Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is the second most important food crop after rice, the staple in Sierra Leone; it is also the most important root and tuber crop. It is followed by sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.), yam (Dioscorea spp.), which forms
part of the traditional farming system and ha...
Fomba, S.N.
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Massaquoi, F.B.
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Norman, P.E.
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Samura, A.E.
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Mansaray, A.
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Jalloh, A.
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Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Anthony, N.A.
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Benya, M.T.
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Fornah, D.S.
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Sawi, M.K.
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Sartie, A.M.
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Onadipe, O.
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Sanni, L.O.
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[Current status of root and tuber crops improvement, production and utilization in Sierra Leone]
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Current status of root and tuber crops improvement, production and utilization in Sierra Leone
The production of cassava flour involves drying grated and pressed cassava into pellets that are milled into flour. The drying process is one of the major bottlenecks to expanding the economic value of the crop. The industry looks for fast drying systems with high flour production capacity to mee...
Mcguire, S
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Manicad, Gigi
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Sperling, l
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[Technical and institutional issues in participatory plant breeding-done from a perspective of farmer plant breeding : a global analysis of issues and of current experience]
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Technical and institutional issues in participatory plant breeding-done from a perspective of farmer plant breeding : a global analysis of issues and of current experience
Examines the productivities of N'Dama cattle, introduced Sahiwal cattle, and Sahiwal X N'Dama crossbred at the Teko Livestock Station, Sierra Leone. Evaluates environmental and genetic effects relating to breed group, month and year of parturition or birth, age, sex, individual cow etc. as approp...
Carew, S.F.
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Sandford, J.
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Wissocq, Y.J.
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Durkin, J.W.
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Trail, J.C.M.
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[Productivite de bovins N'Dama a la station de Teko (Sierra Leone) et premiers resultats de croisements avec la race Sahiwal]
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Productivite de bovins N'Dama a la station de Teko (Sierra Leone) et premiers resultats de croisements avec la race Sahiwal
Kamanda, I.
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Nabay, O.
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Parkes, E.
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Iluebbey, P.
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Olaosebikan, O.
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Aina, O.O.
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Bello, A.A.
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Blay, E.
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Asante, I.K.
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Danquah, A.
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Whyte, J.
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[Farmers’ adoption challenges, perception and preferences for yellow root cassava through participatory rural appraisal in Sierra Leone]
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Farmers’ adoption challenges, perception and preferences for yellow root cassava through participatory rural appraisal in Sierra Leone
Reports on studies of dif. aspects of the livestock industry (excluding poultry) in Sierra Leone, partic. production; marketing & processing of animal products; availability & consumption of meat, milk & their products; training; and research. Includes recommendations regarding each.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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United Nations Development Programme
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[Integrated development of the agricultural sector, Sierra Leone. The livestock industry]
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Integrated development of the agricultural sector, Sierra Leone. The livestock industry
Distribution and numbers of cattle, sheep and goats in Sierra Leone, and description of the animal performance and productivity of N'Dama cattle, west African dwarf sheep and west African dwarf goat; data on animal diseases, herd composition & management, and research and development activities.
International Livestock Centre for Africa
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[Trypanotolerant livestock in West and Central Africa. Volume 2. Country studies -Chapter 5. Sierra Leone]
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Trypanotolerant livestock in West and Central Africa. Volume 2. Country studies -Chapter 5. Sierra Leone
Akem, C.
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Adewole, A.
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[Support to Agricultural Research for Development of Strategic Crops in AfricaSpecial Newsletter on gender outcome harvesting in Sierra Leone]
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Support to Agricultural Research for Development of Strategic Crops in AfricaSpecial Newsletter on gender outcome harvesting in Sierra Leone
Examines the productivities of N'Dama cattle, introduced Sahiwal cattle, and Sahiwal X N'Dama crossbred at the Teko Livestock Station, Sierra Leone. Evaluates environmental and genetic effects relating to breed group, month and year of parturition or birth, age, sex, individual cow etc. as approp...
Carew, S.F.
,
Sandford, J.
,
Wissocq, Y.J.
,
Durkin, J.W.
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Trail, J.C.M.
,
[N'dama cattle productivity at Teko Livestock Station, Sierra Leone, and initial results from cross-breeding with Sahiwal]
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N'dama cattle productivity at Teko Livestock Station, Sierra Leone, and initial results from cross-breeding with Sahiwal