Search Results - "Burkina Faso"

Analyses Coûts-bénéfices des packages agroécologiques chez les producteurs, les collecteurs et les transformateurs de la chaîne de valeur lait de Bobo-Dioulasso by Sib, Ollo, Orounladji, Boko Michel, Ouattara, Songdah Désiré, Traore, Issouf, Sanogo, Souleymane, Vall, Eric

“…To guide the ALL’s implementation in an agroecological transition, the main objective of the IAE in Burkina Faso is to co-design an Agroecological Business Model (Ae BM) for the dairy value chain with ALL stakeholders. …”
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Impact assessment of agricultural research in West Africa: An application of the propensity score matching methodology by Liebenehm, S., Affognon, Hippolyte D., Waibel, H.

“…Based on data collected according to a knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) questionnaire in the region of Kénédougou that is common to Mali and Burkina Faso, results indicate a significant gain in farmers’ know-how due to participation in livestock research activities.…”
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Complete genome sequence of a new chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus strain isolated from tomato in Kenya, obtained from llumina sequencing by Avedi, E.K., Kilalo, C.D., Olubayo, F.M., Macharia, I., Adediji, A.O., Ateka, E.M., Machuka, Eunice M., Mutuku, Josiah M.

“…The sequence shared its highest nucleotide similarity (88.7%) with two CpCDV isolates from Burkina Faso.…”
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The Diversity for Restoration Tool is perceived as pivotal for strengthening decision-making on native tree species and seed sources among restoration stakeholders in Latin America by CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry

“…D4R was first piloted for the Colombian tropical dry forest, but recently expanded to similar ecosystems in Peru, Ecuador and Burkina Faso, and soon Cameroon. Users of the tool report it is strengthening the seed selection decision-making process and is increasing awareness, knowledge transfer and data management among key stakeholders.…”
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A4NH research informs the design of a $13 million donor investment in improving food safety in six countries in Africa and one state in India by CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

“…Evidence-based interventions will be tested at a large-scale, potentially reducing food-borne disease risks for millions of consumers in Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania and one state in India.…”
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The Statistics on Public Expenditures for Economic Development (SPEED) tool use by development agencies to improve knowledge on public expenditures by CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets

“…The evidence emanating from the use of SPEED also influenced systematic country diagnostics in Togo, Nigeria, and Burkina Faso. Findings from the book resulted in the Ugandan Ministry of Finance changing allocations to agriculture to address inefficient agricultural spending.…”
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Trading food across West African borders by Akoto-Danso, E. K., Karg, H.

“…This documentary summarizes findings from a road trip on a truck from the port in Tema, Ghana, to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. For more information please visit: http://www.urbanfoodplus.org Full version of the video with more details on the mechanisms of cross-border trade is available here https://uni-kassel.cloud.panopto.eu/P...…”
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Co-designing technical innovations in the context of agricultural living landscapes by Triomphe, Bernard, Chimonyo, Vimbayi, Fuchs, Lisa, Rudiger, Udo, Vall, Eric, Mbaye, Banna, Sánchez Choy, José G., Dubois, Mark

“…This report provides an overview of progress achieved in 2023 with respect to codesign of technological innovations in 7 countries (Zimbabwe, Kenya, Tunisia, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Peru, Laos). It highlights the commonalities, contrasts and originalities among them in terms of actual approaches, existing practices, types of technologies selected for experimentation, experimental set-ups and monitoring and evaluation protocols. …”
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Etapes de mise en œuvre de l’Approche « Ferme du Futur (FoF)» by Ogou, Anani

“…Cette présentation est un outil didactique de formation des chercheurs et professionnels dévelopé pour outiller les équipes du Burkina Faso, Bénin, Mali, Niger et Tchad dans le processus de déploiement de l'approche "ferme du futur (FoF) et "analogues climatiques au sein des communautés rurales des villages climato-intelligents mis en place dans ces 5 pays, avec l'appui financer du Conseil Ouest et Centre Africain pour la Recherche et Développement Agricoles (CORAF) et la DDC de la coopération suisse.…”
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Côte d'Ivoire [In West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis] by Ahossane, Kadio, Jalloh, Abdulai, Nelson, Gerald C., Thomas, Timothy S.

