Cowpea covers the largest area of any grain legume in Africa and is especially important in West Africa where Nigeria and Niger alone account for over 75% of the total cowpea production in the world. Despite successes of international and national cowpea improvement research in the development an...
Manda, J.
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Alene, A.
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Hirpa Tufa, A.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Kamara, A.
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Olufajo, O.
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Boukar, O.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Adoption and ex-post impacts of improved cowpea varieties on productivity and net returns in Nigeria]
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Adoption and ex-post impacts of improved cowpea varieties on productivity and net returns in Nigeria
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-Sahara 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 economic efficiency in the West African savannahs.]
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Factors affecting farm-specific economic efficiency in the West African savannahs.
Agricultural intensification in West Africa is at an early stage and the process is taking place through various pathways. Population pressure and market access are generally considered as major factors driving intensification and crop-livestock interaction. In this paper both ecology and economi...
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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[Ecological and socio-economic factors affecting agricultural intensification in the West African savannas: evidence from Northern Nigeria.]
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Ecological and socio-economic factors affecting agricultural intensification in the West African savannas: evidence from Northern Nigeria.
This paper examines the adoption and impact of selective and whole package adoption of improved cowpea involving new variety, insect control, fertilizer, and best bet cropping pattern in northern Nigeria. A farm income model that explicitly accounts for endogenous technology adoption was used to ...
Alene, Arega D.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Gains from highyielding varieties with and without complementary technologies: the case of improved cowpea in northern Nigeria]
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Gains from highyielding varieties with and without complementary technologies: the case of improved cowpea in northern Nigeria
In this study, we examine the diversity of risks that affect fanning in the Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria. We also investigate the perspectives of these risks in relation to their economic implications on the farming enterprises. We also show that through reorganization of these risks, some ...
Olarinde, L.O.
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Akintola, J.O.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Economic perspectives of the diversity of risks among crop farmers in the Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria]
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Economic perspectives of the diversity of risks among crop farmers in the Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria
This study examined the dynamics of fresh yam tuber prices and applied a hedonic pricing model to estimate the market values of tuber characteristics in two consumption centers in Togo. Real prices were modeled as a function of variables measuring yam species, physical attributes of tuber, origin...
Amegbeto, N.K.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Coulibaly, O.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Determinants of market value for fresh yam (Dioscorea species) tubers in two consumption centers in Togo]
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Determinants of market value for fresh yam (Dioscorea species) tubers in two consumption centers in Togo
The attitudes of farmers towards risks influence their decision to invest into farming. Understanding the factors that influence these attitudes is important for crop development. This paper uses a combination of Ridge and Tobit regression analyses to determine the factors influencing risk aversi...
Olarinde, L.O.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Akintola, J.O.
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[Factors influencing risk aversion among maize farmers in the Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria: implications for sustainable crop development programmes]
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Factors influencing risk aversion among maize farmers in the Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria: implications for sustainable crop development programmes
The supply response of the smallholder soybean growers was investigation using a sample of 307 farmers randomly-selected from Jive villages in Kaduna and Kano States of Nigeria. Different multivariate functional forms were experimented but the power Junction was chosen because of its obvious uniq...
The deficient agronomic qualities of the local soybean germplasm and the need to develop varieties with desirable attributes, such as promiscuous nodulation, low pod shattering, sustained seed viability and resistance to bacterial diseases and viruses necessitated the introduction of new varietie...
In southern Benin, the legume cover crop ´ Mucuna pruriens var. utilis has been widely promoted for soil fertility improvement. Recent findings have shown, however, that the majority of farmers have not adopted it, and that alternative technologies are needed that are both attractive to farmers a...
Schulz, S.
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Honlonkou, A.N.
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Carsky, R.J.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Oyewole, B.D.
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[Alternatives to mucuna for soil fertility management in southern Benin: farmer perception and use of traditional and exotic grain legumes]
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Alternatives to mucuna for soil fertility management in southern Benin: farmer perception and use of traditional and exotic grain legumes