Cassava is a dominant component in crop mixtures in South-Eastern Nigeria. It is a preferred food security crop among smallholder farmers, because it can tolerate drought, low soil fertility and its production requires minimum external inputs. Various constraints have been shown to affect the wid...
Udensi, U.E.
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Tarawali, G.
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Favour, E.U.
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Asumugha, G.N.
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Ezedinma, C.
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Okoye, B.C.
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Okarter, C.
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Ilona, P.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Dixon, A.
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[Adoption of selected improved cassava varieties among smallholder farmers in SouthEastern Nigeria]
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Adoption of selected improved cassava varieties among smallholder farmers in SouthEastern Nigeria
Smallholder farmers in West Africa use multiple ecosystem services (ES) in their day-to-day lives. The contribution that these services make to human well-being (HWB), and therefore to development outcomes, is not well understood. We analyse smallholder farmer perceptions of ES, ecosystem disserv...
Jones, S.K.
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Boundaogo, M.
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DeClerck, F.A.
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Estrada Carmona, Natalia
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Mirumachi, N.
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Mulligan, M.
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[Insights into the importance of ecosystem services to human well-being in reservoir landscapes]
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Insights into the importance of ecosystem services to human well-being in reservoir landscapes
El desarrollo de variedades con alta productividad y adaptadas a condiciones de pequeño productor, se ha realizado en Costa Rica desde 1995 a través de fitomejoramiento participativo y es una de las estrategias más económicas para enfrentar los problemas del cultivo. El objetivo del presente trab...
Hernández, Juan Carlos
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Chaves, Néstor F.
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Araya Villalobos, Rodolfo
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Beebe, Stephen E.
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[“Diquís”, variedad de frijol común rojo brillante]
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“Diquís”, variedad de frijol común rojo brillante
Common bean is the most widely grown and consumed grain legume in Kenya. However, its contribution to nutrition and income has not been fully felt by smallholder farmers in western Kenya due to low yields. Good quality seed, if used with complementary practices can increase bean productivity. Thi...
Odhiambo, Wilfred
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Ngigi, Margaret
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Lagat, Job
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Binswanger, Hans P.
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Rubyogo, Jean-Claude
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[Analysis of quality control in the informal seed sector: case of smallholder bean farmers in Bondo Sub-County, Kenya]
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Analysis of quality control in the informal seed sector: case of smallholder bean farmers in Bondo Sub-County, Kenya
Value chain development (VCD) is a common term in today’s development lexicon1, where its use tends to conjure passionate ideas about how development programming can support smallholder participation in growing markets in the interest of economic growth, job creation, gender empowerment, and sust...
Donovan, J.
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Stoian, D.
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Ferries, S.
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[Editorial: Towards leaner and more effective value chain development]
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Editorial: Towards leaner and more effective value chain development
Smallholder agricultural carbon market projects have potential to achieve climate-smart agriculture (CSA), a “triple-win” for food security, climate change mitigation, and adaptation. Farmer participation is critical for achieving widespread impact, yet their adoption of sustainable land manageme...
Lee, Jean
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[Farmer participation in a climate-smart future: Evidence from the Kenya Agricultural Carbon Project]
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Farmer participation in a climate-smart future: Evidence from the Kenya Agricultural Carbon Project
A 2-year field study was conducted to assess the effect of weed competition on the performance ofupland rice cultivars in the savannas of Nigeria. A split-plot design was used with three weeding levels asthe main plot treatments and the rice cultivars CG 14, ITA 150, WAB 56-104, NERICA1, NERICA2,...
Ekeleme, F.
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Kamara, A.Y.
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Oikeh, S.O.
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Omoigui, L.O.
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Amaza, P.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Chikoye, D.
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[Response of upland rice cultivars to weed competition in the savannas of West Africa]
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Response of upland rice cultivars to weed competition in the savannas of West Africa
Purpose – Potato is a major food staple in Africa, but its production is constrained by poor quality of seed. A recent private–public partnership in Tanzania resulted in introduction of new higher yielding varieties. The purpose of this paper is to examine smallholder farmers’ motivations to inve...
Okello, J.J.
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Lagerkvist, C.J.
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Kakuhenzire, R.
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Parker, M.
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Schulte-Geldermann, Elmar
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[Combining means-end chain analysis and goal-priming to analyze Tanzanian farmers’ motivations to invest in quality seed of new potato varieties]
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Combining means-end chain analysis and goal-priming to analyze Tanzanian farmers’ motivations to invest in quality seed of new potato varieties
The pork tapeworm, Taenia solium, is prevalent in Uganda although the prevalence has not been determined in all areas of the country. A cross-sectional study, to determine the sero-prevalence of the parasite in pigs kept under rural and urban production settings, was carried out in three Ugandan ...
Kungu, Joseph M.
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Dione, Michel M.
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Ejobi, F.
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Harrison, L.J.S.
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Poole, Elizabeth J.
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Pezo, Danilo A.
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Grace, Delia
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[Sero-prevalence of Taenia spp. cysticercosis in rural and urban smallholder pig production settings in Uganda]
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Sero-prevalence of Taenia spp. cysticercosis in rural and urban smallholder pig production settings in Uganda
A bivariate probit model was employed to jointly and separately estimate banana market participation decisions of buying and selling households in Rwanda and Burundi using household survey data. Selectivity bias was corrected for in estimating the transacted volumes using Heckman’s procedure. The...
Ouma, Emily A.
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Jagwe, J.
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Obare, G.A.
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Abele, S.
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[Determinants of smallholders farmers participation in banana markets in central Africa: the role of transaction costs]
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Determinants of smallholders farmers participation in banana markets in central Africa: the role of transaction costs