Aforestation is a key forest policy in Nigeria and it usually goes with arable farming. This paper describes existing forest policies in Onigambari forest reserve, Oyo State and further examines the socioeconomic/demographic characteristics of farming households as they affect poverty status of t...
Uzokwe, Veronica N.E.
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Adejobi, A.O.
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Olorundare, E.
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[Taungya farming and poverty alleviation: the case of Onigambari forest reserve, Oyo State]
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Taungya farming and poverty alleviation: the case of Onigambari forest reserve, Oyo State
Uzokwe, Veronica N.E.
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Ampadu-Boakye, T.
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Ezui, G.
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Hauser, S.
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Jalloh, A.
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Mkamilo, G.S.
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Kreye, C.
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[Accelerated learning through characterization of smallholder cassava production systems.]
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Accelerated learning through characterization of smallholder cassava production systems.
Sustainable agriculture requires the careful optimization of the use of organic amendments to improve soil fertility while minimizing any harmful environmental effects. To understand the events that occur in soil after the addition of different organic amendments, we evaluated the nitrogen (N) mi...
Masunga, R.H.
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Uzokwe, Veronica N.E.
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Mlay, P.D.
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Odeh, I.
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Singh, A.
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Buchan, D.
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Neve, S. de
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[Nitrogen mineralization dynamics of different valuable organic amendments commonly used in agriculture]
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Nitrogen mineralization dynamics of different valuable organic amendments commonly used in agriculture
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) production is constrained by many factors, including the viral cassava mosaic disease (CMD). This study was conducted to explore the potential of intercropping cassava with legumes to reduce CMD effects on cassava production. Local (Lyongo Kwimba) and improved (...
Uzokwe, Veronica N.E.
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Mlay, D.P.
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Masunga, H.R.
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Kanju, E.
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Odeh, I. O.
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Onyeka, J.
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[Combating viral mosaic disease of cassava in the Lake Zone of Tanzania by intercropping with legumes]
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Combating viral mosaic disease of cassava in the Lake Zone of Tanzania by intercropping with legumes
Women in developing countries are often omitted from key parts of the agricultural value
chains. We used household survey data in bi-probit and ordinary least squares regression models to
estimate the determinants of women’s participation in cassava cultivation and marketing in Tanzania.
Land siz...
Masamha, B.
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Thebe, V.
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Uzokwe, Veronica N.E.
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[Unlocking the household ‘Black Box’: a gendered analysis of smallholder farmers' participation in the cassava (Manihot esculenta crantz) value chain in Tanzania]
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Unlocking the household ‘Black Box’: a gendered analysis of smallholder farmers' participation in the cassava (Manihot esculenta crantz) value chain in Tanzania