Resultados de búsqueda - "Nigeria"

Doing it differently: A farmer-focused, private sector-driven approach to delivering innovation that works for women in the smallholder chicken value chain por Sonaiya, Emmanuel B., Goromela, E.H., Assefa, G., Bamidele, O., Mbaga, S.H., Abegaz, Solomon, Negawo, Alemayehu T., Getachew, Fasil, Dessie, Tadelle

“…Implementation of ACGG in Ethiopia, Nigeria and Tanzania produced significant results in: breed testing by 6,348 smallholders in their own system; chick brooding by 20 mother units; access to finance/markets through the formation of 60 cooperatives and their linkage with microfinance institutions, aggregators and processors; mainstreaming poultry vaccination programs by policy changes that allow use of community animal health workers (CAHW) in Nigeria that previously did not authorize them; opportunities for government livestock regulators to connect with SCVC actors in the villages. …”
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Recent developments in soil fertility management of maize based systems: the role of legumes in N and P nutrition of maize in the moist savanna zone of West Africa por Vanlauwe, Bernard, Aihou, K., Iwuafor, E., Houngnandan, P., Diels, J., Manyong, Victor, Sanginga, P.

“…The research activities are targeted on the derived savanna (DS) and the northern Guinea savanna (NGS) benchmarks in southern Benin and northern Nigeria, respectively. The N and P status of the soils in selected villages in the DS and NGS benchmarks was generally poor, as on average, 80% and 65% of the soils responded to fertilizer N and P respectively. …”
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Generalist, selective or ‘mixed’ foragers? Feeding strategies of two tropical toads across suburban habitats por Petrozzi, F., Akani, G.C., Eniang, E.A., Ajong, S.N., Funk, S.M., Fa, J.E., Amadi, N., Dendi, D., Luiselli, L.

“…The first was studied in Lomé (Togo), Cotonou (Benin) and Ikeja (Nigeria), and the second in Port Harcourt and Ikeja (both Nigeria); the latter city represents the only studied sympatric occurrence. …”
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Putting Plant Genetic Diversity and Variability at Work for Breeding: Hybrid Rice Suitability in West Africa por El-Namaky, R., Coulibaly, M.M.B., Alhassan, M., Traoré, K., Nwilene, F., Dieng, I., Ortíz, R., Manneh, B.

“…Two hybrids had the highest grain yield during 2010 in Mali, while in Nigeria, four hybrids in 2009 and one hybrid in 2010 had higher grain yield and matured earlier than the best local cultivar. …”
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Gender gap in Acquisition and practice of Agricultural Knowledge: Case study of Rice Farming in West Africa por Zossou, E., Arouna, A., Diagne, A., Agboh-Noameshie, A.R.

“…In Côte d'Ivoire, Niger, Nigeria and Togo, no significant gender gap was observed in rice farmers’ access to agricultural knowledge sources. …”
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The economywide effects of reducing food loss and waste in developing countries por Aragie, Emerta A., Pauw, Karl, Thurlow, James

“…We employ general equilibrium models for Bangladesh, Kenya, and Nigeria to assess the economywide implications of reducing FLW at different stages of value chains. …”
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Solar dryer: Laboratory experiment and initial evaluation of the solar-dried tomatoes and peppers por Salaudeen, Kamaldeen Oladimeji, Yamauchi, Futoshi, Liu, Yanyan

“…Nigeria’s Kano State is a major vegetable growing area. …”
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Signaling quality in informal markets. Evidence from an experimental auction in the Sahel por Ricker-Gilbert, J., Moussa, B., Abdoulaye, T.

“…We tested this by implementing an incentive-compatible Becker-Degroot Marschak auction among consumers in Niger and Northern Nigeria to estimate their willingness to pay (WTP) for cowpea (blackeyed pea) that was stored and sold in an improved grain storage bag that signaled unobservable quality in the form of insecticide-free grain. …”
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Highlights from the OGFIMS-IITA project review meeting por International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

“…The workshop also featured an Innovation Showcase, which highlighted cutting-edge technologies from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) being implemented in Nigeria and across Africa. These innovations aligned with various initiatives, including the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT), Special Agricultural Processing Zones (SAPZ), and the Farm and Rural Support Program (FSRP). …”
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Commerce transfrontelier et integration regionale en Afrique Centrale: cas des produits forestiers non-ligneux por Ndoye, O., Ruíz Pérez, M.

