The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) provided a 4-year financial support to the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and other partners in 2011 to adapt and intensively promote proven integrated
Striga management strategies in cowpea and maize farming systems in north...
Amaza P.
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Hassan, M.B.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Kamara, A.
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Oluoch. M.
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[Mid-term and cost-benefit study of smallholder farmers in Striga-Infested maize and cowpea growing areas of Northern Nigeria]
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Mid-term and cost-benefit study of smallholder farmers in Striga-Infested maize and cowpea growing areas of Northern Nigeria
Nziguheba, Generose
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Zingore, Shamie
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Kihara, Job
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Merckx, R.
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Njoroge, S.
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Otinga, A.
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Vandamme, E.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[Phosphorus in smallholder farming systems of subSaharan Africa: implications for agricultural intensification]
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Phosphorus in smallholder farming systems of subSaharan Africa: implications for agricultural intensification
The Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa (YIIFSWA) project was initiated to assess and understand yam-based systems in order to identify the opportunities of interventions that could potentially
help to increase productivity in the region. The project consists of two phases...
Mignouna, Djana B.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Alene, A.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Characterization of yam-growing households in the project areas of Ghana]
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Characterization of yam-growing households in the project areas of Ghana
The preceding chapter has demonstrated at the macro-level the importance of agricultural and economic growth for the significant reduction in rural poverty in MSEA that has occurred in recent decades. In this chapter we aim to identify and explain the major trends and trajectories of rice-farming...
Cramb, R.A.
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Newby, Jonathan C.
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[Trajectories of rice-farming households in mainland Southeast Asia]
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Trajectories of rice-farming households in mainland Southeast Asia
For centuries, the populations of Mainland Southeast Asia (MSEA) have endured material poverty, particularly in rural areas and among subsistence-oriented, rice-farming households. In the 20th century in particular, the impact of colonialism, war, and collectivist regimes exacerbated the poverty ...
Cramb, R.A.
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Gray, G.D.
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Gummert, M.
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Haefele, S.M.
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Lefroy, R.D.B.
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Newby, Jonathan C.
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Stür, Werner W.
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Warr, P.
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[Implications of farming trends for agricultural research in mainland Southeast Asia]
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Implications of farming trends for agricultural research in mainland Southeast Asia
Okeyo, Jeremiah M.
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Norton, Jay
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Koala, Saidou
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Waswa, Boaz S.
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Kihara, Job
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Bationo, B. André
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[Impact of reduced tillage and crop residue management on soil properties and crop yields in a long-term trial in western Kenya]
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Impact of reduced tillage and crop residue management on soil properties and crop yields in a long-term trial in western Kenya
Okello, J.J.
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Kirui, O.K.
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Gitonga, Z.M.
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Njiraini, G.W.
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Nzuma, J.M.
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[Determinants of awareness and use ICT-based market information services in developing-country agriculture: The case of smallholder farmers in Kenya.]
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Determinants of awareness and use ICT-based market information services in developing-country agriculture: The case of smallholder farmers in Kenya.
Based on experiences in the Cassava: Adding Value for Africa (C:AVA) project, this paper examines emerging issues and lessons for adding value to cassava, one of Africa's widely cultivated staples in ways that contribute to the global market
environment as well as bring benefits to small holders ...
Adebayo, K.
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Abayomi, L.
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Alacho, O.F.
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Dziedzoave, N.T.
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Forsythe, L.
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Graffham, A.J.
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Ilona, P.
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Kleih, U.K.
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Lamboll, R.I.
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Mahende, G.
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Martin, A.M.
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Onumah, G.E.
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Posthumus, H.
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Hillocks, R.J.
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Sanni, L.O.
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Sandifolo, V.
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Sergeant, A.
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Westby, Andrew
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[Adding value to Africa's cassava in a global environment]
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Adding value to Africa's cassava in a global environment
Vernooy, Ronnie
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Dibiloane, A.
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Maluleke, N.L.
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Matelele, L.
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Percy, M.
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Mokoena, M.
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Phora, G.
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Sema, P.
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Sthapit, B.R.
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Tjikana T.T.
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[Multiplying diversity: strengthening community seedbanks in South Africa’s smallholder farming areas.]
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Multiplying diversity: strengthening community seedbanks in South Africa’s smallholder farming areas.
National Agricultural Extension Systems in ten districts in Tanzania and Malawi are receiving training in the production and use of climate services as part of a WFP-CCAFS joint activity within the GFCS Adaptation Programme in Africa. This document reports on the first training of intermediaries,...
Dorward, P.
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Tall, Arame
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Kaur, Harneet
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Hansen, James
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[Training Agricultural Research & Extension Staff to Produce and Communicate Agro-Climatic Information, to Enhance the Resilience and Food Security of Farmers and Pastoralists in Kiteto, Tanzania: Preliminary Findings from the GFCS Adaptation Programme in Africa]
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Training Agricultural Research & Extension Staff to Produce and Communicate Agro-Climatic Information, to Enhance the Resilience and Food Security of Farmers and Pastoralists in Kiteto, Tanzania: Preliminary Findings from the GFCS Adaptation Programme in Africa