Resultados de búsqueda - "Beninese"
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Increased IPM knowledge among Beninese farmers
Publicado 2010“…This paper reports on a project to train Beninese vegetable producers in integrated production methods. …”
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Hedonic Pricing of Rice Attributes, Market Sorting, and Gains from Quality Improvement in the Beninese Market
Publicado 2021“…Latent class analysis is applied to a hedonic price model to examine the presence of heterogeneity in consumer valuation of quality attributes in the Beninese rice market. Three classes of consumers are found in proportions of 5, 56, and 39 percent. …”
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Feeding the world while reducing farmer poverty? Analysis of rice relative yield and labour productivity gaps in two Beninese villages
Publicado 2018“…The study was carried out in two contrasting Beninese villages: Zonmon in the south and Pelebina in the north-west. …”
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Diversity of white Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir.) cultivars from Benin as revealed by agro-morphological traits and SNP markers
Publicado 2021“…Our result provided valuable insights into the Beninese white Guinea yam diversity for its proper conservation and improvement through breeding.…”
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Diversity of Rice yellow mottle virus in Benin and Togo and Screening for Resistant Accessions
Publicado 2016“…Three representative Beninese strains were selected to screen 48 accessions for disease resistance. …”
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Marketing channel selection by smallholder farmers
Publicado 2015“…This article aims at analyzing Beninese smallholder famers’ selection of high value markets, such as export and processing-oriented marketing channels, in the pineapple supply chain. …”
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Sensory and physicochemical profiling of traditional and enriched gari in Benin
Publicado 2019“…Up to now, gari enriched with palm oil and/or soybean is not available on Beninese markets. To our knowledge, no sensory profiling using appropriate methodology has been conducted on gari in Benin. …”
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Reducing losses inflicted by insect pests on cashew, using weaver ants as a biological control agent
Publicado 2015“…In the present study, we investigated the effectiveness of the African weaver ant Oecophylla longinoda as a biocontrol agent against Beninese cashew pests. 2 In a 2-year study, nut yield and quality were compared among: (i) trees with weaver ants O. longinoda; (ii) trees where weaver ants were sugar-fed; (iii) integrated pest management (IPM) trees with weaver ants combined with fruit fly bait spray; and (iv) control trees receiving no control measures. 3 All treatments with ants showed significantly higher yields than the control, with the IPM treatment leading to the highest yield. …”
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Feeding more people and better in West Africa: the case of Benin
Publicado 1999“…The growth in population means that Benin’s food requirements will double in volume by 2020, possibly increasing the food-insecure share of the population. To help make the Beninese food secure, Mensah suggests that several steps be taken in three areas: agricultural and rural development, agricultural research, and regional cooperation. …”
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Morphological diversity, cultivar groups and possible descent in the cultivated yams (Dioscorea cayenensis/D. rotundata) complex in Benin Republic
Publicado 1999“…Some collections in Nigeria (IITA, Ibadan) and Togo containing cultivars from many West African countries were inspected to verify the geographical distribution of Beninese cultivars.…”
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Consumer valuation of improved rice parboiling technologies in Benin
Publicado 2012“…We conducted Vickrey second price auctions to elicit rural Beninese consumers' willingness to pay for rice obtained through the new parboiler and two locally innovated parboilers. …”
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Technologies for African Agriculture Transformation (TAAT) promotes trailblazing hybrid rice technology adapted to African conditions: TAAT news Vol. 3
Publicado 2019“…In this issue: TAAT Promotes Trailblazing Hybrid Rice Technology adapted to Africa, TAAT further excites Beninese farmers with Pro-Vitamin A cassava varieties. …”
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Yam chip food subsector: hazardous practices and presence of aflatoxins in Benin
Publicado 2004“…Therefore, there is a risk of chronic exposure to aflatoxin for Beninese yam chips consumers.…”
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Diets, fruit and vegetables consumption, and nutritional status in Benin: A scoping review
Publicado 2026“…Existing literature demonstrated that Beninese diets are cereal-based and monotonous, characterised by low diversity and low F&V intake across all population groups. …”
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Maize storage practices and their influence on aflatoxin contamination in stored grains in four agroecological zones in Benin, West Africa
Publicado 2000“…Farmers were asked what storage structure they used, their storage form, storage period, pest problems in storage and what was done against them. Beninese farmers often changed their storage structures during the storage period, transfering the maize from a drying or temporary store to a more durable one. …”
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