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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.Coulibaly, O.Sanogo, D.Manyong, Victor M.Alene, Arega D.[Ex post impact assessment of agricultural research in subSaharan Africa: the IITA experience]Ex post impact assessment of agricultural research in subSaharan Africa: the IITA experience

Declining agricultural research budgets coupled with worsening poverty have increasingly required formal priority setting of public agricultural research in developing countries to ensure that scarce research resources are allocated in ways that will have the greatest impact on the poor. This pap...


Alene, Arega D.Manyong, Victor M.Tollens, E.F.Abele, S.[Setting strategic agricultural research priorities based on potential impacts on poverty reduction: the case of Nigeria]Setting strategic agricultural research priorities based on potential impacts on poverty reduction: the case of Nigeria

The International Institute of Agriculture (IITA) is among the major suppliers of genetic materials to national agricultural research and extension systems in West and Central Africa for the development of improved maize varieties. This paper presents the results of a survey of the impact of germ...


Manyong, Victor M.Kling, J.Mankinde, K.Ajala, S.Menkir, A.[Impact of IITA germplasm improvement on maize production in West and Central Africa]Impact of IITA germplasm improvement on maize production in West and Central Africa

IITA’s Genetic Resources Center (GRC) maintains over 15,000 accessions of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) and wild Vigna which is available and distributed worldwide for research in food and agriculture. Since 1985, IITA has distributed germplasms for cowpea genetic improvement research to institut...


Manyong, Victor M.Dumet, D.Ogundapo, A.T.Horna, D.[Effectiveness of cowpea and wild Vigna germplasm distribution and cost implication on their conservation efforts by IITA]Effectiveness of cowpea and wild Vigna germplasm distribution and cost implication on their conservation efforts by IITA

Cassava plays a major role in both household and national food security in Uganda. However, cassava production in Uganda has been threatened by cassava mosaic disease. The government has made concerted efforts to evaluate, multiply and distribute new cassava planting materials in most districts. ...


Bua, A.Acola, G.Adupa, R.L.Otim-Nape, G.W.Baguma, Yona K.Sserunkuma, D.Manyong, Victor M.Coulibaly, O.[The economic impact of investments in cassava research in Uganda]The economic impact of investments in cassava research in Uganda
Johnson, Nancy L.Manyong, Victor M.Dixon, Alfred G.O.Pachico, D.[The impact of IARC genetic improvement programmes on cassava]The impact of IARC genetic improvement programmes on cassava

Smith, J.Weber, G.Manyong, Victor M.Fakorede, M.A.B.[Fostering sustainable increases in maize productivity in Nigeria]Fostering sustainable increases in maize productivity in Nigeria
Manyong, Victor M.Makinde, K.O.Ogungbile, A.G.O.[Agricultural transformation and fertilizer use in the cerealbased systems of the northern Guinea savanna]Agricultural transformation and fertilizer use in the cerealbased systems of the northern Guinea savanna

In 1987, the leguminous cover crop Mucuna pruriens var. utilis was introduced on researcher-managed demonstration fields for novel technologies. The objective was to ad-dress the serious soil-fertility decline on the Adja Plateau in southern Bénin. But farmers were more impressed by the ability o...

L'histoire du Mucuna a commencé en République du Bénin en 1987, lorsque le Mucunapruriens var. utilis a été introduit aux paysans du village de Zouzouvou sur le plateauAdja. Bien qu'au départ le Mucuna ait été présenté aux paysans pour restaurer la fertilitédes sols, ceux-ci ont été plus impressi...


Versteeg, M.Amadji, F.Eteka, A.Houndekon, V.A.Manyong, Victor M.[Collaboration to increase the use of Mucuna in production systems in Benin]Collaboration to increase the use of Mucuna in production systems in Benin

L'analyse des determinants de l'adoption du Mucuna a l'aide d'un moddle econometnquea revele que des variables telles que le statut foncier, le nombre de sarclages avant lardcolte, la source d'informalion, la perte de la petite saison & I'appreciation du niveau defertilite des sols et le revenu t...


Houndekon, V.A.Manyong, Victor M.Gogan, C.A.Versteeg, M.[Determinants de ladoption du Mucuna dans le departement du Mono au Benin]Determinants de ladoption du Mucuna dans le departement du Mono au Benin

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