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Journal Article 2018

Autor: Mockshell, Jonathan

In both developed and developing countries, policy stakeholders are tussling with the question of whether to promote agroecological intensification or sustainable agricultural intensification to deal with the multiple burden of a growing population, a changing climate, environmental degradation, ...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/97784

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Mockshell, Jonathan ,  [Opting for the middle ground – blended sustainability as the way forward] ,  Opting for the middle ground – blended sustainability as the way forward
Journal Article 2011

Autor: Olarinde, L.O. Manyong, Victor M. Akintola, J.O.

In this paper, we examine the diversity of risks that affect farming in the Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria. We also investigate the perspectives of these risks in relation to their economic implications on the farming enterprises. We also show that through reorganization of these risks, some ...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/88175

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Olarinde, L.O. ,  Manyong, Victor M. ,  Akintola, J.O. ,  [Economic perspectives of the diversity of risks among crop farmers in the Northern Guninea Savanna of Nigeria] ,  Economic perspectives of the diversity of risks among crop farmers in the Northern Guninea Savanna of Nigeria
Journal Article 2019

Autor: Abiola, A. Zandjanakou-Tachin, M. Aoudji, K.N.A. Avocevou-Ayisso, C. Kumar, P.L.

Banana bunchy top disease (BBTD) caused by Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV) has emerged as a major constraint of banana and plantain production in south-East Bénin. Roguing method is used in this area to destroy the BBTV-infected plants and to contain its spread. This study was conducted to assess ...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/105811

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Abiola, A. ,  Zandjanakou-Tachin, M. ,  Aoudji, K.N.A. ,  Avocevou-Ayisso, C. ,  Kumar, P.L. ,  [Adoption of roguing to contain banana bunchy top disease in south-east Benin: role of farmers' knowledge and perception] ,  Adoption of roguing to contain banana bunchy top disease in south-east Benin: role of farmers' knowledge and perception
Journal Article 2019-04

Autor: Ndaula, S. Matsiko, F. Sseguya, H.

This study sought to assess the role of multi-dimensional beliefs in acceptance of orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) as an important food for fighting micronutrient deficiencies among rural households in Uganda. Cross-sectional survey data gathered from 341 randomly selected household heads drawn...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/102433

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Ndaula, S. ,  Matsiko, F. ,  Sseguya, H. ,  [Farmers’ multidimensional beliefs in orange-fleshed sweetpotato acceptance among rural households in Uganda] ,  Farmers’ multidimensional beliefs in orange-fleshed sweetpotato acceptance among rural households in Uganda
Journal Article 2019-10-25

Autor: Aheeyar, Mohamed M.M. Silva, Sanjiv de Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali Arulingam, Indika

Floods account for a majority of disasters, especially in South Asia, where they affect 27 million people annually, causing economic losses of over US$1 billion. Climate change threatens to exacerbate these risks. Risk transfer mechanisms, such as weather index insurance (WII) may help buffer far...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/106443

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Aheeyar, Mohamed M.M. ,  Silva, Sanjiv de ,  Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali ,  Arulingam, Indika ,  [Unpacking barriers to socially inclusive weather index insurance: towards a framework for inclusion] ,  Unpacking barriers to socially inclusive weather index insurance: towards a framework for inclusion
Journal Article 2013

Autor: Jogo, Wellington Karamura, E.B. Tinzaara W. Kubiriba J. Rietveld A.

Understanding the factors influencing farmers’adoption decisions of the disseminated Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) control package is critical for successful management of the disease. This paper analysed the determinants of farmers’ decisions to adopt the control package by smallholder banana fa...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/104561

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Jogo, Wellington ,  Karamura, E.B. ,  Tinzaara W. ,  Kubiriba J. ,  Rietveld A. ,  [Determinants of farm-level adoption of cultural practices for banana xanthomonas wilt control in Uganda] ,  Determinants of farm-level adoption of cultural practices for banana xanthomonas wilt control in Uganda
Journal Article 2013

Autor: Bordoni, P. Gwinner, V.

In Bolivia and Malaysia, farmers are increasingly affected by drought, water logging and unpredictable weather patterns. To cope, they plant an array of traditional crops and varieties to spread the risk of crop loss, whether from pests, diseases or the weather. However for these farmers, agrobio...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/104564

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Bordoni, P. ,  Gwinner, V. ,  [Seeking an alliance between farmers and genebanks] ,  Seeking an alliance between farmers and genebanks
Journal Article 1994

Autor: Mobambo, K.N. Zuofa, K.E. Gauhl, F. Adeniji, M. Pasberg-Gauhl, C.

Plantain (Musa spp., AAB group) is a staple food crop in the humid forest regions of West and Central Africa. Its cultivation is threatened by black leaf streak (BLS), an air‐borne fungal leaf spot disease, caused by Mycosphaerella fijiensis Morelet. An on‐farm survey for BLS severity in relation...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/100936

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Mobambo, K.N. ,  Zuofa, K.E. ,  Gauhl, F. ,  Adeniji, M. ,  Pasberg-Gauhl, C. ,  [Effect of soil fertility on host response to black leaf streak of plantain (Musa spp. AAB group) under traditional farming systems in southwestern Nigeria] ,  Effect of soil fertility on host response to black leaf streak of plantain (Musa spp. AAB group) under traditional farming systems in southwestern Nigeria
Journal Article 2018-10-09

Autor: Amarnath, Giriraj Simons, G.W.H. Alahacoon, Niranga Smakhtin, V. Sharma, Bharat R. Gismalla, Y. Mohammed, Y. Andriessen, M.C.M.

In the Gash Delta of Eastern Sudan, spate irrigation (flood-recession farming) contributes substantially to rural livelihoods by providing better yields than rainfed dryland farming. However, spate irrigation farmers are challenged by the unpredictability of flooding. In recent decades, the numbe...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/98952

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Amarnath, Giriraj ,  Simons, G.W.H. ,  Alahacoon, Niranga ,  Smakhtin, V. ,  Sharma, Bharat R. ,  Gismalla, Y. ,  Mohammed, Y. ,  Andriessen, M.C.M. ,  [Using smart ICT to provide weather and water information to smallholders in Africa: the case of the Gash River Basin, Sudan] ,  Using smart ICT to provide weather and water information to smallholders in Africa: the case of the Gash River Basin, Sudan

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