A survey on smallholder livestock production with emphasis on monogastric animals was conducted in 20 villages of seven so-called ‘groupements’ of South Kivu province in DR Congo, situated along a north to south-west axis with the town of Bukavu in the center. This land adjacent to Lake Kivu is l...
Maass, Brigitte L.
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Katunga-Musale, D.
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Chiuri, W.L.
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Gassner, Anja
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Peters, Michael
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[Challenges and opportunities for smallholder livestock production in post-conflict South Kivu, eastern DR Congo]
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Challenges and opportunities for smallholder livestock production in post-conflict South Kivu, eastern DR Congo
In the tropics, a large number of smallholder farms contribute significantly to food security by raising pigs and poultry for domestic consumption and for sale on local markets. The high cost and, sometimes, the lack of availability of commercial protein supplements is one of the main limitations...
Martens, S.
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Tiemann, Tassilo T.
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Bindelle, J.
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Peters, Michael
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Lascano, Carlos E.
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[Alternative plant protein sources for pigs and chickens in the tropics - nutritional value and constraints: A review]
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Alternative plant protein sources for pigs and chickens in the tropics - nutritional value and constraints: A review
The reproductive performance of N'Dama and West African Shorthorn (WASH) are evaluated. Production records from 1980 to 1985 at Kumasi University farm were analysed. There were no significant differences between the two breeds in terms of birth weight, age at weaning, age at first calving, calvin...
Osei, S.A.
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Effah-Baah, K.
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[Reproductive performances of N'dama and West African Shorthorn cattle in the humid forest zone of Ghana]
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Reproductive performances of N'dama and West African Shorthorn cattle in the humid forest zone of Ghana
León Sarmiento, Luis Alfredo
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[La experiencia del Centro Internacional para el Desarrollo de Fertilizantes en el uso de rocas fosfóricas en América Latina]
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La experiencia del Centro Internacional para el Desarrollo de Fertilizantes en el uso de rocas fosfóricas en América Latina
On Reunion Island, two species of Dacini, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett) and Dacus ciliatus Loew, infest 16 host plant species belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae from sea level to 1,600 m. These two species represent two primary pests of this plant family on the island. Melon fly, Bactroce...
Vayssières, Jean-François
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Carel, Y.
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Coubes, M.
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Duyck, P.F.
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[Development of immature stages and comparative demography of two cucurbitattacking fruit flies in Reunion island: Bactrocera cucurbitae and dacus ciliatus (Diptera Tephritidae)]
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Development of immature stages and comparative demography of two cucurbitattacking fruit flies in Reunion island: Bactrocera cucurbitae and dacus ciliatus (Diptera Tephritidae)
The staple crops, maize, sorghum, bambara nut, groundnut, and sunflower common in semi-arid agro-pastoral farming systems of central Tanzania are prone to aflatoxin contamination. Consumption of such crop produce, contaminated with high levels of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), affects growth and health. In...
Seetha, A.
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Munthali, W.
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Msere, H.W.
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Swai, E.
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Muzanila, Y.
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Sichone, E.
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Tsusaka, T.W.
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Rathore, A.
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Okori, P.
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[Occurrence of aflatoxins and its management in diverse cropping systems of central Tanzania]
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Occurrence of aflatoxins and its management in diverse cropping systems of central Tanzania
Typologies may be used as tools for dealing with farming system heterogeneity. This is achieved by classifying farms into groups that have common characteristics, i.e. farm types, which can support the implementation of a more tailored approach to agricultural development. This article explored p...
Kuivanen, K.S.
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Álvarez, S.
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Michalscheck, Mirja
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Adjei-Nsiah, Samuel
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Mellon-Bedi, S.
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Groot, Jeroen C.J.
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[Characterising the diversity of smallholder farming systems and their constraints and opportunities for innovation: a case study from the northern region, Ghana]
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Characterising the diversity of smallholder farming systems and their constraints and opportunities for innovation: a case study from the northern region, Ghana
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
Wortmann, Charles S.
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Lynch, Jonathan P.
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[Bean improvement for low fertility in Africa (BILFA): I. Low soil nitrogen availability]
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Bean improvement for low fertility in Africa (BILFA): I. Low soil nitrogen availability