The use of wastewater to produce food crops particularly vegetables is very prevalent in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This practice may pose health risks to farm workers and consumers. Hence, the study was designed to evaluate farmers’ perceptions on irrigation water quality, health risks and health ri...
Woldetsadik, D.
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Drechsel, Pay
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Keraita, Bernard N.
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Itanna, F.
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Gebrekidan, H.
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[Farmers’ perceptions on irrigation water contamination, health risks and risk management measures in prominent wastewater-irrigated vegetable farming sites of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia]
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Farmers’ perceptions on irrigation water contamination, health risks and risk management measures in prominent wastewater-irrigated vegetable farming sites of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Leafy gboma (Solanum macrocarpon) and amaranths (Amaranthus sp.) are the two most important indigenous vegetables in the urban and peri-urban areas of Benin. IITA’s vegetable project has generated extensive baseline information on diversity, distribution and economic importance of pests of the cr...
James, B.
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Godonou, I.
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Atcha-Ahowé, C.
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Glitho, I.
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Vodouhe, S.
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Ahanchédé, A.
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Kooyman, C.
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Goergen, Georg E.
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[Extending Integrated Pest Management to indigenous vegetables]
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Extending Integrated Pest Management to indigenous vegetables
Mateo-Sagasta, Javier
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[Reutilizacion de aguas para agricultura en America Latina y el Caribe: estado, principios y necesidades. In Spanish]
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Reutilizacion de aguas para agricultura en America Latina y el Caribe: estado, principios y necesidades. In Spanish
With current rates of land degradation reaching ten to twelve million ha per year, there is an urgent need to scale up and out successful, profitable and resource-efficient sustainable land management practices to maintain the health and resilience of the land that humans depend on. As much as 50...
Thomas, Richard J.
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Reed, M.
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Clifton, K.
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Appadurai, Arivudai Nambi
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Mills, A. J.
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Zucca, Claudio
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Kodsi, E.
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Sircely, Jason A.
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Haddad, F.
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Hagen, C. von
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Mapedza, Everisto
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Wolderegay, K.
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Shalander, K.
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Bellon, M.
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Le, Q. B.
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Mabikke, Samuel
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Alexander, S.
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Leu, S.
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Schlingloff, S.
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Lala-Pritchard, T.
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Mares, V.
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Quiróz, R.
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[Scaling up sustainable land management and restoration of degraded land]
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Scaling up sustainable land management and restoration of degraded land
HORN project
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[Embedding social science in One Health: Strengthening capacity in the Horn of Africa]
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Embedding social science in One Health: Strengthening capacity in the Horn of Africa
Background: Food-borne diseases are contributing to health burdens globally, especially in developing countries. In India, milk production is important for nutrition security, but milk products are prone to contamination with pathogens. In Assam, a state in Northeast India, a novel hygiene interv...
Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Deka, Ram Pratim
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Asse, Rainer
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Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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Grace, Delia
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[Hygiene knowledge, attitudes and practices among dairy value chain actors in Assam, north-east India and the impact of a training intervention]
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Hygiene knowledge, attitudes and practices among dairy value chain actors in Assam, north-east India and the impact of a training intervention
International Livestock Research Institute
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[Review of the MoreMilk project module on communication skills and nutrition messages]
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Review of the MoreMilk project module on communication skills and nutrition messages
Kanyuuru, C.
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Skorc, N.
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Staal, Steven J.
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[Eastern and southern Africa agriculture value chain learning hub: Market needs study]
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Eastern and southern Africa agriculture value chain learning hub: Market needs study
Capacity development is pivotal to the impact pathways of CCAFS as a whole and the individual FPs, providing the mechanisms whereby increasing abilities to demand, undertake and utilize research lead to sustainable improvements in capacity to manage climate change. Thus the CCAFS capacity enhance...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[CCAFS Phase II Capacity Development Strategy]
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CCAFS Phase II Capacity Development Strategy