Search Results - "Benin"

Intercropping oil palm (Elaeis guneensis) with cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) on windows and nonwindows in southern Nigeria by Salako, F.K., Lal, R., Swift, M.J.

“…Yields of intercropped oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) and cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) were assessed at Okomu (6°25'N, 5°12'E), near Benin City, southern Nigeria. Yields were assessed during the fifth and sixth year after the establishment of oil palm. …”
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Showing diversity counts with custom methodology: Bioversity International’s ‘Tale of the tail’ by Bioversity International

“…At first glance, the village of Zèko in southern Benin is like most other villages in the region. …”
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Sorghum headbugs and grain molds in West and Central Africa; I: host plant resistance and bugmold interactions on sorghum grains by Ratnadass, A., Marley, P.S., Hamada, M.A., Ajayi, O., Cissé, B., Assamoi, F., Beyo, J., Cisse, O., Dakouo, D., Dossou-Yovo, S., Le Diambo, B., Vopeyande, V., Sissoko, I., Tenkouano, A., Diakite, M.

“…Eurystylus oldi was the dominant head-bug species at all localities except in Benin, Chad and Guinea. Sorghum grain mycoflora varied little between sites with genera Phoma and Fusarium dominating, followed by Curvularia. …”
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Small scale farm mechanization catalogue: Clearinghouse technical report series 015 by Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation

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Formulation and implementation of climate‑smart agriculture projects integrated, participatory, and village‑based approaches: Training manual and orientation guide by Akponikpè, Pierre B.I., Kpadonou, G. Esaïe, Zakari, Sissou, Adjogboto, André, Orou Barre Fousseni, Imorou, Segnon, Alcade Christel, Zougmore, Robert Bellarmin

“…As part of the series of capacity building of stakeholders at national and local levels on Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) in five West African countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Niger, and Togo), field visits were organized to illustrate classroom theoretical learning with practical examples on the ground in each country. …”
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Capacities strengthening on Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA): Good practices and illustrative examples during field visits in Ghana by Akponikpè, Pierre B.I., Zakari, Sissou, Gibrilla, Ahmed, Kpadonou, G. Esaïe, Adjogboto, André, Orou Barre Fousseni, Imorou, Segnon, Alcade Christel, Zougmore, Robert Bellarmin

“…As part of the series of capacity building of stakeholders at national and local levels on Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) in five West African countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Niger, and Togo), field visits were organized to illustrate classroom theoretical learning with practical examples on the ground in each country. …”
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Informal trade and the price of import bans: Evidence from Nigeria by Bensassi, Sami, Jarreau, Joachim, Mitaritonna, Cristina

“…Large-scale illegal trade at the border with Benin allows traders bypass these prohibitions. We investigate whether this illegal trade mitigates the impact of import bans on domestic prices. …”
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Mozambique [in Strategies and priorities for African agriculture] by 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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Capacity for forestry research in selected countries of West and Central Africa by Spilsbury, M.J., Kowero, G.S., Tchala-Abina, F

“…In 1997/98 a survey of nine forestry institutions in the West and Central Africa countries of Nigeria, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Gabon and Benin was conducted. The survey methodology utilises ten indicators of research capacity that facilitate comparisons across the survey sample. …”
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Niger [In West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis] by Yayé, Hassane, Danguioua, Adamou, Jalloh, Abdulai, Zougmoré, Robert B., Nelson, Gerald C., Thomas, Timothy S.

“…Niger shares borders with Algeria and Libya in the north, Chad in the east, Nigeria and Benin in the south, and Burkina Faso and Mali in the west. …”
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Scopoletin in cassava products as an inhibitor of aflatoxin production by Gnonlonfin, G.J.B., Adjovi, Y.C.S., Gbaguidi, F., Gbenou, J., Katerere, D., Brimer, L., Sanni, A.

“…The scopoletin level in a cassava variety from Benin, BEN 86052, and the compounds effect on the growth of an Aspergillus flavus isolate from cassava chips were investigated. …”
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Including small-scale farmers in profitable value chains: Review of case studies on factors influencing successful inclusion of small farmers in modern value chains in ACP countrie... by Shepherd, Andrew

“…They cover: (1) jatropha chains in Burkina Faso and Mali; (2) oilseeds in Uganda; (3) litchi in Madagascar; (4) cashew in Benin; (5) milk products in Senegal; and (6) bananas, pigs and aquaculture in Uganda. …”
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Factors influencing the effectiveness of productivity-enhancing interventions: an assessment of selected programs by Karugia, Joseph T., Massawe, Stella C., Guthiga, Paul M., Ogada, Maurice, Nwafor, Manson, Chilonda, Pius, Musaba, Emmanuel

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Use of remote sensing and GIS for improved natural resources management: case study from different agroecological zones of West Africa by Junge, B., Alabi, T., Sonder, Kai, Marcus, S., Abaidoo, Robert C., Chikoye, David, Stahr, Karl

“…Historical and recent aerial photograph and satellite images were analysed to study the change of land use/land cover and soil degradation in different agroecological zones of Nigeria and Benin. The sites were characterized by an expansion of farmland at the expense of forest and shrub, fallow and uncultivated land, at an increasing rate due to population growth, food demand and land scarcity. …”
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Ecological niche and potential geographic distribution of the invasive fruit fly Bactrocera invadens (Diptera, Tephritidae) by Meyer, M. de, Robertson, M.P., Mansell, M.W., Ekesi, S., Tsuruta, K., Mwaiko, W., Vayssières, Jean-François, Peterson, A.T.

“…Field observations in Benin and Tanzania confirm relationships between seasonal occurrences of this species and humidity and temperature.…”
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Economic impacts of soil fertility management research in West Africa by Akinola, Adebayo A., Alene, Arega D., Adeyemo, R., Sanogo, D., Olanrewaju, A.S.

“…This paper assesses the potential economic impacts of balanced nutrient management systemstechnology options: BNMS-manure, which combines inorganic fertilizer and organic manure,and BNMS-rotation, which is maize–soybean rotation, in maize-based systems in the northernGuinea savanna areas of Nigeria, Ghana, Togo and Benin. The economic surplus analysissuggested that BNMS-manure research and extension could achieve returns ranging from 17 to25% and a maximum adoption of 24 to 48%, for the conservative and base scenario respectively;and that BNMS-rotation research and extension could achieve returns ranging from 35 to 43%and a maximum adoption of 20 to 40%, for the conservative and base scenario respectively. …”
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SSR markers reveal diversity in Guinea yam (Dioscorea cayenensis/D. rotundata) core set by Obidiegwu, J.E., Kolesnikova-Allen, M., Ene-Obong, E.E., Muoneke, C.O., Asiedu, Robert

“…The genetic diversity of 219 accessions of Guinea yam germplasm from Benin, Congo, Côte d’ Ivoire,Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo was accessed using 15 microsatelliteloci. …”
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AFLP marker diversity in water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) by Egesi, Chiedozie N., Asiedu, Robert, Ude, G., Ogunyemi, S., Egunjobi, J.K.

“…Fifty-three accessions of diverse geographic origins in West and Central Africa (Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and Chad) and Puerto Rico were analysed using three AFLP primer combinations. …”
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Economic gains from maize research in West and Central Africa: an overview by Manyong, Victor M., Makinde, K.O., Coulibaly, O.

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