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Wheat technology toolkit catalogue: Clearinghouse technical report series 011 by Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation

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Agricultural R&D in Togo: An Assessment of the Togolese Agricultural Research Institute by Adabe, Kokou Edoh, Stads, Gert-Jan

“…The Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) initiative of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the West African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF/WECARD) conducted an in-depth study of critical issues relating to human, financial, and institutional agricultural R&D capacities in Burkina Faso and five other West African countries (Benin, Ghana, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo). As part of this study, detailed quantitative and qualitative data were collected at an institutional level. …”
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A recursive dynamic computable general equilibrium model by Diao, Xinshen, Thurlow, James

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Ethiopia [in Strategies and priorities for African agriculture] by Diao, Xinshen, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum, Dorosh, Paul A., Thurlow, James, Nin-Pratt, Alejandro, Yu, Bingxin

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Tanzania [in Strategies and priorities for African agriculture] by Pauw, Karl, Thurlow, James

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Increasing returns and market efficiency in agricultural trade by Fafchamps, Marcel, Gabre-Madhin, Eleni Zaude, Minten, Bart

“…Using detailed trader surveys in Benin, Madagascar, and Malawi, this paper investigates the presence of increasing returns in agricultural trade. …”
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The West African Semiarid Tropics by Matlon, Peter J.

“…The area encompasses all of Senegal, the Gambia, Burkina Faso, and Cape Verde; major southern portions of Mauritania, Mali, and Niger; and the northern portions of Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria. Except for Senegal, all are classified by the World Bank (1981b) as among the poorest third of the world's developing countries, with mean per capita incomes of $320 or less. …”
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Technical cooperation and Data-Driven Development for Digital Soil Maps under the West African Regional Hub for Fertilizers and Soil Health [A New Soil Health Vision for West Afric... by Crouch, Jonathan, Vanlauwe, Bernard, Muzata, Barbra

“…Significant progress was made in 2024 with strong partnership engagement across the region which culminated to Priority setting from in-country workshops in Benin, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. …”
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L'utilisation sûre et correcte des herbicides by Africa Rice Center

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Non-genetic factors affecting the reproduction performance, lamb growth and productivity indices of Djallonke sheep by Gbangboche, A.B, Adamou-Ndiaye, M., Youssao, A.K.I., Farnir, F., Abiola, F.A, Leroy, P.L., Detilleux, J.

“…An understanding of environmental factors affecting these traits is needed to implement optimal breeding and selection programs in Benin (West Africa). In this study, age at first lambing, length of the lambing interval, prolificacy, dam’s post-partum weights, lambs weight at weaning and productivity indices of West African Dwarf sheep (Djallonke sheep) were analyzed under research conditions. …”
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Synthesis Report on Five-Country Institutional Analysis Produced for the CIAT Scoping Study on Soil Research and Management to Enrich Bilateral German Development Cooperation Progr... by Snyder, Katherine A., Okolo, Wendy, Sommer, Rolf, Braslow, Juliet

“…This synthesis report reflects institutional analyses of five prioritized countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, India, and Kenya.…”
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Recommendations for specific breeds and species for conservation by management and preferred techniques by Adeniji, K.O.

“…A case in point is the African Development Bank which is financing the conservation effort on the Lagune breed in the Republic of Benin. It is also recommended that pure bred herds of the endangered breeds of high potential e.g. the Butana, Kenana, Kuri, and Mpwapwa should be established with the aim of exporting males. …”
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Marketing channel selection by smallholder farmers by Arinloye, D.A., Pascucci, S., Linnemann, A., Coulibaly, O., Hagelaar, G., Omta, O.S.

“…Primary data collected from 285 pineapple farmers through a field survey in different locations in South Benin were used to analyze simultaneous selection of multiple channels. …”
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Serologic evidence for influenza C and D virus among ruminants and camelids, Africa, 1991–2015 by Salem, E., Cook, Elizabeth A.J., Lbacha, H.A., Oliva, J., Awoume, F., Aplogan, G.L., Hymann, E.C., Muloi, Dishon M., Deem, S.L., Alali, S., Zouagui, Z., Fèvre, Eric M., Meyer, G., Ducatez, M.F.

“…We detected influenza D virus antibodies in cattle and small ruminants from North (Morocco) and West (Togo and Benin) Africa. Dromedary camels in Kenya harbored influenza C or D virus antibodies, indicating a potential new host for these viruses.…”
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Extending Integrated Pest Management to indigenous vegetables by James, B., Godonou, I., Atcha-Ahowé, C., Glitho, I., Vodouhe, S., Ahanchédé, A., Kooyman, C., Goergen, Georg E.

“…Leafy gboma (Solanum macrocarpon) and amaranths (Amaranthus sp.) are the two most important indigenous vegetables in the urban and peri-urban areas of Benin. IITA’s vegetable project has generated extensive baseline information on diversity, distribution and economic importance of pests of the crops; identified abuse and misuse of chemical pesticides in the vegetable sector; isolated suitable strains of entomopathogenic fungi as biopesticides against foliage feeders; and identified botanicals against root knot nematodes. …”
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Severity of curvularia stem blight disease of cassava in West Africa by Msikita, W., Baimey, H., James, B.D.

“…In diagnostic surveys, Curvularia stem blight affected 9, 13, and 38% of cassava fields, respectively, in Benin, Ghana, and Nigeria. Disease incidence (number of plants with visible symptoms per total sampled) ranged between 0 and 80%, and severity (number of lesions) between 2 and 25 lesions per stem. …”
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Guide simplifie de demande d’acces pour les utilisateurs des ressources génétiques regit par le Protocole de Nagoya et celles regit par le Traite International des Ressources Phyto... by Andriamahazo, M., Rakotoniaina, M.

“…The guidelines also include how to steps for access seekers applying for access to plant genetic resources in Benin, including forms and templates to be completed when submitting requests. …”
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Atelier de recyclage et de formation approfondie des spécialistes des pays du financement additionnel au WAAPP 1C et du ProPAD du Tchad sur les approches et outils d’intégration de... by Houessionon, Prosper, Ouédraogo, Mathieu

“…La présente formation qui s’est déroulée du 15 au 17 Mai 2019 à Lomé a eu pour objectif d’approfondir les connaissances des spécialistes des pays du financement additionnel au WAAPP 1C (Bénin, Guinée, Niger et Togo) ainsi que ceux du ProPAD du Tchad. …”
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Effects of shelling maize cobs on the oviposition and development Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky by Kossou, D.K., Bosque Pérez, N.A., Mareck, J.H.

“…Oviposition and development of Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky were studied on shelled maize kernels and unshelled cobs of the variety “Blanc Deux Precoce” from the Republic of Benin. On unshelled cobs adult weevils must feed and oviposit mostly on the kernel's crown, the only part of the kernel fully exposed to the external environment. …”
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Control of Zonocerus variegatus with ULV formulation of Metarhizium flavoviride conidia by Douro-Kpindou, O.K., Godonou, I., Houssou, A., Lomer, C.J., Shah, P.A.

“…An oil-based formulation of Metarhizium flavoviride conidia, applied at 2 1012 spores ha-1 in 1 l ha-1 gave good control of Zonocerus variegatus in 1-ha plots in southern Benin. In a three-replicate, randomized, complete block (RCB) trial in Mono province, a significant reduction in insect counts between treated and control plots was observed 10-15 days after application; treatment reduced the population by about 90%. …”
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