Sampling methodology in adoption-and-impact assessment studies of agricultural technology is unique and, in a certain way, complex. Firstly, assessment studies are conducted over time, and, in most cases, a lack of baseline studies hinders the analysis of the adoption process. A methodology that ...
Marín Arredondo, N
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Henry, Guy
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Perdomo, PP
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[Diseño muestral y análisis de encuestas para evaluar adopción de tecnología de producción de yuca en la Costa Atlántica de Colombia]
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Diseño muestral y análisis de encuestas para evaluar adopción de tecnología de producción de yuca en la Costa Atlántica de Colombia
Gauchan, D.
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Pant, K.P.
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Joshi, B.K.
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[Technology transfer: Non-monetary benefit-sharing in support of conservation and sustainable use of PGRs]
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Technology transfer: Non-monetary benefit-sharing in support of conservation and sustainable use of PGRs
Reducing both hunger and high expenditure on food imports is a priority for most developing African countries. Countries that hitherto have relied heavily on food imports are seeking new approaches to increase the utilization of locally grown crops. This review uses the case of cassava to propose...
Abass, A.
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Awoyale, W.
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Alenkhe, B.
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Ndavi, M.
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Asiru, B.W.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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[Can food technology innovation change the status of a food security crop? A review of cassava transformation into "Bread" in Africa]
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Can food technology innovation change the status of a food security crop? A review of cassava transformation into "Bread" in Africa
This publication presents a synthesis of methods and lessons learnt in the implementation of the Integrated Agricultural Research for Development (IAR4D) concept within the Sub-Saharan Africa Challenge Program (SSA CP). It relates lessons learnt and impact gained from the program between 2005 to ...
Adewale, A.A.
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Pluwole FA
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Buruchara, Robin A.
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Nyamwaro, Sospeter S.
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[Integrated agricultural research for development ...from concept to practice]
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Integrated agricultural research for development ...from concept to practice
Bioversity is leading a consortium that is supporting the Guatemalan government in developing and implementing a community-based food security information and decision support system through a participatory, demand-driven co-design process. The digital solutions for managing climate risks and foo...
Müller, A.
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[Digital solutions for managing climate risks and food security in Guatemala]
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Digital solutions for managing climate risks and food security in Guatemala
The role of on-farm testing in the development of new cassava technology at the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) is described in detail. On farm cassava trials have established a link between the research program and farms in the 1st stages of technology development. These tria...
A collaborative project of the Colombian Integrated Rural Development Program (DRI) and CIAT, aimed at establishing small agroindustrial firms to produce dry cassava on the Atlantic Coast of Colombia, is described. It began with the installation of a pilot plant for natural drying of cassava, wit...
Ospina, B.
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Gómez G., Guillermo G.
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Best, R.
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[Secado natural de yuca para la alimentacion animal: Una nueva agroindustria en Colombia]
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Secado natural de yuca para la alimentacion animal: Una nueva agroindustria en Colombia
In Mondomo, state of Cauca (Colombia), a socioeconomic survey was made of the 7 famers in the area that participated in the program of demonstration plots. In general terms the educational level is varied, the majority (6) are full-time farmers who have lived in the area greater than 10 yr and ha...
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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[Informe sobre siembra y evaluacion de germinacion de las parcelas sembradas en Mondomo (Cauca) en mayo de 1979 por el Programa de Economia de Yuca : Proyecto conjunto de ensayo y validacion de tecnologia (CIAT-ICA)]
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Informe sobre siembra y evaluacion de germinacion de las parcelas sembradas en Mondomo (Cauca) en mayo de 1979 por el Programa de Economia de Yuca : Proyecto conjunto de ensayo y validacion de tecnologia (CIAT-ICA)
From July 1984 to June 1985, 13 new drying plants were established on the Atlantic Coast of Colombia for a total of 20 plants. During the 1984-85 campaign, these plants processed 7158 t fresh cassava (total of 3006 t dry cassava), representing an increase of 217 percent over the previous campaign...
Best, R.
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Ospina, B.
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[El desarrollo agro-industrial del cultivo de la yuca en la Costa Atlantica de Colombia. Cuarto informe sobre el desarrollo de la agroindustria de yuca seca durante el periodo julio 1984-junio 1985]
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El desarrollo agro-industrial del cultivo de la yuca en la Costa Atlantica de Colombia. Cuarto informe sobre el desarrollo de la agroindustria de yuca seca durante el periodo julio 1984-junio 1985
Alonso, L.
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Viera, M.A.
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Best, R.
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[La investigacion en el secado artificial de yuca como apoyo al desarrollo agroindustrial de la Costa Atlantica de Colombia: Evaluacion de varias fuentes de calor]
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La investigacion en el secado artificial de yuca como apoyo al desarrollo agroindustrial de la Costa Atlantica de Colombia: Evaluacion de varias fuentes de calor