowpea in Niger, Benin and Northern Nigeria