Using groundnut (Arachis hypogea) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata), this study empirically demonstrated the correlation between crop storage and economic competitiveness of producers, captured from the degree of market integration and producer shares of the prices paid by consumers, among others. S...
Bediako, JA
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Chianu, J.N.
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Dadson, J.A.
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[Crop storage efficiency and market competitiveness: Case of groundnut and cowpea in Ghana]
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Crop storage efficiency and market competitiveness: Case of groundnut and cowpea in Ghana
The Community Based Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (CB-PME) tool empowers poor local farming communities to improve their livelihoods. While this process is people centred, it draws on local people’s capacities, while giving the end users of a technology a voice. The experience of the Ka...
Pali, Pamela N.
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Nalukwago, G
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Kaaria, Susan K.
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Sanginga, Pascal C.
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Kankwatsa, P
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[Empowering communities through participatory monitoring and evaluation in Tororo district]
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Empowering communities through participatory monitoring and evaluation in Tororo district
Farmer participatory variety selection (PVS) of 39 improved groundnut varieties resulted in the selection of 17 varieties having traits preferred by farmers and the market. Of these, 13 have been released and 23 are in the pre-released stage. Intensification of scaling up and out of PVS in other ...
Gonsalves, Julian
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[Farmer participatory variety selection (PVS) as part of enhancing groundnut productivity and production]
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Farmer participatory variety selection (PVS) as part of enhancing groundnut productivity and production
The SAFE project aims to enhance food security through groundnut production by improving crop productivity, diversifying income regimes, and strengthening local institutions. The project used a farmer field school approach in where each school had between 20 and 30 members, who were mostly women ...
Gonsalves, Julian
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[The Support to Able-bodied Vulnerable Groups to Achieve Food Security Project (SAFE)]
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The Support to Able-bodied Vulnerable Groups to Achieve Food Security Project (SAFE)
New groundnut varieties are empowering women farmers in Mali after a 3-year long participatory research in the selection and evaluation of improved groundnut varieties has yielded positive results. Women groundnut farmers in the village of Wakoro have selected the varieties ICGV86124, Fleur 11 an...
Gonsalves, Julian
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[Participatory research in the selection and evaluation of improved groundnut varieties in Mali]
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Participatory research in the selection and evaluation of improved groundnut varieties in Mali
Thirty-nine (39) new varieties were tested by farmers under their management and resources across Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal under the CFC funded Groundnut Seed Project the four countries. Out of the varieties tested, 17 were selected based on the farmers’ village level criteria which inclu...
Baijukya, Frederick P.
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Wairegi, L.W.I.
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Giller, Ken E.
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Zingore, Shamie
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Chikowo, Regis
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Mapfumo, Paul
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[Maize-legume cropping guide]
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Maize-legume cropping guide
Increasing knowledge of the deleterious health and economic impacts of aflatoxin in crop commodities has stimulated global interest in aflatoxin mitigation. Current evidence of the incidence of Aspergillus flavus isolates belonging to vegetative compatibility groups (VCGs) lacking the ability to ...
Agbetiameh, D.
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Ortega-Beltran, A.
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Awuah, R.T.
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Atehnkeng, J.
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Islam, M.S.
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Callicott, K.A.
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Cotty, P.J.
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Bandyopadhyay, R.
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[Potential of atoxigenic Aspergillus flavus vegetative compatibility groups associated with maize and groundnut in Ghana as biocontrol agents for aflatoxin management]
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Potential of atoxigenic Aspergillus flavus vegetative compatibility groups associated with maize and groundnut in Ghana as biocontrol agents for aflatoxin management
In Nigeria, Aflasafe is a registered biological product for reducing aflatoxin infestation of crops from the field to storage, making the crops safer for consumption. The important questions are whether farmers will purchase and apply this product to reduce aflatoxin contamination of crops, and i...
Ayedun, B.
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Okpachu, G.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Atehnkeng, J.
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Akinola, Adebayo A.
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Abu, G.A.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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[An assessment of willingness to pay by maize and groundnut farmers for aflatoxin biocontrol product in northern Nigeria]
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An assessment of willingness to pay by maize and groundnut farmers for aflatoxin biocontrol product in northern Nigeria
Background
Macrotyloma geocarpum Harms is a neglected and underutilized crop in Benin subject to several constraints including storage insect attacks, which contribute to the decrease in its production. An ethnobotanical survey using a semi-structured questionnaire was conducted in 15 villages in...
Loko, Y.L.E.
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Akohonwe, J.
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Toffa, J.
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Orobiyi, A.
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Assogba, Perceval
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Dansi, A.
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Tamò, M.
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[Farmers knowledge, perceptions and management of Kersting’s groundnut (Macrotyloma geocarpum Harms) insect pests in Benin]
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Farmers knowledge, perceptions and management of Kersting’s groundnut (Macrotyloma geocarpum Harms) insect pests in Benin