This paper evaluates the impact of an emergency research for development project implemented in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 2000 to 2009 by a various actors including the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in response to the outbreak of the Cassava Mosaic Disease that threa...
Rusike, J.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Lukombo, S.S.
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Kendenga, T.
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Bidiaka, S.M.
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Alene, A.
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Lema, A.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[The impact of the emergency response to the outbreak of the cassava mosaic disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo]
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The impact of the emergency response to the outbreak of the cassava mosaic disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Cassava(Manihot esculenta), a root crop originating in Tropical America, has been called Africa’s food insurance but vital as that is, it has the potential to be much more. Already, cassava provides more than half of the dietary calories for over 200 million people in sub-Saharan Africa (about ha...
Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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Coyne, D.L.
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Ferguson, M.
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Ferris, R.S.B.
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Hanna, R.
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Hughes, J.
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Ingelbrecht, I.
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Legg, J.P.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Mowbray, D.
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Neuenschwander, P.
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Whyte, J.
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Hartmann, P.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Cassava: from poor farmers crop to pacesetter of African rural development]
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Cassava: from poor farmers crop to pacesetter of African rural development
Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) remains a major threat to the livelihoods of millions of smallholders in sub-Saharan Africa. This viral disease was initially confined to the coastal lowland areas of eastern and southern Africa. More recently there has been a major new outbreak in the Great La...
Manyong, Victor M.
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Maeda, C.
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Kanju, E.
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Legg, J.P.
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[Economic damages of cassava brown streak disease in sub-Saharan Africa: a framework]
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Economic damages of cassava brown streak disease in sub-Saharan Africa: a framework