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The parasitic angiosperms, Striga hermonthica and S. gesnerioides, obligate root parasites endemic in sub-Saharan Africa, constitute severe constraints to cereal and legume production in West and Central Africa. Over the years, a range of effective component technologies has been identified for S...


Emechebe, A.Ellis-Jones, J.Schulz, S.Chikoye, D.Douthwaite, BoruKureh, ITarawali, G.Hussaini, M.A.Kormawa, P.M.Sanni, AO[Farmers´ perception of the striga problem and its control in Northern Nigeria]Farmers´ perception of the striga problem and its control in Northern Nigeria

Improved forages play an important role in sustaining the livelihoods of small- and medium-scale farmers in the tropics, mainly as a result of their positive effects on livestock production and contribution to economic and environmental sustainability. However, in many regions of the tropics, the...


Peters, MichaelLascano, Carlos E.[Forage technology adoption: Linking on-station research with participatory methods]Forage technology adoption: Linking on-station research with participatory methods
Howeler, Reinhardt H.[Integrated cassava-based cropping systems in Asia: Working with farmers to enhance adoption of more sustainable production practices: Proceedings of the workshop on the Nippon Foundation Cassava Project in Thailand, Vietnam and China, held in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam, Oct. 27-31, 2003]Integrated cassava-based cropping systems in Asia: Working with farmers to enhance adoption of more sustainable production practices: Proceedings of the workshop on the Nippon Foundation Cassava Project in Thailand, Vietnam and China, held in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam, Oct. 27-31, 2003

The article examines the effect of membership in farmer groups (MFG) on adoption lag of agricultural technologies and farm performance in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. We use duration and stochastic production frontier models on farm household data. We find that the longer...


Ainembabazi, John H.Asten, Piet J.A. vanVanlauwe, BernardOuma, Emily A.Blomme, GuyBirachi, Eliud AbucheliDontsop Nguezet, Paul M.Mignouna, Djana B.Manyong, Victor M.[Improving the speed of adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: evidence from the Great Lakes region of Africa]Improving the speed of adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: evidence from the Great Lakes region of Africa

The FPR project in China is a cooperative project between CIAT and CATAS, and is financially supported by the Nippon Foundation of Japan. This paper mainly describes results of the FPR trials conducted in Hainan province of China and discusses the function of FPR in the transfer of cassava techno...


Huang, JieLi, KaimianZhang, WeiteLin, XiongHoweler, Reinhardt H.[Practices and progress in farmer participatory research in China]Practices and progress in farmer participatory research in China
Hernández Romero, Luis Alfredo[Participación de los productores en la selección de variedades de yuca : Memorias de un taller en el CIAT, Palmira, Colombia, Septiembre 3 a 6 de 1991]Participación de los productores en la selección de variedades de yuca : Memorias de un taller en el CIAT, Palmira, Colombia, Septiembre 3 a 6 de 1991

Calderón, FaustoSosa Morán, José HeribertoMendoza O., Víctor ManuelSaín, Gustavo E.Barreto, HJ[Adopción y difusión de labranza de conservación en Metalío-Guaymango, El Salvador: Aspectos institucionales y reflexiones técnicas]Adopción y difusión de labranza de conservación en Metalío-Guaymango, El Salvador: Aspectos institucionales y reflexiones técnicas
Wünscher, T.Schultze-Kraft, RainerPeters, MichaelRivas Ríos, LibardoHolmann, Federico J.[Early adoption of Arachis pintoi as a forage legume in Huetar Norte, Costa Rica]Early adoption of Arachis pintoi as a forage legume in Huetar Norte, Costa Rica
López, E.Jiménez, P.Brizuela Banegas, LG[Reunión del Comité Local de Operación-Atlántida (2, 1995, La Ceiba, Atlántida, Honduras). Ayuda memoria]Reunión del Comité Local de Operación-Atlántida (2, 1995, La Ceiba, Atlántida, Honduras). Ayuda memoria

In the highland ecosystems where actions by some individuals or groups often generate off-site effects among a wide range of social actors and stakeholders, the use and management of natural resources are susceptible to multiple forms of conflicts. This paper examines the hypothesis that conflict...


Sanginga, Pascal C.Kamugisha, RNMartin, AM[Conflicts management, social capital and adoption of agroforestry technologies : Empirical findings from the highlands of southwestern Uganda]Conflicts management, social capital and adoption of agroforestry technologies : Empirical findings from the highlands of southwestern Uganda

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