The parasitic angiosperms, Striga hermonthica and S. gesnerioides, obligate root parasites endemic in sub-Saharan Africa, constitute severe constraints to cereal and legume production in West and Central Africa. Over the years, a range of effective component technologies has been identified for S...
Emechebe, A.
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Ellis-Jones, J.
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Schulz, S.
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Chikoye, D.
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Douthwaite, Boru
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Kureh, I
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Tarawali, G.
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Hussaini, M.A.
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Kormawa, P.M.
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Sanni, AO
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[Farmers´ perception of the striga problem and its control in Northern Nigeria]
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Farmers´ perception of the striga problem and its control in Northern Nigeria
Increasingly, social capital, defined as shared norms, trust, and the horizontal and vertical social networks that facilitate coordination and cooperation for mutually beneficial collective action, is seen as an important asset upon which people rely to manage natural resources and resolve confli...
Sanginga, Pascal C.
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Kamugisha, RN
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Martin, AM
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[The dynamics of social capital and conflict management in multiple resource regimes : A case of the Southwestern highlands of Uganda]
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The dynamics of social capital and conflict management in multiple resource regimes : A case of the Southwestern highlands of Uganda
With the advent of biotechnology and the emergence of property rights in genetic materials, the distribution of benefits from genetic resources is an issue of growing importance. Farmer's Rights is a concept that has emerged to seek to insure appropriate compensation to farmers for their contribu...
Pachico, Douglas H.
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[Implementing farmers' rights in genetic resources: Approaches to benefit sharing]
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Implementing farmers' rights in genetic resources: Approaches to benefit sharing
Improved forages play an important role in sustaining the livelihoods of small- and medium-scale farmers in the tropics, mainly as a result of their positive effects on livestock production and contribution to economic and environmental sustainability. However, in many regions of the tropics, the...
Peters, Michael
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Lascano, Carlos E.
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[Forage technology adoption: Linking on-station research with participatory methods]
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Forage technology adoption: Linking on-station research with participatory methods
The article examines the effect of membership in farmer groups (MFG) on adoption lag of agricultural technologies and farm performance in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. We use duration and stochastic production frontier models on farm household data. We find that the longer...
Ainembabazi, John H.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Blomme, Guy
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Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
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Dontsop Nguezet, Paul M.
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Mignouna, Djana B.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Improving the speed of adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: evidence from the Great Lakes region of Africa]
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Improving the speed of adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: evidence from the Great Lakes region of Africa
Baca, María
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Läderach, Peter
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Haggar, Jeremy P.
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Götz, Schroth
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Ovalle Rivera, Oriana
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[An integrated framework for assessing vulnerability to climate change and developing adaptation strategies for coffee growing families in Mesoamerica]
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An integrated framework for assessing vulnerability to climate change and developing adaptation strategies for coffee growing families in Mesoamerica
The yield gap has arisen again as a focus for agricultural research to ensure food security and economic growth for farmers around the world. To examine this renewed interest, we carried out a review of key literature in the field of yield gap analysis to identify important gaps in research and a...
Snyder, Katherine A.
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Miththapala, Sriyanie
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Sommer, Rolf
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Braslow, Juliet
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[The yield gap: closing the gap by widening the approach]
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The yield gap: closing the gap by widening the approach
Hernández Romero, Luis Alfredo
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[Participación de los productores en la selección de variedades de yuca : Memorias de un taller en el CIAT, Palmira, Colombia, Septiembre 3 a 6 de 1991]
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Participación de los productores en la selección de variedades de yuca : Memorias de un taller en el CIAT, Palmira, Colombia, Septiembre 3 a 6 de 1991
Escobar Pérez, Roosevelt H.
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Hernández, C.M.
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Restrepo M., José M.
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Ospina, GI
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Tohme, Joseph M.
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Roca, William M.
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[Involvement of farmers in the development of cassava low-cost input, invitro propagation methods]
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Involvement of farmers in the development of cassava low-cost input, invitro propagation methods
Mera, V
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Caballero, H.
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Ginés, CMJ
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[Cassava and users: determining needs and priorities in Ecuador]
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Cassava and users: determining needs and priorities in Ecuador