Search Results - "Niger"

Country CSA profiles developed by CCAFS to guide CSA mainstreaming into the National Agricultural Investment Plans of West African Countries by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…In the framework of the climate-smart agriculture (CSA) prioritization framework developed by CCAFS and in view of the evidence of the CSA profile developed by CCAFS for Senegal, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contracted CCAFS WA to develop CSA profiles for the Gambia, Benin, Niger and Côte d’Ivoire. FAO has confirmed to CCAFS that the CSA profiles will guide the recommendations for CSA mainstreaming into the national agricultural investment plans of selected West African countries.…”
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Mainstreaming CSA into the West African Agricultural Productivity Program by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Since its launch in October 2017, a 2-year project of 2,550,230 US$ funded by the West African Agricultural Productivity Program facilitated by CORAF/WECARD entitled “Capacitating Stakeholders in Using Climate Information for Enhanced Resilience in the Agricultural Sector in West Africa (CaSCIERA-TA)” is expanding approaches, tools, knowledge and skills in CSA developed by the regional team to Benin, Guinea, Mali, Niger and Togo in two communes per country. Choices of CSA options are done based on past, prevailing and projected climate.…”
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agCelerant: world's first fully automated processing system providing concurrent detection of field-level agricultural events, monitoring of crop response, and production forecasts... by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…The integration of EO and IoT into agCelerant was selected by the European Commission's Innovation Radar and rated "Market-Ready" and "Noteworthy for Market Creation Potential". agCelerant and its underpinning concept of phygital agriculture were adopted by IsDB, GIZ, governmental entities and private sector in Benin, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal.…”
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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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Enhancing WFP’s capacity and experience to design, implement, monitor, and evaluate vouchers and cash transfer programmes: Study summary by Hoddinott, John F., Gilligan, Daniel O., Hidrobo, Melissa, Margolies, Amy, Roy, Shalini, Sandström, Susanna, Schwab, Benjamin, Upton, Joanna

“…The studies in Ecuador, Uganda, Niger, and Yemen were carried out over the period 2010–2012.…”
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Livelihood transitions and the changing nature of farmer-herder conflict in Sahelian West Africa by Turner, M.D., Ayantunde, Augustine A., Patterson, K.P., Patterson, E.D.

“…Using the cases of four rural communities in Niger, this study adopts an 'access to resources' framework to analyse the causal connections among: rural peoples' livelihood strategies, everyday social relations of production, perceptions of social groups' identities, and the potential for farmer-herder conflict. …”
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Ameliorer les performances des perimetres irrigues: Les actes du Seminaire Regional du Projet Management de l'Irrigation au Burkina Faso, 24-26 Juillet 1996, OuagadougouProceedings... by Sally, Hilmy

“…The workshop was attended by nearly 70 participants from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.…”
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Farmer-managed natural regeneration: how to regenerate pasture and farmland on a low budget by Abdirizak H, Gudka M, Kibor B, Kinuthia M, Kimeu, P., Leeuw, Jan de, Maimbo M, Safriel U, Njenga M, Iiyama, Miyuki

“…The methods presented have been used on a very large scale in some West African countries – especially in southern Niger. They have also been implemented in central Tanzania (Shinyanga Region) and northern Ethiopia (Tigray – exclosures), by land owners and community groups with a strong desire to return their land to a more productive state.…”
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Evidence- and risk-based planning for food security under climate change: Results of a modeling approach for climate-smart agriculture programming by Lamanna, Christine, Ramírez Villegas, Julián Armando, Wijk, Mark T. van, Corner-Dolloff, Caitlin, Girvetz, Evan Hartunian, Rosenstock, Todd S.

“…We propose a risk-household-option modeling approach to address household food security under climate change in Africa. hrough a case study in Niger, we demonstrate that prioritizing CSA is possible by taking into account livelihood status, risks, and potential effects of CSA practices.…”
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Enhancing offseason yam production in Nigeria by Shiwachi, H., Kikuno, H., Fashola, R., Asiedu, Robert

“…Yam cultivation in dry season was tested in the farmer’s field at inland valley in Niger state, Nigeria. Water yam (Dioscorea alata) variety TDa 95/00328 had the greater response to the gibberellin inhibitor prohexadione-calcium (PC). …”
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Collecting meaningful data on labour use in onfarm trials in subSaharan Africa by Spencer, D.

