Farmers in western Kenya are still facing the problem of Striga, the major constraint to cereal production threatening food security of thousands of poor farming households. Some Striga species also attack tropical legumes hence further augmenting protein malnutrition of vulnerable younger childr...
Mignouna, Djana B.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Mutabazi, K.D.
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Senkondo, E.
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Madulu, R.B.
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Labintan, C.A.
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Akinola, Adebayo A.
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[Economic analysis of Imazapyrresistant maize technology for small farm households in western Kenya]
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Economic analysis of Imazapyrresistant maize technology for small farm households in western Kenya
This paper estimates a more efficient version of an endogenous switching regression model to examine the effects of farmer education—schooling and extension contact—on cowpea production under traditional and improved technology in northern Nigeria. The results revealed significant productivity-en...
Alene, Arega D.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[The effects of education on agricultural productivity under traditional and improved technology in northern Nigeria: an endogenous switching regression analysis]
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The effects of education on agricultural productivity under traditional and improved technology in northern Nigeria: an endogenous switching regression analysis
This paper evaluates the impact of a cassava research-for-development program on farm level outcomes.The program was implemented in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 2001 to 2009. We apply pro-pensity score matching, Rosenbaum bounds on treatment effects, Altonji et al. method of selection on...
Rusike, J.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Lukombo, S.
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Kendenga, T.
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Bidiaka, S.
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Alene, A.
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Lema, A.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Does a cassava researchfordevelopment program have impact at the farm level? Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo]
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Does a cassava researchfordevelopment program have impact at the farm level? Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo
Smith, J.
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Weber, G.K.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Fakorede, M.A.B.
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[Systems dynamics and heterogeneity: the key to unlocking West Africa`s potential? the case of maize in Nigeria]
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Systems dynamics and heterogeneity: the key to unlocking West Africa`s potential? the case of maize in Nigeria
Like all public organizations concerned with research for development, IITA aims to contribute to poverty reduction goals in the developing world through improved agricultural technologies. IITA’s refreshed strategy articulates a major target of lifting 11 million people out of poverty by 2020. T...
Rusike, J.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Alene, A.
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Ainembabazi, John H.
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Dontsop Nguezet, Paul M.
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Coulibaly, O.
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Gockowski, J.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Towards a research agenda on tracking the contribution of agricultural research to poverty reduction in Africa: the case of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture]
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Towards a research agenda on tracking the contribution of agricultural research to poverty reduction in Africa: the case of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Agricultural intensification involving greater crop-livestock interactions and integration is emerging as the most promising strategy for improving agricultural production and productivity in much of sub-Saharan Africa. In West Africa, where this process is at various stages of evolution, 559 far...
Okike, I.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Smith, Jimmy W.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[Factors affecting farm-specific production efficiency in the Savanna zones of West Africa]
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Factors affecting farm-specific production efficiency in the Savanna zones of West Africa
Crop-livestock integration (CLI) to improve natural resource management for increased productivity is evolving in Nigeria and West Africa. Processes in the evolution and factors that influence it still need to be well understood. This article proposes and tests a new framework for measuring the m...
Manyong, Victor M.
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Okike, I.
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Williams, Timothy O.
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[Effective dimensionality and factors affecting crop-livestock integration in West African savannas: A combination of principal component analysis and Tobit approaches]
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Effective dimensionality and factors affecting crop-livestock integration in West African savannas: A combination of principal component analysis and Tobit approaches
This paper evaluates the utility of the `learning selection' model of the early adoption process, based on a constructivist conceptual framework, to explain farmers' adoption and rejection of two soil-improving technologies alley farming and the use of Mucuna cover crops. The analysis showed th...
Douthwaite, Boru
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Keatinge, J.D.H.
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Chianu, J.N.
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[The adoption of alley farming and Mucuna : Lessons for research, development and extension]
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The adoption of alley farming and Mucuna : Lessons for research, development and extension
Assfaw Wossen, Tesfamicheal
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Alene, A.
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Nguimkeu, P.
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Feleke, S.
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Rabbi, Ismail Y.
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Haile, M.G.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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["Estimating the productivity impacts of technology adoption in the presence of misclassification" - author response to comment]
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"Estimating the productivity impacts of technology adoption in the presence of misclassification" - author response to comment
Using a discrete choice experiment, this paper estimates the willingness to pay for biofortified orange maize in rural Zambia. The study design has five treatment arms, which enable an analysis of the impact of nutrition information, comparing the use of simulated radio versus community leaders i...
Meenakshi, J.V.
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Banerji, A.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Tomlins, Keith I.
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Mittal, N.
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Hamukwala, P.
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[Using a discrete choice experiment to elicit the demand for a nutritious food: Willingnesstopay for orange maize in rural Zambia]
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Using a discrete choice experiment to elicit the demand for a nutritious food: Willingnesstopay for orange maize in rural Zambia