Cassava is a dominant component in crop mixtures in South-Eastern Nigeria. It is a preferred food security crop among smallholder farmers, because it can tolerate drought, low soil fertility and its production requires minimum external inputs. Various constraints have been shown to affect the wid...
Udensi, U.E.
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Tarawali, G.
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Favour, E.U.
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Asumugha, G.N.
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Ezedinma, C.
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Okoye, B.C.
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Okarter, C.
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Ilona, P.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Dixon, A.
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[Adoption of selected improved cassava varieties among smallholder farmers in SouthEastern Nigeria]
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Adoption of selected improved cassava varieties among smallholder farmers in SouthEastern Nigeria
Tarawali, G.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Ellis-Jones, J.
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Asumugha, G.N.
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Dixon, A.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Ezedinma, C.
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Sanni, L.O.
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Isife, B.
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Ogisi, D.
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Ekpere, J.
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[An impact assessment of the cassava enterprise development project]
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An impact assessment of the cassava enterprise development project
The historical view of cassava as “a poor man crop” in Africa has long limited efforts to fully exploit its commercial potential as raw material in the production of food, feed and industrial products. This situation is now changing, led by special projects which promote cassava-based agric busin...
Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas
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James, B.
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Sanni, L.O.
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Sandifolo, V.
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Tarawali, G.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Abass, A.
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[Inter-project linkages to create cassava enterprises for expanded markets and utilization]
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Inter-project linkages to create cassava enterprises for expanded markets and utilization
Ex ante evaluation of agricultural research for development projects has become important in recent years for priority setting, ex post impact assessment and learning about generalizability to other populations and contexts. We apply farm household and random utility modeling to baseline survey ...
Rusike, J.
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Jumbo, S.
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Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas
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Kawonga, J.M.
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James, B.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Ex-ante evaluation of cassava research for development in Malawi: a farm household and random utility modeling approach]
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Ex-ante evaluation of cassava research for development in Malawi: a farm household and random utility modeling approach
Most development researchers and practitioners agree that the sharp rise in international prices for agricultural commodities that emerged in 2003 and peaked in 2008 resulted in a global food crisis. To combat the crisis, IITA and national partners in
seven African countries are evaluating the ef...
Rusike, J.
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Lukombo, S.S.
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Msemo, J.
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Osei-Sarfoh, A.
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Fannah, S.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Jumbo, S.
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Chibeba, A.M.
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[Evaluating the effects of UPoCA prior to implementation: taking stock of where we were]
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Evaluating the effects of UPoCA prior to implementation: taking stock of where we were
Sanni, L.O.
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Onabolu, A.O.
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Arowosafe, B.E.
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Okoruwa, A.E.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Dixon, A.
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ILona, P.
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Ezedinma, C.
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Ssemakula, G.N.
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Lemchi, J.
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Akoroda, M.O.
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Ogbe, F.
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Tarawali, G.
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Okoro, E.
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Geteloma, C.
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[Recette de manioc Pour la securite Alimentaire du menage]
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Recette de manioc Pour la securite Alimentaire du menage
UPoCA (Unleashing the Power of Cassava in Africa) was part of the long-term, international effort to manage the food price crisis (which started in 2008). The project shared 59 new cassava varieties with at least 11,540 smallholders across seven African countries. The project worked with sub-cont...
Okechukwu, R.U.
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Kumar, P.L.
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[Releasing disease-resistant varieties of cassava in Africa]
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Releasing disease-resistant varieties of cassava in Africa