“…In this paper, results are reported of experiments in the forest zone of Nigeria and the semi-arid Sahel of Niger. They show that if researchers can take steps to fix events in the memory of farmers, accurate labour use data can be collected in interviews as long as three months after the events being recalled. …”
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Grasshopper control in the Sahel: Farmer perceptions and participation by Stonehouse, J.M., Gbongboui, C., Groot, A. de, Lomer, C., Ly, S., Tijani, Maiga, I.

“…This study used farmers' responses to a questionnaire to investigate the practices they used against grasshoppers, locusts and other pests, the reasons for their choices, and the differences between the perception and control of grasshoppers vis-à-vis other pests. 313 farmers were interviewed in the Sahelian zones of Benin, Mali and Niger. The perceived relative and absolute gravity of pests, and the techniques used against them, varied between areas. …”
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Sustainable floodplains: linking e-flows to floodplain management, ecosystems, and livelihoods in the Sahel of North Africa by O'Brien, G.C., Dickens, Chris, Baker, C., Stassen, R., Weert, F. van

“…Although integrally linked to the Upper Niger River catchment, the IND sustains a million and half people within the region and exports food to surrounding areas. …”
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Evaluation of the value chain development program in Nigeria: Qualitative findings by Eissler, Sarah, Heckert, Jessica

“…Cultural norms restricted interaction between men and women in Niger state. Weak governance of participating farmer organizations, high levels of corruption, and security concerns that limited mobility and access to remote areas were especially challenging. …”
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Textile dyeing in Mali : possibilities for small scale effluent treatment by Larsson, Hanna

“…Water treatment is an important issue in Mali, an arid country where the Niger River is the main recipient for a large part of the effluents from industrial and small scale activities. …”

Améliorer les services rendus aux producteurs grâce au conseil en gestion by Harouna, Saâ Malam

“…Le diagnostic organisationnel réalisé par la Fédération des unions de coopératives des producteurs de riz au Niger (FUCOPRI) en 2001 a mis en évidence un certain nombre d’insuffisances au sein des coopératives. …”
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First report of Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the Republic of Benin by Karlsson, M.F., Sikirou, R., Mama, S.S., Zannou, J.A., Georgen, G.

“…Tomato plants were regularly inspected and pheromone traps placed in tomato-producing localities in northern, southern and central Benin, including fields close to the border with Niger and Nigeria. In late 2017 and beginning of 2018 Gelechiidae moths were obtained from both the traps and the reared plant material. …”
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How does climate exacerbate root causes of conflict in Mali? An impact pathway analysis by Madurga Lopez, Ignacio M., Dutta Gupta, Tanaya, Läderach, Peter R.D., Pacillo, Grazia

“…Three main impact pathways are identified: 1) Resource availability and livelihood insecurity ; 2) Farmer-herder conflict in the Inner Niger Delta; 3)Mobility and resource competition in the South. …”
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Barriers and Enablers to effective science-policy interfacing for CSA mainstreaming: lessons learnt from the science-policy platforms in West Africa by Segnon, Alcade C, Botchway, Vincent Ansah, Samaké, Oumar, Idrissa, Mamoudou, Essegbey, George Owusu, Karbo, Naaminong, Sogoba, Bougouna, Whitbread, Anthony M., Thornton, Philip K., Zougmoré, Robert B.

“…This Info Note provides a synthesis of barriers and enablers of effective science-policy interfacing using the cases of the national science-policy dialogue platforms in Ghana, Mali and Niger. Using a participatory SWOT analysis, the study analyzed the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to the platforms’ effectiveness and sustainability across the three countries. …”
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Analysing policy-induced effects on the performance of irrigated rice by Touré, A.A., Groenewald, J., Seck, P.A., Diagne, A.

“…The policy analysis matrix approach was used to evaluate the policy-induced effects of the WAEMU common external tariffs on the performance of irrigated rice production systems in Niger. The results show that the irrigated rice production system receives little protection, and that retail rice marketing channels are even less protected. …”
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