Search Results - "Ivory Coast"

Agricultural Mechanization Research in West Africa by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

“…Initial Survey Phase for a Project for Studying Agricultural Mechanization Research in West Africa: Ghana, Dahomey, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, describing objectives and findings of an FAO mission, including British, French and IITA members, sent to review recent and ongoing research, training, and extension activities relating to types of animal- and machine-drawn equipment, post harvest practices, and effects of mechanization on rural employment. …”
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Spatial Niche Expansion at Multiple Habitat Scales of a Tropical Freshwater Turtle in the Absence of a Potential Competitor by Petrozzi, F., Ajong, S.N., Pacini, N., Dendi, D., Bi, S.G., Fa, J.E., Luiselli, L.

“…Our results suggest that these two Pelomedusid turtle species potentially compete in the freshwater habitats in the southern Ivory Coast.…”
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Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: A systematic review of the distribution in West and Central Africa by Hendrickx, E., Thomas, Lian F., Dorny, P., Bobić, B., Braae, U.C., Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Eichenberger, R.M., Gabriël, S., Saratsis, A., Torgerson, Paul R., Robertson, L.J., Dermauw, Veronique

“…Non-specified human taeniosis cases were described for Nigeria, Cameroon, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic Congo, Guinea, and Ivory Coast (seven out of 27 countries/territories), while T. saginata taeniosis specifically was only reported for Cameroon. …”
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Private sector takes the lead in adapting CSA tools for the Ivorian cocoa sector by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Based on project work in Ghana, Rainforest Alliance has expanded this work into Ivory Coast through connections with ICRAF and the World Cocoa Foundation. …”
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Status of banana streak disease in Africa: problems and future research needs by Dahal, G., Hughes, Jacqueline d'Arros, Lockhart, B.E.L.

“…Streak disease of banana and plantain caused by banana streak virus (BSV) was first reported in the Ivory Coast in 1974 and occurs in at least 16 countries in Africa. …”
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Identification of appropriate Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices (coffee & cocoa) aligned to specific risk types aligned to climate exposure maps by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Documented use of site specific CSA recommendations in cocoa (Ghana, Ivory Coast) by COCOBOD, Rainforest Alliance and multiple private sector partners. …”
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Is food promotion and marketing in the school food environment conducive to healthy choices for adolescents? Evidence from two West Africa countries by Bodjrenou Fifali, Sam Ulrich, Kossa, Yévèdo DG, Houndolo, Melina M., Gnacadja, Djawou N, Hounkpatin, Waliou Amoussa, Jordan, Irmgard

“…Objective: Analyse whether marketing aspects in the food environment of public elementary schools (PES) in Benin and Ivory Coast are conducive to healthy choices for adolescents.…”
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La traite et la production laitiere dans les troupeaux villageois sedentaires au nord de la Cote-d'Ivoire by Godet, G., Landais, E., Poivey, J.P., Agabriel, J., Mawudo, W.

“…Describes milking practices and milk production of village herds in Ivory Coast. Milking was practiced regularly in more than 75 percent of the sedentary herds in the area. …”
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A Dutch entrepreneurial development bank is using a risk assessment tool developed by the alliance with its clients. by Siles, Pablo, Claros Trujillo, Luisa Maria, Wiegel, Jennifer Rebecca, Angulo, Jessenia, Charry, Andrés, Mai Vu, Nguyen Phuong, Nguyen, Thuy Thanh, Talsma, Tiffany, Celi, Giacomo

“…In 2021, FMO asked CIAT to standardize the tool; in 2022 FMO is applying the standardized tool (still under development) with a trading group that imports and exports commodities to and from more than 40 countries in Africa, and with a cocoa processor in Ivory Coast.…”
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The West African Semiarid Tropics by Matlon, Peter J.

“…The area encompasses all of Senegal, the Gambia, Burkina Faso, and Cape Verde; major southern portions of Mauritania, Mali, and Niger; and the northern portions of Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria. Except for Senegal, all are classified by the World Bank (1981b) as among the poorest third of the world's developing countries, with mean per capita incomes of $320 or less. …”
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Commentaries on the Trade Regime by Atsain, Achi, Tshibaka, Tshikala B.

