In this study, the factors influencing the adoption of mechanized technologies for processing cassava into a value-added high quality cassava flour (HQCF) by rural households in Tanzania were examined. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 400 households in villages which carry...
Amaza, P.
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Abass, A.B.
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Bachwenkizi, B.
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Towo, E.
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[Adoption of mechanized postharvest cassava processing technologies, and the determinants of high quality cassava flour (HQCF) processing in Tanzania]
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Adoption of mechanized postharvest cassava processing technologies, and the determinants of high quality cassava flour (HQCF) processing in Tanzania
Banana is a key staple and cash crop in east and central Africa. However, the recent outbreak of Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) has threatened farmers whose livelihoods depend on the crop. Since 2002, stakeholders embarked on campaigns to sensitize farmers on the disease and its management. This s...
Jogo, Wellington
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Karamura, E.B.
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Kubiriba, J.
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Tinzaara, W.
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Rietveld, A.M.
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Onyango, M.
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Odongo, M.
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[Farmers' awareness and application of banana Xanthomonas wilt control options: The case of Uganda and Kenya]
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Farmers' awareness and application of banana Xanthomonas wilt control options: The case of Uganda and Kenya
Accurate crop varietal identification is the backbone of any high-quality assessment of outcomes and impacts. Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) varieties have important nutritional differences, and there is a strong interest to identify nutritionally superior varieties for dissemination. In agricultu...
Kosmowski, F.
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Aragaw, A.
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Kilian, A.
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Ambel, A.
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Ilukor, J.
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Yigezu, B.
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Stevenson, J.
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[Varietal identification in household surveys: results from three household-based methods against the benchmark of DNA fingerprinting in southern Ethiopia.]
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Varietal identification in household surveys: results from three household-based methods against the benchmark of DNA fingerprinting in southern Ethiopia.
Avouhou, H.T.
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Vodouhe, R.S.
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Dansi, M.
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Bellon, M.
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Kpeki, B.
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[Ethnobotanical factors influencing the use and management of wild edible plants in agricultural environments in Benin]
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Ethnobotanical factors influencing the use and management of wild edible plants in agricultural environments in Benin
Development partners and public investors assume that spate irrigation reduces household poverty and malnutrition. This article examines whether the poverty profiles of smallholder farmers and the nutritional outcomes of their children have improved as a result of using spate irrigation. The stud...
Hagos, Fitsum
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Mulugeta, A.
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Langan, Simon J.
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Lefore, Nicole
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Abebe, Yenenesh
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[Poverty profiles and nutritional outcomes of using spate irrigation in Ethiopia]
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Poverty profiles and nutritional outcomes of using spate irrigation in Ethiopia
The Kalu Ganga Basin in Sri Lanka is generally flooded once a year. A network of low-lying lands acts as natural retention and storage that captures floodwater, minimizing damage. An increase in the flood frequency has been observed in recent years. It is commonly perceived that this increase is ...
Eriyagama, Nishadi
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Thilakarathne, M.
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[Actual and perceived causes of flood risk: climate versus anthropogenic effects in a wet zone catchment in Sri Lanka]
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Actual and perceived causes of flood risk: climate versus anthropogenic effects in a wet zone catchment in Sri Lanka
Biofortification of staple crops to combat micronutrient deficiencies is gaining global recognition. Projects promoting biofortified food crops use intensive agriculture-nutrition education and extension activities to increase adoption of such crops. This study examines the effect of such program...
Okello, J.J.
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Kwikiriza, N.
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Muoki, P.
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Wambaya, J.
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Heck, S.
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[Effect of intensive agriculture-nutrition education and extension program adoption and diffusion of biofortified crops.]
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Effect of intensive agriculture-nutrition education and extension program adoption and diffusion of biofortified crops.
Currently shaping a large part of the development and humanitarian agenda the concept of resilience has been embraced by a large number of donors, development agencies, and international NGOs. As a consequence, an increasing number of development interventions that aim at strengthening the resili...
Béné, Christophe
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Chowdhury, Fahim S.
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Rashid, Mamun
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Dhali, Sabbir A.
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Jahan, Ferdous
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[Squaring the Circle Reconciling the Need for Rigor with the Reality on the Ground in Resilience Impact Assessment]
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Squaring the Circle Reconciling the Need for Rigor with the Reality on the Ground in Resilience Impact Assessment
Wichern, Jannike
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Heerwaarden, J. Van
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Bruin, S. de
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Giller, Ken E.
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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[Using household survey data to identify large-scale food security patterns across Uganda]
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Using household survey data to identify large-scale food security patterns across Uganda
Fraval, Simon
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Hammond, James
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Wichern, Jannike
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Oosting, Simon J.
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Boer, Imke J.M. de
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Teufel, Nils
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Lannerstad, Mats
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Waha, Katharina
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Pagella, Tim
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Giller, Ken E.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Harris, David
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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[Making the most of imperfect data: A critical evaluation of standard information collected in farm household surveys]
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Making the most of imperfect data: A critical evaluation of standard information collected in farm household surveys