Search Results - "Ghana"

Adaptation Learning Programme (ALP) by Harvey, Blane, Ensor, Jonathan, Garside, Ben, Woodend, John, Naess, Lars Otto, Carlile, Liz

“…CARE International launched the five-year Adaptation Learning Programme (ALP) for Africa in 2010, implemented in Ghana, Niger, Mozambique and Kenya, in partnership with local civil society and government institutions. …”
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Rice and irrigation in West Africa: achieving food security with agricultural water management strategies by Katic, Pamela G., Namara, Regassa E., Hope, Lesley, Owusu, E., Fujii, H.

“…We present the results from a Policy Analysis Matrix (PAM) on rice production in Ghana, Burkina Faso and Niger and under three water management systems: irrigation (public scheme), supplemented rain-fed (rainfall aided by autonomously-sourced water supplies) and purely rain-fed. …”
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Nutrient recycling from organic wastes through viable business models in peri-urban areas in Sub-Saharan Africa by Danso, George K., Drechsel, Pay

“…This paper focuses on the results of a project carried out by International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in three major cities in Ghana. The project was designed to provide decision support for nutrient recycling from organic waste in peri-urban areas, through waste composting or co-composting with nightsoil. …”
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UrbanFoodplus – African-German Partnership to enhance resource use efficiency in urban and peri-urban agriculture for improved food security in West African cities by Buerkert, Andreas, Marschner, B., Steiner, C., Schlecht, Eva, Wichern, M., Schareika, N., Lowenstein, W., Drescher, A.W., Glaser, R., Kranjac-Berisavljevic, Gordana, Gnankambary, Z., Drechsel, Pay, Jean-Pascal Lompo, D.

“…These directly address the above mentioned knowledge gaps in the fourWest African cities of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), Tamale (Ghana), Bamako (Mali), and Bamenda (Cameroon). At all locations farmers attempt to cope with increasing land pressure by cultivating along electrical power lines, on public property, and on undeveloped private land.…”
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Opportunités de la participation à l'AASW6: Experiences de FTA by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…La sixième Semaine Scientifique de l'Agriculture Africaine (AASW6) est un événement continental organisé du 15 au 19 Juillet 2013 par le Forum pour la Recherche Agricole en Afrique (FARA) en partenariat avec le Gouvernement du Ghana, qui avait réuni tous les acteurs impliques dans le développement de l'Agriculture en Afrique.…”
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Can current land and water governance systems promote sustainable and equitable large-scale agricultural investments in sub-Saharan Africa? by Williams, Timothy O., Sidibe, Yoro

“…Based on fieldlevel research conducted in Ghana and Mali which covered six large-scale agricultural investments, this paper analyzes the current land and water governance systems in these two countries through the lens of land and water acquisition and initial outcomes. …”
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DNA Barcoding to Improve the Taxonomy of the Afrotropical Hoverflies (Insecta: Diptera: Syrphidae) by Jordaens, K., Goergen, Georg E., Virgilio, M., Backeljau, B., Vokaer, A., Meyer, M. de

“…In order to assist in their identification, and to improve the taxonomy of this group, we constructed a reference dataset of 513 COI barcodes of 90 of the more common nominal species from Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria (W Africa) and added ten publically available COI barcodes from nine nominal Afrotropical species to this (total: 523 COI barcodes; 98 nominal species; 26 genera). …”
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Markets and climate are driving rapid change in farming practices in Savannah West Africa by Ouédraogo, Mathieu, Zougmoré, Robert B., Moussa, Abdoulaye S., Partey, Samuel T., Thornton, Philip K., Kristjanson, Patricia M., Badiane Ndour, Ndèye Yacine, Somé, Léopold, Naab, Jesse B., Boureima, Moussa, Diakite, L., Quirós, Carlos F.

“…To contribute to such efforts, this paper analyzes drivers of change in farming practices in the region using data obtained from surveys of 700 farming households in five countries (Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger and Senegal). The results showed that farmers have adopted various practices in response to the challenges they have faced during the last decade. …”
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Incidence and diversity of mixed viruses lower in yam tubers and tuber sprouts compared with field leaf samples: Implications for virusfree planting material control strategy by Eni, A., Hughes, J., Asiedu, Robert, Rey, M.

“…Yam tubers from Nigeria and Ghana, as well as yam leaves collected from yam fields in Nigeria were also tested. …”
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Re-evaluation of Yam Mosaic Virus (YMV) detection methods by Eni, A., Hughes, J., Asiedu, Robert, Rey, M.

“…In the present study, eighteen previously tested YMV positive leaf samples from Benin and Ghana were re-tested using TAS-ELISA, Protein A-sandwich (PAS) ELISA and IC-RT-PCR. …”
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Comparison of pathogenicity of geographically separate populations of Scutelllonema bradys on yam (Dioscorea spp.) in West Africa by Coyne, Danny L., Williamson, V., Tchabi, A., Baimey, H., Rotifa, I.

