Search Results - "Maputo"

Screening of new improved water yam (Dioscorea alata) genotypes for the preparation of amala in Nigeria by Ukpabi, U.J., Omodamiro, R.M., Ikeorgu, J.G., Asiedu, Robert

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CCAFS East Africa 2019–2021 Summary. Strategy for Supporting Agricultural Transformation, Food and Nutrition Security under Climate Change by Solomon, Dawit, Radeny, Maren A.O., Mungai, Catherine, Recha, John W.M., Schuetz, Tonya, Gadeberg, Marianne

“…Since the Maputo Declaration on Agriculture and Food Security in 2003, governments in East Africa have made sustainable transformation of agriculture a priority, as reflected in their development agendas and by increased investments in agriculture. …”
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Priority quality traits for gendered sweetpotato breeding in Mozambique by Mayanja, S., Tinyiro, S.E., Ogwal, D.M., Makunde, G.S., Naico, A., Nakitto, M., Ssali, R.T., Andrade, M.I.

“…Methods: This study sought to identify the key traits preferred by eight women processors and 426 consumers (180 male, 246 female) in Manhiça, Marracuene and Maputo districts, Mozambique. Processing diagnostics and consumer studies evaluated two local varieties (‘Lilas’, ‘N’santimuni’) and two improved varieties (‘Alisha’, ‘Irene’). …”
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Priority quality traits for gendered sweet potato breeding in Mozambique by Mayanja, Sarah, Tinyiro, Samuel Edgar, Ogwal, Martin, Makunde, Godwill, Naico, Abdul, Nakitto, Mariam, Ssali, Reuben, Andrade, Maria

“…This study sought to identify the key traits preferred by eight women processors and 426 consumers (180 male, 246 female) in Manhiça, Marracuene and Maputo districts, Mozambique. Processing diagnostics and consumer studies evaluated four sweet potato varieties: two local (Lilas and N’santimuni) and two improved (Alisha and Irene). …”
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Information, pesticide safety behaviors, and toxicity risk perceptions: Evidence from Zambia and Mozambique by Goeb, Joseph, Smart, Jenny, Snyder, Jason, Tschirley, David

“…Data: This study uses regression analysis of data from 877 horticultural producers serving markets in Maputo, Mozambique and Lusaka, Zambia. Findings: Formal extension advice is limited, and farmers rely heavily on their social networks for information. …”
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Findings across agricultural public expenditure reviews in African countries by Mink, Stephen D.

“…This synthesis focuses on several measures: (1) the level of expenditures on agriculture, with particular reference to the explicit target by African heads of state in the 2003 Maputo Declaration on Agriculture and Food Security (reconfirmed in the Malabo Declaration) to allocate 10 percent of national budgets to the sector; (2) the composition and priorities of expenditures with respect to stated national strategies, evidence of impact, and sustainability; and (3) budget planning and implementation that aims to strengthen public financial management in general, and budget coherence, outputs, outcomes, and supporting mechanisms, such as procurement and audit, in particular. …”
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Agricultural growth and investment options for poverty reduction in Uganda by Benin, Samuel, Thurlow, James, Diao, Xinshen, Kebba, Allen, Ofwono, Nelson

“…So, too, is meeting the Maputo declaration of spending at least ten percent of the government's total budget on agriculture. …”
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Competitiveness of cassava-based ethanol production in Southern Africa: a case of Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia by Kambewa, E., Mudimu, G.D., Jumbo, S., Mahungu, N.M., Tafadzwa, E., Nyanzunda, T.E., Whingwiri, E.

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Towards improving the nutritional quality of cassava: progress in the genetic enhancement of carotenoids, iron, zinc, and protein levels by Ssemakula, G.N., Dixon, Alfred G.O., Maziya-Dixon, B.B.

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Farmers access to agricultural inputs and services in Nigeria: panacea to competitive and sustainable cassava production and agro-enterprise development by Asumugha, G.N., Tarawali, G., Dixon, Alfred G.O.

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Effect of cassava leaf harvesting on root yield and quality by Sandifolo, V.S., Mahungu, N.M., Mkumbira, J., Moyo, C.C., Mhone, A., Benesi, I.R.M.

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Mapping and monitoring agricultural land use in West Africa by Alabi, T., Xiao, X., Sonder, K., Biradar, Chandrashekhar M., Birte, J., Mbaye, Y.

“…In most countries however agricultural productivity is low leading to food insecurity and poor performance of the whole sector. In the Maputo declaration of 2004 the African governments committed to spending at least 10% of the national budget resources on a process of revitalizing the agricultural sector. …”
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A screening for Schmallenberg virus among sheep, goats and cattle in Zambezia province, Moçambique by Stenberg, Hedvig

“…The samples were prepared and analyzed at the lab at the University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM), Maputo, Moçambique. The metagenomic study will be completed in Sweden at the State University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala. …”
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Rural investment to accelerate growth and poverty reduction in Kenya by Thurlow, James, Kiringai, Jane, Gautam, Madhur

“…In assessing the impact of rural investments on growth and poverty, the paper finds that increasing agricultural spending to meet the 10 percent target set by the Maputo Declaration would lift an additional 1.5 million people above the poverty line by 2015. …”
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Introduction and evaluation of improved varieties of Dioscorea rotundata, and D. cayenensis with high micronutrient content in Cameroon by Njukwe, E., Amah, D., Ndango, R., Tenkouano, A., Asiedu, Robert

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From climate risk to resilience: Unpacking the economic impacts of climate change in Mozambique by Detelinova, Iva, Thomas, Timothy S., Tian, Junyan, Hammond, Wole, Arndt, Channing

“…Densely populated and low-lying regions, such as Zambezia, Nampula, Sofala, and Maputo Provinces, are particularly exposed to risks from flooding. …”
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Agricultural growth and investment options for poverty reduction in Zambia by Benin, Samuel, Thurlow, James, Diao, Xinshen, Kalinda, Henrietta, Kalinda, Thomson

“…So, too, is meeting the Maputo declaration of spending at least ten percent of the government's total budget on agriculture. …”
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The incidence of the cassava mosaic disease in relation with the source of planting materials and its impact on cassava production by Tata-Hangy, K.W., Legg, James P., Lema, K.M., Hanna, R., Luyindula, N.

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Importance of orange-fleshed sweetpotato cultivars in Malawi: a consolidation of morphological, organoleptic and beta-carotene analysis by Chipungu, Felistus P., Saka, J.D.K., Ambali, A.J.D., Mahungu, N.M., Mkumbira, J.

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Situational analysis study for the agriculture sector in Ghana by Essegbey, George Owusu, MacCarthy, Dilys Sefakor

“…Besides, Ghana’s national budgetary allocation to the agricultural sector is still below the target of the Maputo Declaration at about 9.7% currently. However, the on-going programmes such as the PFJ and its constituent modules are likely to increase it. …”
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