Resultados de búsqueda - "Benin"

Seeds of resilience: novel strategies for using crop diversity in climate change adaptation por Vernooy, Ronnie, Kiwuka, C.

“…Countries where the strategy has been piloted include Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Guatemala, India, Madagascar, Nepal, Rwanda, South Africa and Uganda.…”
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Impact of infestation by parasitic weeds on rice farmers' productivity and technical efficiency in sub-Saharan Africa por Ncho, S.A., Mourits, M., Demont, M., Adegbola, Patrice Ygue, Lansink, A.O.

“…Household and field survey data were collected from rice farmers in Cote d’Ivoire and Benin in West Africa. A stochastic frontier production function was estimated, which allows for identifying the levels of exogenous factors that prevent farmers from improving technical efficiency levels. …”
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Exploitation of a woody host plant and cerambycidassociated volatiles as hostfinding cues by the larger grain borer (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) por Borgemeister, C., Goergen, Georg E., Tchabi, A., Awande, S., Markham, R., Scholz, D.

“…Elliot) Keay attacked by the girdling cerambycid Analeptes trifasciata F. in the Lama forest of central Benin, West Africa. Emergence data from A. trifasciata wood samples revealed a diverse insect fauna, which consisted of 27 primarily coleopteran species of 8 different families. …”
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The role of GIS in the development and targeting of maize germplasm to farmers in West and Central Africa por Menkir, A.

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Thermal ecology of Zonocerus variegatus and its effect on biocontrol using pathogens por Blanford, S., Thomas, M.B., Langewald, J.

“…1 Thermal behaviour of the variegated grasshopper, Zonocerus variegatus, was investigated in the humid tropical zone of southern Benin, west Africa, in the dry seasons of 1996 and 1998. …”
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Analysis of phenotypic stability in ten cassava genotypes in three West African countries por Asante, K., Dixon, Alfred G.O.

“…Ten Cassava (Manihot esculenta, Crantz) genotypes were assessed for phenotypic fresh tuber yield stability for 2 years in nine locations in three West African countries (Nigeria, Ghana and Benin). From a combined analysis of variance for fresh yield, all main effects were significant. …”
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Ecologically sustainable cassava plant protection (EScaPP): annual report por International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

“…A previous UNDP-sponsored project "Ecologically Sustainable Cassava Plant Protection in South America and Africa" (known as ESCaPP in Africa and PROFISMA in South America) executed by IITA and CIAT in collaboration with the NARS in Benin, Ghana, Cameroon and Nigeria in Africa and Brazil in Latín America made significant achievements in this regard. …”
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Population dynamics of Typhlodromalus limonicus from Colombia, an introduced predator of the exotic cassava green mite in West Africa por Rogg, H.W., Yaninek, John S.

“…The Colombian biotype of 33 limonicus was evaluated as a biological control agent in Nigeria and Bénin by assessing its population response to selected abiotic and biotic factors. …”
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Rice pathogens intercepted on seeds originating from 11 African countries and from the USA por Dossou, B., Silué, D.

“…The highest frequencies of these organisms were found on seed samples from Benin (20/22), Burundi and Tanzania (19/24), and Senegal (18/24). …”
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Capacitating stakeholders to using Climate Information in West Africa: Achievements and lessons learned from the WAAPP-funded CaSCIERA-TA project por Bayala, Jules, Dayamba, Djibril S, Lamien, Niéyidouba, Zougmoré, Robert B., Agali, Alhassane, Ky-Dembélé, Catherine, Diakité, Adama, Ouédraogo, Mathieu, Gnangle, Cesaire, Keita, Amara, Tougiani, Abasse, Sadate, Amadou

“…This project was implemented by a consortium of partners led by ICRAF Sahel Office and included CCAFS West Africa Program, AGRHYMET, INRAB-Benin, IRAG-Guinea, INRAN-Niger and ITRA-Togo. The project aimed at strengthening the capacity of the stakeholders of four WAAPP implementing countries to mainstream and implement Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) into their activities.…”
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Mechanization, digitalization, and rural youth-stakeholder perceptions on three mega-topics for agricultural transformation in four African countries por Daum, Thomas, Adegbola, Patrice Ygue, Adegbola, Carine, Daudu, Christogonus, Issa, Fadullah, Kamau, Geoffrey, Kergna, Alpha Oumar, Mose, Lawrence, Ndirpaya, Yarama, Fatunbi, Oluwole, Zossou, Roch, Kirui, Oliver K., Birner, Regina

“…This paper explores the viewpoints of 195 respondents from different stakeholders categories in Benin, Kenya, Nigeria, and Mali. The results reveal hitherto neglected aspects, e.g., the role of animal traction, the continued appeal of state-led mechanization, and data sovereignty concerns. …”
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Cassava processing technology toolkit catalogue por Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation

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Accelerating and scaling up Africa’s climate change adaptation and mitigation actions: Experiences and lessons learned por Majaliwa, Mwanjololo J.G., Nakayiwa, Florence, Waswa, Moses, Ekepu, David

“…The side event was attended by 42 people, including 8 women, from Ouganda, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Benin, Mali, Malawi, Senegal, USA, and Rwanda.…”
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Kenya's agrifood system: Overview and drivers of transformation por Diao, Xinshen, Pauw, Karl, Smart, Jenny, Thurlow, James

“…The sector grew alongside the rest of the economy, despite facing many challenges, including climate variability (Ochieng et al. 2020), weak rural infrastructure (Benin and Odjo 2018), shrinking farm sizes (Jayne et al. 2016), and inaccessibility of farm inputs combined with poor agronomic management (Worku et al. 2020). …”
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Spatial patterns of agricultural productivity por Wood, Stanley, Guo, Zhe, Wood-Sichra, Ulrike

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Typology of agricultural productivity zones por Yu, Bingxin, Guo, Zhe

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Nigeria [in Strategies and priorities for African agriculture] por Diao, Xinshen, Nwafor, Manson, Alpuerto, Vida, Akramov, Kamiljon T., Rhoe, Valerie, Salau, Sheu

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Indian Consul-General explores collaboration opportunities with IITA por International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

“…India; • Agronomy and soil health initiatives through the Excellence in Agronomy (EiA) program in Odisha, India; and • Biocontrol efforts include successfully introducing predators for papaya mealybug from IITA-Benin and ongoing discussions on scaling Aflasafe in India. …”
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Response of mononychellus tanajoa (acari: tetranychidae) to cropping systems, cultivars, and pest Interventions por Toko, M., Yaninek, J.S., O'Neil, R.J.

“…The effects of cropping systems (cassava monocropped and intercropped with maize), pest interventions (spray of acaricide and release of an exotic phytoseiid) and cultivars (‘Agric’ and ‘TMS 30572’) on the population dynamics of the green mite, Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar), were evaluated in 2 locations (Dogbo and Intemational Institute of Tropical Agriculture) in Benin Republic, West Africa. Maize and cassava were intercropped at the beginning of the wet season. …”
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Descriptors for baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) por Kehlenbeck, K., Padulosi, S., Alercia, A.

“…Senegal, Mali, Niger, Benin), southern Africa (e.g. Namibia, South Africa, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi) and eastern Africa (e.g. …”
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