The addition of orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) to the food environment is an effective nutrition-sensitive agricultural approach to improve vitamin A intakes. However, the adoption of this biofortified crop merits further study. The objective of our research was to understand factors that aff...
Jenkins, M.
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Shanks, C.B.
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Brouwer, R.
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Houghtaling, B.
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[Factors affecting farmers’ willingness and ability to adopt and retain vitamin A-rich varieties of orange-fleshed sweet potato in Mozambique]
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Factors affecting farmers’ willingness and ability to adopt and retain vitamin A-rich varieties of orange-fleshed sweet potato in Mozambique
Kang, B.
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Versteeg, M.
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Osiname, O.
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Gichuru, M.
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[Agroforestry in Africa's humid tropics: three success stories]
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Agroforestry in Africa's humid tropics: three success stories
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
Donovan, J.
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Stoian, D.
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Ferris, S.
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[Special Issue: Value chain development in agriculture: improved support for smallholders and SMEs]
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Special Issue: Value chain development in agriculture: improved support for smallholders and SMEs
Numerous innovation platforms have been implemented to encourage the adoption of agricultural innovations and stakeholder interactions within a value chain. Yet little research has been undertaken on the design and implementation of innovation platforms focussing on issues other than market acces...
Dabiré, Der
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Andrieu, Nadine
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Djamen, Patrice
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Coulibaly, Kalifa
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Posthumus, Helena
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Diallo, Amadou Mohamadoun
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Medina, Karambiri
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Douzet, Jean-Marie
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Triomphe, Bernard
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[Operationalizing an innovation platform approach for community-based participatory research on conservation agriculture in Burkina Faso]
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Operationalizing an innovation platform approach for community-based participatory research on conservation agriculture in Burkina Faso
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
Haglund, E.
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Ndjeunga, J.
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Snook, L.K.
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Pasternak, D.
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[Dry land tree management for improved household livelihoods: Farmer managed natural regeneration in Niger.]
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Dry land tree management for improved household livelihoods: Farmer managed natural regeneration in Niger.
There has been widespread concern regarding agricultural land expansion through deforestation, and a number of policy options have been proposed to counteract this trend. However, little effort has been made to assess the role of more efficient use of existing agricultural land and technology in ...
Alene, D.
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Zeller, M.
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Schwarze, S.
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Nuryartono, N.
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[The extent and determinants of production efficiency of farmers in the rainforest margins in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia: Implications for land use and support services]
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The extent and determinants of production efficiency of farmers in the rainforest margins in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia: Implications for land use and support services
The objective of this study was to examine the determinants of food crop production and technical efficiency in the guinea savannas of Borno State, Nigeria. A stochastic frontier production function, using the maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) technique was applied in the analysis of data colle...
Amaza, P.
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Bila, Y.
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Iheanacho, A.
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[Identification of factors that influence technical efficiency of food crop production in West Africa]
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Identification of factors that influence technical efficiency of food crop production in West Africa