This report presents the results of the baseline study undertaken to assess the status of
Striga
damage, the general livelihoods and livelihood strategies of the rural poor in western Kenya.
A stratified random sampling method led to the selection of 8 districts, 16 sub-locations, 32
villages ...
Manyong, Victor M.
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Alene, Arega D.
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Olanrewaju, A.S.
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Ayedun, B.
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Rweyendela, V.
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Wesonga, A.S.
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Omanya, G.
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Mignouna, H.
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Bokanga, M.
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[Baseline study of Striga control using Imazapyr Resistant (IR) maize in Western Kenya]
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Baseline study of Striga control using Imazapyr Resistant (IR) maize in Western Kenya
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and its research-for-development partners have made substantial contributions to food security, poverty reduction and environmental protection in sub-Saharan Africa. Technologies developed and largely diffused include high yielding variet...
Nkamleu, G.B.
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Coulibaly, O.
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Sanogo, D.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Alene, Arega D.
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[Ex post impact assessment of agricultural research in subSaharan Africa: the IITA experience]
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Ex post impact assessment of agricultural research in subSaharan Africa: the IITA experience
The Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa (YIIFSWA) project was initiated to assess and understand the yam-based systems in order to identify the opportunities of interventions that could potentially help to increase productivity in the region. The project consists of two ph...
Mignouna, Djana B.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Alene, A.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Characterization of yam-growing households in the project areas of Nigeria]
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Characterization of yam-growing households in the project areas of Nigeria
It remains a challenge for agricultural research-for-development (AR4D) institutions to demonstrate to donors which technologies contribute significantly to poverty reduction due to a multitude of impact pathways. We attempt to overcome this challenge by utilizing the potential outcomes framework...
Ainembabazi, John H.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Feleke, S.
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Alene, A.
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Dontsop Nguezet, Paul M.
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Ndayisaba, P.C.
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Hicintuka, C.
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Mapatano, S.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Who benefits from which agricultural research-for-development technologies? Evidence from farm household poverty analysis in Central Africa]
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Who benefits from which agricultural research-for-development technologies? Evidence from farm household poverty analysis in Central Africa
Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Onyezili, F.
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Oguntona, E.B.
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Harris, E.
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Sanusi, R.
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Nokoe, S.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Almustafa, D.
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Akinyele, I.
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[Nigeria food consumption and nutrition survey 2001-2003 interviewers manual]
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Nigeria food consumption and nutrition survey 2001-2003 interviewers manual
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
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
A two-stage typology of adopters and non-adopters of improved soybean varieties introduced to farmers in northern Nigeria was investigated using the discriminant analysis model. Labour expenses, active membership of associations and exposure to extension services significantly discriminated the t...
Ojiako, I.A.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Ikpi, A.
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[Typology of households adopting improved soybean technology: an application of the discriminant analysis model in northern Nigeria]
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Typology of households adopting improved soybean technology: an application of the discriminant analysis model in northern Nigeria
In Africa, there have been successes in cassava research in terms of the development of production technologies, particularly
improved varieties with high yield potential. The study addresses the question of whether and to what extent adoption of
improved cassava varieties has led to rural povert...
Feleke, S.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Alene, A.
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[Assessing the impacts of cassava technology on poverty reduction in Africa]
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Assessing the impacts of cassava technology on poverty reduction in Africa