Cassava leaves are increasingly becoming an important source of nutrition for both human beings and livestock. A study was conducted at Chitedze Research Station, Malawi, to determine the effects of leaf harvesting on root yield and quality from 2003/04 to 2005/06 season. Two cassava varieties we...
Sandifolo, V.S.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Mkumbira, J.
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Moyo, C.C.
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Mhone, A.
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Benesi, I.R.
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[Effect of cassava leaf harvesting on root yield and quality]
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Effect of cassava leaf harvesting on root yield and quality
Presents results of a study carried out at the Bunda College Farm of Malawi to collect data on slaughter & carcass characteristics of Malawi Zebu steers describes the correlation between linear measurements taken on the hindquarter of the live animal & hindquarter weight.
Butterworth, M.H.
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McNitt, J.I.
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[Slaughter and carcass characteristics of Malawi Zebu steers and some observations on hindquarter conformation]
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Slaughter and carcass characteristics of Malawi Zebu steers and some observations on hindquarter conformation
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
This paper estimates the economic impacts of cassava research and extension in Malawi and Zambia over the period 1990-2008. The data come from sample household surveys, planting material production records, and a series of cassava improvement experiments conducted in the two countries. Past inves...
Alene, A.
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Khataza, R.
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Chibwana, C.
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Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas
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Moyo, C.
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[Economic impacts of cassava research and extension in Malawi and Zambia]
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Economic impacts of cassava research and extension in Malawi and Zambia
Chirwa, Rowland
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Rubyogo, Jean-Claude
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Njuki, Jemimah
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Magombo, T
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[Beans seed supply systems as a business: empowering communities to improve livelihoods in Kasunga, Central Malawi]
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Beans seed supply systems as a business: empowering communities to improve livelihoods in Kasunga, Central Malawi
This paper measures the economic impacts of IITA/SARRNET led cassava improvement research in Malawi and Zambia over the period 1990-2008. The data come from sample household surveys, expert opinion surveys, and a series of cassava improvement experiments conducted in the two countries. Past inves...
Alene, Arega D.
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Khataza, R.
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Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Jumbo, S.
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[Economic impacts of cassava improvement in Malawi and Zambia]
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Economic impacts of cassava improvement in Malawi and Zambia
Background
Biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) varieties are being promoted to reduce vitamin A deficiencies due to their higher beta-carotene content. For OFSP varieties to have impact they need to be accepted and consumed at scale amongst populations suffering from vitamin A deficie...
Hummel, Marijke
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Talsma, Elise F.
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Honing, A. van der
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Gama, Arthur Chibwana
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Vugt, Daniel van der
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Brouwer, Inge D.
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Spillane, Charles
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[Sensory and cultural acceptability tradeoffs with nutritional content of biofortified orangefleshed sweetpotato varieties among households with children in Malawi]
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Sensory and cultural acceptability tradeoffs with nutritional content of biofortified orangefleshed sweetpotato varieties among households with children in Malawi
Collective market participation can reduce transaction costs and information asymmetries, which can build up market power. The objective of this study was to evaluate decisions to participate in collective marketing and its effect on household income among smallholder farmers in an Innovation Pla...
Mango, Nelson
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Makate, Clifton
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Lundy, Mark
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Siziba, Shephard
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Nyikahadzoi, Kefasi
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Fatunbi, A.O.
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[Collective market participation for improved income among smallholder farming households: a case of Balaka Innovation Platform in Malawi]
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Collective market participation for improved income among smallholder farming households: a case of Balaka Innovation Platform in Malawi
One of the very numerous decisions that smallholder farmers face world wide relates to market participation in agricultural markets and, consequently choosing the appropriate marketing channel for their agricultural produce. Such decisions impact on their incomes and subsequently on their welfare...
A trial was conducted in 2008/09 at Chitedze (31o 59' S; 33o 38' E) and Chitala (13o 40' S; 34o 15' E) Research stations in Malawi to evaluate commercially available pre-emergent herbicides for weed control in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz). Four herbicides, Bullet (chloroacetanilide, dimetha...
Moyo, C.C.
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Jumbo, S.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Benesi, I.R.M.
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Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas
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Sandifolo, V.S.
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[Evaluation of commercially available herbicides for weed control in cassava]
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Evaluation of commercially available herbicides for weed control in cassava