“…It shares borders with Liberia in the southwest, Guinea in the northwest, Mali and Burkina Faso in the north, and Ghana in the east. The southern part of Côte d’Ivoire borders the Atlantic Ocean. …”
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Refining opportunity cost estimates of not adopting GM cotton: An application in seven Sub-Saharan African countries by Bouët, Antoine, Gruère, Guillaume P.

“…A computable general equilibrium model is applied to evaluate the opportunity costs of not adopting Bt cotton, a genetically‐modified (GM) insect resistant cotton, in Benin, Burkina‐Faso, Mali, Senegal, Togo, Tanzania, and Uganda when it is adopted in other countries. …”
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Countering climate-related security risks in the Sahel: Strengthening climate resilience and peace by Sarzana, Carolina, Pacillo, Grazia, Laderach, Peter, Gadeberg, Marianne

“…In response, researchers from the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (the Alliance), contributing to the CGIAR Research Initiative on Climate Resilience (ClimBeR), investigated how climate-change impacts can cause and interact with security threats in Burkina Faso and Mali. They engaged national and regional stakeholders to validate their findings and recommend best-bet solutions. …”
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Caractérisation des modes coutumiers de gestion locale de l’eau dans le bassin de la Bougouriba 7 by Siri, Yamba, Daré, William, Zongo, Mahamodou

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Rural-urban food, nutrient and virtual water flows in selected West African cities by Drechsel, Pay, Graefe, Sophie, Fink, M.

“…In IWMI Research Report 115, it was tried for the first time to quantify rural-urban food flows for selected cities in Ghana and Burkina Faso to analyse their dependency on food supplied from rural vs. peri-urban vs. urban farming. …”
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Changing paradigms in Volta Basin water management: customary, national and transboundary by Lautze, Jonathan F., Barry, Boubacar, Youkhana, E.

“…Customary approaches to water management in the Volta are described next, followed by colonial and post-colonial water management developments in Ghana and Burkina Faso. The interplay between customary and national water management institutions in the watershed is then analysed so as to understand how conditions changed as a result of national-level developments. …”
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Developing a fertilizer strategy for sub-Saharan Africa by Sanders, J.H., Ahmed, M.

“…In this chapter, we first review the national soil fertility programs in Burkina Faso and Ethiopia. Second, we look at two different approaches to subsidizing the soil fertilization decision. …”
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Learning the Smart Way: Lessons Learned by the Reaching Agents of Change Project by Mbabu, A.N., Munyua, H.M., Mulongo, G., David, S., Brendin, M.

“…It was implemented by the International Potato Center and Helen Keller International primarily in Nigeria, Mozambique, Tanzania and to a lesser extent in Ghana and Burkina Faso between 2011 and 2014. The project had multiple deliverables in advocacy for raising of new investment, policy change and strengthening of institutional and individual capacities in the project countries. …”
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Gender Research Fellowship Programme Writeshop Report, 2-6 June 2014, Bangalore, India by Fernández, M.

“…From April 2013 to April 2014, Bioversity International ran a Gender Research Fellowship Programme (GRFP) that brought together five scientists from low to middle income countries (Burkina Faso, Cameroon, India, Malaysia and Kyrgyzstan). …”
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Small is beautiful: restoring degraded lands, one parcel at a time. by Elias, Marlène, Vinceti, B.

“…In the third blog in the CBD COP13 Forest and Landscape Restoration Blog Series, Bioversity International partner, Mr Harouna Kaboré, a Mossi farmer from the village Manefyam in the province of Kourwéogo, Burkina Faso, talks about his experience restoring three hectares of his household’s degraded lands in the context of a newly launched research initiative on nutrition-sensitive forest restoration.…”
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Water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) growth and tuber yield as affected by rotation and fertilization regimes across an environmental gradient in west Africa by Pouya, N., Hgaza, V.K., Kiba, D.I., Bomisso, L., Aighewi, B., Ake, S., Frossard, E.

“…These innovations were tested in researcher-managed field trials established along an environmental gradient crossing four yam growing zones spanning from the Humid Forest (Liliyo in Côte d’Ivoire) to the Derived Savanna/Forest Transition (Tiéningboué in Côte d’Ivoire), the Southern Guinean Savanna (Midebdo in Burkina Faso), and the Northern Guinean Savanna (Léo in Burkina Faso) between 2016 and 2018. …”
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