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Manihot esculenta.This paper which is based on information collected as part of Collaborative Study of Cassava in Africa (COSCA) provides information on cassava genotypes cultivated in sub-Saharan Africa. It shows that there is a high degree of turnover in the cassava genotypes cultivated. Farmer...


Nweke, F.Dixon, A.Asiedu, RobertFolayan, S.A.[Attributes of cassava varieties desired by farmers in subSaharan Africa]Attributes of cassava varieties desired by farmers in subSaharan Africa

The accidental introduction of the lager grain borer, Prostephanus truncates, in the early 1980s result in destructive pest outbreaks in small-farm maize stores in both East and West Africa. Studies comparing the situation in rural maize stores in Costa Rica (in the pest's neotropical area of ori...


Markham, R.Borgemeister, C.Meikle, W.[Can biological control resolve the larger grai borer crisis?]Can biological control resolve the larger grai borer crisis?

An international project to assess the extent of aflatoxin contamination of maize in West Africa has begun in Nigeria. A survey was conducted from October 1992 to July 1993 to identify maize storage systems used by farmers in five major agro-ecological zones in Nigeria and the problem associated ...


Udoh, J.Ikotun, T.Cardwell, K.[Storage systems for maize ( Zea mays L.) in Nigeria from five agroecological zones]Storage systems for maize ( Zea mays L.) in Nigeria from five agroecological zones

Stable as well as adaptable genotypes of high-yielding cassava cultivars, should be developed and made available to farmers, to ensure increases in cassava production in a target region or country in sub-Saharan Africa. As farmer-to-farmer contact is the primary means of diffusion of new crop var...


Dixon, A.Asiedu, RobertHahn, S.K.[Genotypic stability and adaptability: analytical methods and implications for cassava breeding for low input agriculture]Genotypic stability and adaptability: analytical methods and implications for cassava breeding for low input agriculture

Agriculture is an essential sector of Uzbekistan’s economy, with 17.6% of GDP in 2016 and engaging about 26% of the labor force. Having dry climatic conditions, with annual rainfall of 100–300 mm, agriculture is an abundant consumer of the country’s natural resources. More precisely, the agricult...


Anarbekov, OytureKhodjaev, Shovkat[Use of innovative technologies for improving water accounting and financial viability of water consumer associations [Abstract only]]Use of innovative technologies for improving water accounting and financial viability of water consumer associations [Abstract only]

Farmer survey conducted in 1991 and 1992 revealed that some farmer's combat storage moulds using locally available plants. Extracts and combination of extracts of nine different plant species that are used as traditional medicines and aromatic spices in Nigeria were tested for the effect in vitro...


Cardwell, K.Dongo, L.[Effect of extracts from nine plant species found in Africa on the mycelial growth of Aspergillus flavus Link]Effect of extracts from nine plant species found in Africa on the mycelial growth of Aspergillus flavus Link

This paper is based on information collected from about 600 villages in the ten largest cassava-producing countries within the framework of the Collaborative Study of Cassava in Africa (COSCA). The objective of the paper is to show that growth in cassava production in the region will depend more ...


Nweke, F.I.Bokanga, M.[Importance of cassava processing for production in subSaharan Africa]Importance of cassava processing for production in subSaharan Africa

Farmers’ Rights and access and benefit sharing (ABS) are important and interlinked issues in the conservation and sustainable use of agrobiodiversity. This chapter aims to assess the current status and policy gaps of implementing farmers’ rights and ABS mechanisms with regard to community seed ba...


Gauchan, D.Joshi, B.K.Bhandari, B.[Farmers’ rights and access and benefit sharing mechanisms in community seed banks in Nepal]Farmers’ rights and access and benefit sharing mechanisms in community seed banks in Nepal

Ashby, Jacqueline A.Gracia, T.[Los agricultores como investigadores: Una introducción a la participación de agricultores en la investigación en fincas]Los agricultores como investigadores: Una introducción a la participación de agricultores en la investigación en fincas

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