Livestock provides an important source of income and nourishment for around one billion rural households worldwide. Demand for livestock food products is increasing, especially in developing countries, and there are opportunities to increase production to meet local demand and increase farm incom...
Mayberry, D.
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Ash, Andrew J.
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Prestwidge, D.
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Godde, Cécile M.
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Henderson, Benjamin B.
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Duncan, Alan J.
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Blümmel, Michael
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Ramana Reddy, Y.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Yield gap analyses to estimate attainable bovine milk yields and evaluate options to increase production in Ethiopia and India]
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Yield gap analyses to estimate attainable bovine milk yields and evaluate options to increase production in Ethiopia and India
The main objective of this study is to test market integrated of staple foodstuff in Borno State. The data used came from a database of International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (llTA) Ibadan. The data were on monthly prices of some selected foodstuff in Borno State and covered a period of ...
The socio-economic values of fertile and carbon-rich Dark Earth soils are well described from the Amazon region. Very recently, Dark Earth soils were also identified in tropical West Africa, with comparable beneficial soil properties and plant growth-promoting effects. The impact of this manageme...
Camenzind, Tessa
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Hammer, Edith C
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Lehmann, Johannes
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Solomon, Dawit
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Horn, Sebastian
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Rillig, Matthias C
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Hempel, Stefan
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[Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal and soil microbial communities in African Dark Earths]
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal and soil microbial communities in African Dark Earths
Traoré, Sékou Amadou
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Reiber, Christoph
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Megersa, Bekele
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Zárate, Anne Valle
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[Contribution of cattle of different breeds to household food security in southern Mali]
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Contribution of cattle of different breeds to household food security in southern Mali
Vitamin A deficiency, drought, low soil nitrogen (low N) and Striga hermonthica parasitism of maize (Zea mays L.) cause malnutrition and food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa. The objectives of this study were to determine combining abilities of extra-early provitamin A (PVA) lines, classify them...
Badu-Apraku, B.
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Fakorede, M.A.B.
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Talabi, A.O.
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Oyekunle, M.
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Aderounmu, M.
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Lum, A.F.
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Ribeiro, P.F.
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Adu, G.B.
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Toyinbo, J.O.
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[Genetic studies of extra-early provitamin-A maize inbred lines and their hybrids in multiple environments]
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Genetic studies of extra-early provitamin-A maize inbred lines and their hybrids in multiple environments
We calculated a simple indicator of food availability using data from 93 sites in 17 countries across contrasted agroecologies in sub-
Saharan Africa (>13,000 farm households) and analyzed the drivers of variations in food availability. Crop production was the major source of energy, contributing...
We calculated a simple indicator of food availability using data from 93 sites in 17 countries across contrasted agroecologies in sub-
Saharan Africa (>13,000 farm households) and analyzed the drivers of variations in food availability. Crop production was the major source of energy, contributing...
Frelat, Romain
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López Ridaura, Santiago
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Giller, Ken E.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Douxchamps, Sabine
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Djurfeldt, Agnes Andersson
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Erenstein, Olaf
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Henderson, Benjamin B.
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Kassie, Menale
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Paul, Birthe K.
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Rigolot, Cyrille
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Ritzema, Randall S.
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Rodríguez, Daniel
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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[Drivers of household food availability in sub-Saharan Africa based on big data from small farms]
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Drivers of household food availability in sub-Saharan Africa based on big data from small farms
Nutrition insecurity among urban poor in modernizing Asian metropolises is a critical issue. It is well recognized that in urban Asia the poor are food insecure. Across Asia the food retail environment is transforming rapidly, in which supermarkets increasingly replace traditional food vending, l...
Trijsburg, L.
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Talsma, E.F.
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de Vries, J.H.M.
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Kennedy, G.
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Kuijsten, A.
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Brouwer, Inge D.
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[Diet quality indices for research in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review]
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Diet quality indices for research in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
Speargrass is a serious weed in many farming systems of West Africa. Participatory research and extension approaches were used to promote farmer testing of alternative speargrass management options in yam, cassava and soybean in Nigeria. Treatments were paired plots with a farmers' control and at...
Chikoye, D.
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Ellis-Jones, J.
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Avav, T.
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Kormawa, P.M.
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Udensi, U.E.
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Tarawali, G.
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Nielsen, O.K.
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[Promoting integrated management practices for speargrass (Imperata cylindrica (L) Raeusch.) in soybean, cassava and yam in Nigeria]
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Promoting integrated management practices for speargrass (Imperata cylindrica (L) Raeusch.) in soybean, cassava and yam in Nigeria
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) provides the cheapest source of food calories in Africa and forms the major staple for roughly 40% of Africans. More than 200 million people in sub-Saharan Africa derive over 50% of their carbohydrate intake from cassava. It has been recognised as a powerful pov...
Kanju, E.
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Mkamilo, G.S.
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Mgoo, V.
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Ferguson, M.
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[Statistical evidence linking the zigzag stem habit with tolerance to cassava brown streak disease]
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Statistical evidence linking the zigzag stem habit with tolerance to cassava brown streak disease