“…In many other countries, particularly Ivory Coast, an outwardlooking policy limited protection of the industrial sector, and sound fiscal and distributional policies have raised incomes in rural areas and maintained a steady increase in export commodity and food production.…”
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Summary of CCAC hosted West African Virtual Workshop: Advancing Climate Action in Agriculture and Food Systems by Climate and Clean Air Coalition, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Oxfam, Stockholm Environment Institute, Government of Nigeria, Government of Côte d'Ivoire, Miami Ohio University, Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases, Government of Senegal, Sustainable Rice Platform, John Davison Associates

“…This workshop had as objective to raise awareness on what can be done to advance climate action in agriculture and food systems in West Africa by sharing: recommendations from a World Resources Institute and Oxfam paper commission by the Coalition, particularly on Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) enhancement; country experiences (Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Senegal), and other actions to support countries in the region.…”
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Macro‐ and micronutrients removed by upland and lowland rice cultivars in West Africa by Sahrawat, K.L.

“…Amounts of macro‐ and micronutrient elements removed by improved, upland and lowland rice cultivars were determined in field experiments at two sites in Ivory Coast. Amounts of nitrogen (N), zinc (Zn), and manganese (Mn) removed for 11 rice grain yield by upland and lowland rice cultivars were similar, but the amounts of phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), and magnesium (Mg) removed were higher for lowland than upland rice. …”
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Accelerating and scaling up Africa’s climate change adaptation and mitigation actions: Experiences and lessons learned by 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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Stakeholders’ Engagement Meeting for Developing “Remote sensing- based Information and Insurance for Crops in emerging Economies” (RIICE) in Kenya by Mathieu, Renaud, Satapathy, Sushree

“…It is currently piloted in Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria and Senegal. Through this workshop the Digital Innovation initiative sought to understand national needs and requirements in terms of crop production information and assess the national interest for the implementation of such satellite-based technology to monitor rice crop production in the context of climate change.…”
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Productividad potencial de diferentes cruces comerciales DxP de palma africana (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) en Coto, Costa Rica by Escóbar C, R

“…Four commercial sources werw studied: Guthries, Malaysia, Harrisons and Crosfield, Makaysia; Institut of rechreches pom les Huiles et Oleagineux Ivory Coast and Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research, Nigeria. …”
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Mechanisms for iron toxicity tolerance in lowland rice by Audebert, A., Sahrawat, K.L.

“…Field experiments were conducted during 1994–1996 at an iron‐toxic lowland site at Korhogo (Ivory Coast) to study the interactions between iron toxicity and the addition of various plant nutrients. …”
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Elemental composition of the rice plant as affected by iron toxicity under field conditions by Sahrawat, K.L.

“…A field experiment was conducted in the 1997 dry season (January‐May) at an Fe toxic site in Korhogo, Ivory Coast, to determine the elemental composition of Fe tolerant (CK 4) and susceptible (Bouake 189) lowland rice varieties without and with application of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), and zinc (Zn). …”
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Phenology, sterility and inheritance of two environment genic male sterile (EGMS) lines for hybrid rice by El-Namaky, R., Oort, P.A.J. van

“…The model was applied to investigate the viability of the two line breeding system in the same location with climate change (+2oC) and in two other potential locations: in M'Be in Ivory Coast and in the Nile delta in Egypt.Apart from giving new insights in the relation between environment and EGMS, this study shows that these insights can be used to assess safe sowing windows and assess the suitability of sterility and fertility period of different environments for a two line hybrid rice production system.…”
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Development and testing of a field diagnostic assay for peste des petits ruminants virus by Baron, J., Fishbourne, E., Couacy-Hyman, E., Abubakar, M., Jones, B.A., Frost, L., Herbert, R., Chibssa, T.R., Klooster, G. van't, Afzal, M., Ayebazibwe, C., Toye, Philip G., Bashiruddin, J., Baron, M.D.

“…The diagnostic assay has been tested in the laboratory and also under field conditions in Ivory Coast, Pakistan, Ethiopia and Uganda. The test is carried out on a superficial swab sample (ocular or nasal) and showed a sensitivity of 84% relative to PCR. …”
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