Using data from a survey of farm operators in two major ecological zones of Osun State in south-western Nigeria, this paper empirically evaluates the determinants of farmers' fertiliser adoption decisions and the intensity of use of the technology using a Tobit regression model. With a multi-stag...
Bamire, A.
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Fabiyi, Y.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Adoption pattern of fertiliser technology among farmers in the ecological zones of southwestern Nigeria: a Tobit analysis]
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Adoption pattern of fertiliser technology among farmers in the ecological zones of southwestern Nigeria: a Tobit analysis
Although the West-African moist savanna zone has a high potential for crop production, yields on farmers' fields are, on average, far below this potential, mainly due to the low use of external sources of nutrients. Since the mid-1990s, it has become clear that in order to upgrade crop production...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Aihou, K.
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Houngnandan, P.
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Diels, J.
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Sanginga, N.
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Merckx, R.
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[Nitrogen management in adequate input maizebased agriculture in the derived savanna benchmark zone of Benin Republic]
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Nitrogen management in adequate input maizebased agriculture in the derived savanna benchmark zone of Benin Republic
Financial cooperatives and microfinance institutions (MFIs) are the two major sources of rural finance in Ethiopia. Whereas MFIs are relatively new, financial cooperatives have existed for centuries in various forms. The coexistence of two different institutions serving the same group of people, ...
Abate, Gashaw Tadesse
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Rashid, S.
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Borzaga, C.
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Getnet, Kindie
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[Rural finance and agricultural technology adoption in Ethiopia: does institutional design matter?]
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Rural finance and agricultural technology adoption in Ethiopia: does institutional design matter?
Sanogo, D.
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[Africas food status: implications and challenges in a changing world]
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Africas food status: implications and challenges in a changing world
Poor yields of East African highland bananas (Musa spp., AAA-EAHB) on smallholder farms have often been attributed to problems of poor soil fertility. We measured the effects of mineral fertilizers on crop performance at two sites over two to three crop cycles; Kawanda in central Uganda and Ntung...
Nyombi, K.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Corbeels, Marc
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Taulya, G.
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Leffelaar, P.A.
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Mineral fertilizer response and nutrient use efficiencies of East African highland banana (Musa spp., AAAEAHB, cv. Kisansa)]
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Mineral fertilizer response and nutrient use efficiencies of East African highland banana (Musa spp., AAAEAHB, cv. Kisansa)
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L) is a major staple food in Burundi; thus increasing its production and marketing has the potential for raising incomes of the farming households. In the country, bean outputs have been declining for decades, yet demand for the crop in East Africa has surged consi...
Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
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Ochieng, J.
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Wozemba, D.
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Ruraduma, C.
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Niyuhire, M.C.
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Ochieng, D.
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[Factors influencing smallholder farmers’ bean production and supply to market in Burundi]
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Factors influencing smallholder farmers’ bean production and supply to market in Burundi
Despite Ghana’s large contribution to global cocoa production, average yields are low. Policymakers and practitioners are calling for implementation of a climate smart strategy by increasing yields and augmenting shade tree cover in cocoa systems. However, there have been few studies in West Afri...
Asare, R.
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Markussen, B.
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Asare, R.A.
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Anim-Kwapong, G.J.
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Ræbild, A.
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[On-farm cocoa yields increase with canopy cover of shade trees in two agro-ecological zones in Ghana]
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On-farm cocoa yields increase with canopy cover of shade trees in two agro-ecological zones in Ghana
Corn (Zea mays L.) production is gradually spreading into the Sudan savanna zone of West Africa where production is limited by erratic and inadequate rainfall. To increase corn production, production practices should be properly designed to minimize the eff ects of low precipitation and high tem...
Kamara, A.Y.
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Ekeleme, F.
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Chikoye, D.
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Omoigui, L.O.
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[Planting date and cultivar effects on grain yield in dryland corn production]
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Planting date and cultivar effects on grain yield in dryland corn production
Advanced rice breeding lines were evaluated in eight environments (two seasons and four N-fertilizer levels) to investigate the effectiveness of selecting genotypes for less favorable low fertilizer input environments. Highly significant Environment (E), Genotype (G) and G x E. interaction effect...
Dugje, I.Y.
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Kamara, A.Y.
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Kwari, J.D.
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[Analyses of soil physico chemical properties determining Striga hermonthica infestations and grain yield of maize (Zea mays L.) in nigerian Guinea and Sudan savannas]
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Analyses of soil physico chemical properties determining Striga hermonthica infestations and grain yield of maize (Zea mays L.) in nigerian Guinea and Sudan savannas