Farmers in western Kenya are still facing the problem of Striga, the major constraint to cereal production threatening food security of thousands of poor farming households. Some Striga species also attack tropical legumes hence further augmenting protein malnutrition of vulnerable younger childr...
Mignouna, Djana B.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Mutabazi, K.D.
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Senkondo, E.
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Madulu, R.B.
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Labintan, C.A.
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Akinola, Adebayo A.
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[Economic analysis of Imazapyrresistant maize technology for small farm households in western Kenya]
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Economic analysis of Imazapyrresistant maize technology for small farm households in western Kenya
Maize is one of the three most important staple foods in Mali. Zones in the country with high potential for producing maize are limited to areas where the probability of drought risk is between 20 and 40%, meaning that recurring droughts have long handicapped maize production. In an attempt to al...
Fofana, M.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Coulibaly, N.
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Sanogo, D.
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Langyintuo, A.
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[Characterization of maize producing households in the dry savanna of Mali]
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Characterization of maize producing households in the dry savanna of Mali
Horbulyk, Theodore M.
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Price, Joseph P. G.
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[Pricing reforms for sustainable water use and management in Vietnam]
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Pricing reforms for sustainable water use and management in Vietnam
In Mali, small ruminants are a necessary part of mixed crop and livestock systems, and they fulfill various roles in the food security of households as sources of meat and milk, and means of additional income to meet food and cash needs. However, small ruminant production is challenged by the poo...
Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Umutoni, Clarisse
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Dembele, T.
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Seydou, K.
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Samake, O.
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[Effects of feed and health interventions on small ruminant production in mixed crop-livestock systems in southern Mali]
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Effects of feed and health interventions on small ruminant production in mixed crop-livestock systems in southern Mali
This study investigates the household-level impacts of market-oriented dairy technologies (crossbred cows and complementary feed and management technologies) on in-comes, food and non-food expenditures, nutrient intakes, and health of pre-school children. A recursive econometric model was employe...
Ahmed, M.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Adoption of crossbred cow technologies and increased food security among smallholder dairy farmers in the East African highlands]
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Adoption of crossbred cow technologies and increased food security among smallholder dairy farmers in the East African highlands
Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance
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[Bean Seed Production and Delivery: achievements and moving forward]
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Bean Seed Production and Delivery: achievements and moving forward
Humphreys, E.
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Tuong, T.P.
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Buisson, Marie-Charlotte
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Pukinskis, Ilse
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Phillips, M.
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[Proceedings of the CPWF, GBDC, WLE Conference on Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone: Turning Science into Policy and Practices, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 21-23 October 2015]
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Proceedings of the CPWF, GBDC, WLE Conference on Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone: Turning Science into Policy and Practices, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 21-23 October 2015
Presents procedures for feed budgeting and allocation developed to access the quantity and quality of all feed components and to determine the production goals of each enterprise and allocates feed in relation to their requirements within the framework of overall feed supplies. Examines land, cro...
Ng’ang’a, Stanley Karanja
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Anyango Jalang'o, Dorcas
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Girvetz, Evan H.
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[Socioeconomic factors that constrain or facilitate the adoption of technologies that promote sequestration of soil carbon in East Africa]
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Socioeconomic factors that constrain or facilitate the adoption of technologies that promote sequestration of soil carbon in East Africa