Examines the role of baseline surveys and of farmers in farming systems research and in technology design, using the experience of ILCA's Humid Zone Programme; also examines the potential of farming systems research teams working in specific locations to provide guidelines for the development of ...
Seeds of Striga asiatica and S. hermonthica were separated from soil using a wet sieve method with a 2.5 smallcap˜M sucrose flotation solution and 250- and 150-µm mesh screens. In 34 fields, the av. and range of seeds/100 g of soil were 8.2 and 0-75, resp. Seeds were recovered from 28 of the 34 f...
This work provides a preliminary inventory of West African Coccinellidae.
This was based on the West African Coccinellidae (WAC) specimens in the holdings of insect collections at the Laboratoire de Zoologie des Invertébrés Terrestres at the Institut Fondamental d’Afrique Noire Cheikh Anta Diop ...
Hounkpati, K.
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McHugh, J.V.
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Niang, A.A.
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Goergen, G.
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[Documenting museum records of west African Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) in Benin and Senegal]
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Documenting museum records of west African Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) in Benin and Senegal
This article provides a description of an agricultural household survey data of rice growers collected in Ecuador between October 2014 and March 2015. The household survey was implemented using a structured questionnaire administered among 1,028 households in the main rice production areas of Ecu...
Marin Salazar, Diego Armando
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Orrego-Varón, Mayra
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Yanez, Fernando
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Mendoza, Luis
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García, María Alejandra
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Andrade, Robert
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Labarta, Ricardo
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[Household survey data of adoption of improved varieties and management practices in rice production, Ecuador.]
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Household survey data of adoption of improved varieties and management practices in rice production, Ecuador.
The importance of poverty reduction to the world development agenda has motivated greater interest in the geographic dimensions of poverty and food security. This special issue of Food Policy includes examples of poverty and food security mapping used to support policy development in agricultural...
Hyman, Glenn
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Larrea, C
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Farrow, Andrew
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[Methods, results and policy implications of poverty and food security mapping assessments]
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Methods, results and policy implications of poverty and food security mapping assessments
Yam leaves were collected during surveys of major yam producing agro-ecological zones (AEZs) in Ghana (n = 628) and Togo (n = 218) respectively, in 2005. Leaf tissues were tested for Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), Dioscorea mottle virus (DMoV), Yam mild mosaic virus (YMMV), Yam mosaic virus (YMV) a...
Eni, A.O.
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Hughes, Jacqueline d'Arros
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Asiedu, Robert
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Rey, M.E.C.
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[Survey of the incidence and distribution of viruses infecting yam (Dioscorea spp.) in Ghana and Togo]
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Survey of the incidence and distribution of viruses infecting yam (Dioscorea spp.) in Ghana and Togo
Zonneveld, M. van
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Castañeda, N.
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Scheldeman, Xavier
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Etten, Jacob van
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Damme, Patrick van
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[Application of consensus theory to formalize expert evaluations of plant species distribution models]
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Application of consensus theory to formalize expert evaluations of plant species distribution models
Nilsen, L.B.
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Subedi, A.
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Dulloo, M.E.
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Ghosh, K.
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Chavez-Tafur, Jorge
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Canto, G.B.
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Boef, W.S. de
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[The relationship between national plant genetic resources programmes and practitioners promoting on-farm management: results from a global survey. [Short communication]]
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The relationship between national plant genetic resources programmes and practitioners promoting on-farm management: results from a global survey. [Short communication]
Nilsen, L.B.
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Abishkar, S.
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Dulloo, M.E.
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Kakoli, G.
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Chavez-Tafur, Jorge
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Blundo Canto, Genowefa M.
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Boef, W.S. de
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[Practices and networks supporting the on-farm management of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture]
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Practices and networks supporting the on-farm management of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
A cross-sectional survey was carried out in Gitega health zone (Burundi) and Butembo health zone (Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC) with the objective of establishing dietary diversity and nutritional status of pre-school children from rural-banana dependent households. The two health zones were...
Ekesa, B.
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Garming, H.
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Blomme, Guy
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[Dietary diversity and nutrition status of preschool children from banana dependent households in Gitega (Burundi) and Butembo (Democratic Republic of Congo)]
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Dietary diversity and nutrition status of preschool children from banana dependent households in Gitega (Burundi) and Butembo (Democratic Republic of Congo)