“…In addition, geographically separated populations, two each from Benin, Burkina Faso, Côted’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria and Togo, were compared in pot assays in Benin between 2003 and 2004. …”
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Solar drying technology: a pilot design in Benin Republic by Alenkhe, E.B., Onadipe, O.O., Sanni, Lateef O.

“…As part of solving this problem, the Cassava value chain development in West Africa - a project sponsored by the Common Fund for Commodities source information on existing solar drying systems in Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Cameroon, and Sierra Leone. Findings from the survey assisted in the design and fabrication of an hybrid solar drying system with less impact on deforestation. …”
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Local disease–ecosystem–livelihood dynamics: reflections from comparative case studies in Africa by Leach, M., Bett, Bernard K., Said, M., Bukachi, S., Sang, R., Anderson, N., Machila, N., Kuleszo, J., Schaten, K., Dzingirai, V., Mangwanya, L., Ntiamoa-Baidu, Y., Lawson, E., Amponsah-Mensah, K., Moses, L.M., Wilkinson, A., Grant, D.S., Koninga, J.

“…Five interdisciplinary case studies addressed zoonotic diseases in African settings: Rift Valley fever (RVF) in Kenya, human African trypanosomiasis in Zambia and Zimbabwe, Lassa fever in Sierra Leone and henipaviruses in Ghana. Each explored how ecological changes and human–ecosystem interactions affect pathogen dynamics and hence the likelihood of zoonotic spillover and transmission, and how socially differentiated peoples’ interactions with ecosystems and animals affect their exposure to disease. …”
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Diversity of root-knot nematodes associated with tubers of yam (Dioscorea spp.) established using isozyme analysis and mitochondrial DNA-based identification by Kolombia, Y.A., Karssen, G., Viaene, N., Kumar, P. Lava, Sutter, N. de, Joos, L., Coyne, Danny L., Bert, W.

“…Galled tubers (N = 48) were collected from farmers’ stores and markets in nine states in Nigeria and in one district in Ghana. RKN isolated from yam tubers were identified using enzyme phenotyping (esterase and malate dehydrogenase) and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 (Nad5) barcoding. …”
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The combined effects of the provision of feed and healthcare on nutrient utilization and growth performance of sheep during the early or late dry season by Konlan, Solomon Pigangsoa, Ayantunde, Augustine A., Addah, W., Dei, H.K.

“…A total of 36 smallholder sheep farmers with a flock size of ≤7 was randomly selected within each of the three administrative regions in Northern Ghana. The sheep grazed on a heterogeneous natural pasture and offered crop residues as basal diet (control) or were additionally provided with a concentrate feed plus orthodox healthcare to control diseases and pests (CH) in a completely randomized block design. …”
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Molecular detection and differentiation of Brazilian and African isolates of the entomopathogen Neozygites tanajoae (Entomophthorales: Neozygitaceae) with PCR using specific primer... by Agboton, B.V., Junior, I.D., Hanna, R., Tiedemann, A. von

“…Two primer pairs, NEOSSU_F/NEOSSU_R and8DDC_F/8DDC_R, were used to differentiate isolates collected from severallocations in Brazil and from three countries in Africa, Benin, Ghana andTanzania. The first primer pair enabled the species-specific detection ofNeozygites tanajoae, while the second differentiated the Brazilian isolates fromthose of other geographical origin. …”
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Impediments to new improved maize variety testing and release in selected countries in sub-Saharan Africa by Setimela, P.S., Badu-Apraku, Baffour, Mwangi, W.

“…A survey was conducted on the varietaltesting and release systems in 14 selected countries (Angola, Benin, Ethiopia, Malawi, Ghana, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe) in SSA. …”
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Potentials of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) for dry season seed and fodder production in Sahelian sandy soil of Niger by Saidou, A.K., Ajeigbe, Hakeem A., Hide, O., Satoshi, T., Singh, B.B.

“…Consequently, four cowpea cultivars (IT97K-499-38, lT98K-205-8, Ghana-l, and IT97K-499-35) selected from previous trials were evaluated for their dry season grain and fodder production potentials. …”
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Assessing ecosystem-based farm management practices in the Kassena-Nankana area: a Study of government and community managed irrigation schemes. by Agula, C.

“…The contribution of irrigation farming to food security, nutrition, employment and poverty alleviation cannot be overemphasized in the savannah zone of Ghana of which Kassena-Nankana area is part. The main objective of the study was to assess the use of ecosystem-based farm management practices (EBFMPs) in government and community managed irrigation schemes within the Kassena-Nankana area and how these EBFMPs affect farmers’ livelihood. …”
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Evaluation of water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) germplasm for reaction to yam anthracnose and virus diseases and their effect on yield by Egesi, Chiedozie N., Odu, B., Ogunyemi, S., Asiedu, Robert, Hughes, J.

“…In a search for sources of resistance, 40 water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) accessions from Benin, Ghana, Nigeria and Puerto Rico were screened under natural disease infection conditions in Ibadan, Nigeria. …”
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