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The effects of maize variety and storage form on development of the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky, were studied under artificial infestation at 25 ± 2 °C and 70 ± 5% r.h. in the laboratory. Three improved West African maize varieties, Abeleehi, EV8725-SR, Pop63-SR and the local var...


Vowotor, K.A.Bosque Pérez, N.A.Ayertey, J.[Effect of maize variety and storage form on oviposition and development of the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)]Effect of maize variety and storage form on oviposition and development of the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Halos-Kim, L.Mado, T.[Introducing improved agroprocessing equipment in SubSaharan Africa: the SAA/IITA experience]Introducing improved agroprocessing equipment in SubSaharan Africa: the SAA/IITA experience

From 1999 till 2001, management strategies for the reduction of aflatoxin in maize were developed in participatory tests with farmers. After 6 months of storage, maize in bags contained more aflatoxin than maize in traditional farmers’ stores. Harvesting maize late increased the risk of aflatoxin...


Hell, K.Fandohan, P.Cardwell, K.[Development of management options for the control of aflatoxin in maize in Benin, Africa]Development of management options for the control of aflatoxin in maize in Benin, Africa

The pink stem borer (Sesamia calamistis Walker (Pyralidae)) and the sugarcane borer (Eldana saccharina Hampson (Noctuidae)) are among the most damaging pests of maize in West and Central Africa, a region where IITA invests considerable effort in improving productivity of maize-based systems. The ...


Ajala, S.Kling, J.Cardwell, K.Schulthess, F.Odiyi, A.[Progress in breeding for resistance to maize stem borers sesamia calamistis and Eldana saccharina in West and Central Africa]Progress in breeding for resistance to maize stem borers sesamia calamistis and Eldana saccharina in West and Central Africa

A Participatory Impact assessment (PASS) was undertaken to evaluate the adoption of improved crop technologies by farmers in the savannas of Borno State, Nigeria. A total of 476 people including 288 men and 188 women participated in PASS. These included representatives of 97 farmer groups/CBOs, o...


Amaza, P.S.Ellis-Jones, J.Kamara, A.Y.Helsen, J.Gaya, H.I.[A participatory adoption of improved crop technologies in the savannas of West Africa: empirical study from Borno, Nigeria]A participatory adoption of improved crop technologies in the savannas of West Africa: empirical study from Borno, Nigeria

Despite recent evidence that decisions about technology adoption often involve input from both men and women, the literature on technology adoption rarely considers gender and intrahousehold issues. In this paper, we use survey data from Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania to investigate the influence ...


Seymour, GregoryDoss, CherylMarenya, PaswelMeinzen-Dick, Ruth S.Passarelli, Simone[Women’s empowerment and the adoption of improved maize varieties: Evidence from Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania]Women’s empowerment and the adoption of improved maize varieties: Evidence from Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania
Piggin, ColinPalmer, BHoweler, Reinhardt H.Nigam, S.Javier, Emil Q.Setiawan, ASrinivasan, G.Monaghan, BGonzález, FJayasinghe W., UpaliSilva, D. daSan Valentín, GOliveira, A. deNabais, C[Seeds of Life - increasing production of staple crops in East Timor]Seeds of Life - increasing production of staple crops in East Timor

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