The reuse of treated wastewater for aquaculture has been practiced in several countries and has a potential to create a viable fish farming business in low income countries. However, wastewater aquaculture practices which satisfy health and hygiene guidelines and standards will not be viable if c...
Gebrezgabher, Solomie A.
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Amewu, Sena
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Amoah, Philip
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[Consumer preference and willingness to pay for fish farmed in treated wastewater in Ghana]
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Consumer preference and willingness to pay for fish farmed in treated wastewater in Ghana
Biofortification of crops as part of the effort to combat micronutrient deficiencies especially in developing countries gaining global recognition. Recent award of world food price to biofortification of staple crops has further energized efforts to promote the cultivation and consumption of biof...
Okello, J.J.
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Muoki, P.
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Kwikiriza, N.
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Wambaya, J.
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Heck, S.
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[Effect of agriculture-nutrition education and extension services on early adoption and diffusion of biofortfied crops: The case of orange-fleshed sweetpotato in Kenya]
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Effect of agriculture-nutrition education and extension services on early adoption and diffusion of biofortfied crops: The case of orange-fleshed sweetpotato in Kenya
Smallholder potato yields in Uganda are low (<4.7 tha-1) compared to 25 tha-1 attainable on-station yields, attributed to: poor quality seed, low soil fertility, pests and diseases, limited knowledge and weak policy environment. Potatoes however represent about half of the total monetary value of...
Walukano, W.
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Pali, Pamela N.
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Wairegi, L.W.I.
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Nanfumba, D.
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Arinaitwe, A.
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Basalirwa, D.
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Asiimwe, R.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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[Yield gap analyses to inform policy on sustainable crop intensification pathways in Uganda]
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Yield gap analyses to inform policy on sustainable crop intensification pathways in Uganda
This paper focuses on the background, approaches, and progress made over the last three years by the Crop-Animal Systems Research Network (CASREN) project carried out by ILRI in partnership with national agricultural research systems (NARS) in China, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. ...
The potential impact and return to investment from introducing improved dualpurpose cowpea for food and fodder in northern Nigeria was investigated using a combination of farmers' workshops and village and household level surveys. Out of the 462 households surveyed, 41 % were adopters, 9% had bee...
Okike, I.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Singh, B.B.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Mounyong, V.M.
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[Potential adoption and diffusion of improved dual-purpose cowpea in the dry savannas of Nigeria: an evaluation using a combination of participatory and structured approaches]
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Potential adoption and diffusion of improved dual-purpose cowpea in the dry savannas of Nigeria: an evaluation using a combination of participatory and structured approaches
A survey was conducted of 982 indigene households and 203 Hausa/Fulani households in southern Nigeria between October 1988 and March 1989. Results show that 70 percent of the indigenes and 98 percent of the Hausa/Fulani consumed some dairy products. Prevalence and regularity of consumption of loc...
Gives justification for studying dairy consumption in Nigeria. General patterns of acquisition and consumption of dairy products are discussed with reference to domestically produced dairy products (fresh milk, sour milk, yoghurt, butter & cheese) and imported and derived dairy products (evaporat...
Presents procedures for feed budgeting and allocation developed to access the quantity and quality of all feed components and to determine the production goals of each enterprise and allocates feed in relation to their requirements within the framework of overall feed supplies. Examines land, cro...
Agricultural practices are changing at an unprecedented rate in small pockets of the dry zone of Sri Lanka. Commercial vegetable production is flourishing underwritten by groundwater accessed via agro-wells, increased market access and new business opportunities. Since the early 1990s, small-hold...
Silva, Sanjiv de
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Curnow, J.
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Ariyaratne, Badugodahewa Ranjith
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[Resilience and prosperity through agro-well driven cultivation in the north central province, Sri Lanka: a case study on its evolution, structure and impacts]
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Resilience and prosperity through agro-well driven cultivation in the north central province, Sri Lanka: a case study on its evolution, structure and impacts
Presents the results of a survey of small ruminant owners in four southeastern states of Nigeria, viz, Bendel, Anambra, Imo and Cross River. Relates livestock management systems to their socioeconomic and ecological environment and inturn to management practices and to characteristic problems an...