Clark, L.
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[Building farmers´ capacities for networking (part II): strengthening agricultural supply chains in Bolivia using network analysis]
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Building farmers´ capacities for networking (part II): strengthening agricultural supply chains in Bolivia using network analysis
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
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
Current models of adaptation to climate change focus on common causes of vulnerability among individuals and communities in an attempt to improve their capacity to adapt. These models tend to neglect the impact on vulnerability of local relationships that include political and economic power stru...
Chaudhury, Abrar S.
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Thornton, Thomas F.
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Helfgott, Ariella E.S.
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Ventresca, Marc J.
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Sova, Chase
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[Ties that bind: Local networks, communities and adaptive capacity in rural Ghana]
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Ties that bind: Local networks, communities and adaptive capacity in rural Ghana
Within sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), although nematodes are viewed among the most important threats to crop production and food security, the presence of trained nematologists working within this discipline has traditionally been viewed as scarce. The few research studies concerning this subject addr...
Cortada, L.
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Dehennin, I.
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Bert, W.
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Coyne, D.
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[Integration of nematology as a training and research discipline in sub-Saharan Africa: progress and prospects]
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Integration of nematology as a training and research discipline in sub-Saharan Africa: progress and prospects
Purpose: This study elucidates on how faculty supervision support to students during farm placements and other facilitating conditions influence farmer learning in the student-centred university outreach.
Methodology/Design/Approach: Cross-sectional data were collected from a sample of 283 farme...
Kalule, S.W.
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Sseguya, H.
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Ongeng, D.
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Karubanga, G.
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[Facilitating conditions for farmer learning behaviour in the student-to-farmer university outreach]
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Facilitating conditions for farmer learning behaviour in the student-to-farmer university outreach
Innovation platforms are fast becoming part of the mantra of agricultural research for development projects and programmes. Their basic tenet is that stakeholders depend on one another to achieve agricultural development outcomes, and hence need a space where they can learn, negotiate and coordin...
Schut, Marc
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Kamanda, Josey
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Gramzow, Andreas
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Dubois, Thomas
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Stoian, Dietmar
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Andersson, Jens A.
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Dror, Iddo
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Sartas, Murat
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Mur, Remco
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Kassam, Shinan
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Brouwer, Herman
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Devaux, André
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Velasco, Claudio
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Flor, Rica Joy
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Gummert, Martin
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Buizer, Djuna
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Mcdougall, Cynthia
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Davis, Kristin
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Homann-Kee Tui, Sabine
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Lundy, Mark
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[Innovation Platforms in agricultural research for development: Ex-ante Appraisal of the Purposes and Conditions Under Which Innovation Platforms can Contribute to Agricultural Development Outcomes]
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Innovation Platforms in agricultural research for development: Ex-ante Appraisal of the Purposes and Conditions Under Which Innovation Platforms can Contribute to Agricultural Development Outcomes
The West and Central Africa Collaborative Maize Research Network (WECAMAN) was instituted with the ultimate goal to help improve maize (Zea mays L.) production in West and Central Africa (WCA). One objective of the Network is to enhance the research capacity and capability of the participating na...
Badu-Apraku, B.
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Fakorede, M.A.B.
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Ajala, S.
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[Enhancing human resources for maize research and development in West and Central Africa: a networking approach]
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Enhancing human resources for maize research and development in West and Central Africa: a networking approach
This paper examines whether longer training increases farm participation in community-managed water user associations, in a context where assignment to training duration was not randomized and none of these institutions existed before training began. We also examine whether participation is affec...
Balasubramanya, Soumya
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[Effects of training duration and the role of gender on farm articipation in water user associations in southern Tajikistan: implications for irrigation management]
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Effects of training duration and the role of gender on farm articipation in water user associations in southern Tajikistan: implications for irrigation management
