The village baseline of Denbela Saden village in the CCAFS benchmark site of Yabello in Ethiopia took place from 10th to 12th August 2011. Focus group discussions were conducted separately for men and women.
Denbela Saden is a Borana pastoralist village located in a semi-arid area where the domin...
Onyango, Leah
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Mango, Joash
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Desta, S.
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Tezera S
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Kurui, Zena
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Wamubeyi, B.
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Mohammed A
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Fatuma A
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[Village Baseline Study: Site Analysis Report for Yabello – Borana, Ethiopia]
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Village Baseline Study: Site Analysis Report for Yabello – Borana, Ethiopia
Carsky, R.
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Tarawali, G.
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Becker, M.
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Chikoye, D.
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Tian, G.
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Sanginga, N.
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[Mucuna-herbaceous cover legume with potential for multiple uses]
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Mucuna-herbaceous cover legume with potential for multiple uses
The cowpea breeding programmes are reviewed and achievements at two major centres of cowpea research, i.e. IITA (Nigeria) and IARI (India), are summarized. Earlyand extra early genotypes are always photoperiod-insensitive, medium maturity varieties could be sensitive or neutral today length, whil...
Bioversity International
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European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources
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[Report of the Steering Committee meeting: Tenth meeting, 5-8 September 2006, Jurmala, Riga, Latvia]
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Report of the Steering Committee meeting: Tenth meeting, 5-8 September 2006, Jurmala, Riga, Latvia
Agriculture research uses “recommendation domains” to develop and transfer crop management practices adapted to specific contexts. The scale of recommendation domains is large when compared to individual production sites and often encompasses less environmental variation than farmers manage. Farm...
Jiménez, Daniel
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Dorado, Hugo Andres
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Cock, James H.
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Prager, Steven D.
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Delerce, Sylvain Jean
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Grillon, Alexandre
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Andrade Bejarano, Mercedes
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Benavides, Hector
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Jarvis, Andy
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[From observation to information: data-driven understanding of on farm yield variation]
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From observation to information: data-driven understanding of on farm yield variation
This study was conducted on Eutric Nitisols of Holeta Agricultural Research Center (HARC) in the humid highlands of Ethiopia. The main objective was to assess the effect of tillage and crop residue management on runoff, soil loss and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yield over three years (2009–2011)...
Adimassu, Zenebe
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Alemu, G.
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Tamene, L.
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[Effects of tillage and crop residue management on runoff, soil loss and crop yield in the humid highlands of Ethiopia]
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Effects of tillage and crop residue management on runoff, soil loss and crop yield in the humid highlands of Ethiopia
Shah, Tushaar
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[Canal irrigation performance and impacts: applying contingency theory to irrigation management in India]
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Canal irrigation performance and impacts: applying contingency theory to irrigation management in India
The northern Guinea savanna in Africa (NGS) with a season length of 151–180 days and an altitude below 800 m has long been recognized as highly suitable for crop production and animal husbandry. At present, land use intensity and farming as well as livestock systems vary widely across the zone. S...
Weber, G.
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Smith, J.
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Manyong, V.
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[System dynamics and the defintion of research domains for the northern Guinea Savanna of West Africa]
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System dynamics and the defintion of research domains for the northern Guinea Savanna of West Africa
Johnson, Nancy L.
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Lilja, Nina
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Ashby, Jacqueline A.
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[Characterizing and measuring the effects of incorporating stakeholder participation in natural resource management research: analysis of research benefits and costs in three case studies]
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Characterizing and measuring the effects of incorporating stakeholder participation in natural resource management research: analysis of research benefits and costs in three case studies
Interannual variation in rainfall throughout Tamil Nadu has been causing frequent and noticeable land use changes despite the rapid development in groundwater irrigation. Identifying periodically water-stressed areas is the first and crucial step to minimizing negative effects on crop production....
Gumma, Murali K.
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Kajisa, K.
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Mohammed, I.A.
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Whitbread, Anthony M.
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Nelson, A.
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Rala, A.
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Kuppannan, Palanisami
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[Temporal change in land use by irrigation source in Tamil Nadu and management implications]
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Temporal change in land use by irrigation source in Tamil Nadu and management implications