“…Okok (Gnetum africanum) is traded between Cameroon and Nigeria. As for bush butter tree (Dacryodes edulis), there is some trade between Cameroon, Gabon and Congo. …”
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Marker-assisted introgression of resistance to cassava mosaic disease into Latin American germplasm for the genetic improvement of cassava in Africa por Okogbenin, Emmanuel, Porto, M.C.M., Egesi, Chiedozie N., Mba, C, Espinosa, E., Santos Meléndez, Luís Guillermo, Ospina, C., Marín, J.A., Barrera Sabogal, E., Gutiérrez Artunduaga, Janneth Patricia, Ekanayake, I.J., Iglesias, C.A., Fregene, Martin A.

“…Through MAS 156 genotypes were preselected for the gene and evaluated in Nigeria between 2004 and 2006. Initial results from the first set of introductions indicated that LA germplasm was highly susceptible to CMD, minimizing its usefulness in African cassava-breeding programs. …”
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Progresos en la investigacion sobre la utilizacion de yuca como alimento para porcinos por Gómez G., Guillermo G.

“…In Africa, cassava consumption is indicated as one of the factors responsible for the tropical ataxic neuropathy syndrome observed in Nigeria: it is also reported causing goiter in areas where I-deficient diets predominate (Nigeria and Zaire). …”
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Field efficacy of a mixture of atoxigenic Aspergillus flavus Link: Fr vegetative compatibility groups in preventing aflatoxin contamination in maize (Zea mays L.) por Atehnkeng, J., Ojiambo, P., Cotty, P.J., Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit

“…Field efficacy of an experimental formulationconsisting of four native atoxigenic strains (La3303, La3304, La3279 and Ka16127) wasevaluated on maize in 2007 and 2008 in four agroecological zones in Nigeria. The four atoxigenic strainswere individually formulated on sterile sorghum grain and subsequently mixed in equal proportions. …”
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Assessment of nitrogen uptake and utilization in drought tolerant and Striga resistant tropical maize varieties por Kamara, A., Ewansiha, S.U., Menkir, A.

“…Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important food crop in the Guinea savannas of Nigeria. Despite its high production potential, drought, Striga hermonthica parasitsim, and poor soil fertility particularly nitrogen deficiency limit maize production in the savannas. …”
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Long-term conservation and rehabilitation of threatened rain forest patches under different human population pressures in West Africa por Neuenschwander, Peter, Bown, D., Hedegbetan, G.C., Adomou, A.

“…The management schemes of four rain forest patches in southern Benin and south-western Nigeria, which led to the successful protection of numerous threatened plants and animals over the last 20 plus years, are analysed. …”
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Phosphorus and nitrogen fertilization of soybean in the Nigerian savanna por Kamara, A.Y., Ekeleme, F., Omoigui, L.O., Ajeigbe, Hakeem A.

“…Soybean (Glycine max) is a major cash crop in the savannas of Nigeria although productivity is typically constrained by poor soil fertility. …”
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Genetic diversity in bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) verdc.) as revealed by phenotypic descriptors and DArT marker analysis por Olukolu, B.A., Mayes, S., Stadler, F., Ng, N.Q., Fawole, I., Dominique, D., Azam-Ali, S.N., Abbott, A.G., Kole, C.

“…Genetic diversity of a Bambara groundnut germplasm representing accessions from 25 African countries, maintained at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA; Nigeria) was evaluated based on seed patterns, qualitative characters, quantitative traits and Diversity Arrays Technique (DArT) markers. …”
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Children consuming cassava as a staple food are at risk for inadequate zinc, iron, and vitamin A intake por Gegios, A., Amthor, R., Maziya-Dixon, B.B., Egesi, Chiedozie N., Mallowa, S., Nungo, R., Gichuki, S., Mbanaso, A., Manary, M.J.

“…This study used a 24-hour dietary recall to test the hypothesis that among healthy children aged 2–5 years in Nigeria and Kenya, cassava’s contribution to the childrens’ daily diets is inversely related to intakes of zinc, iron, and vitamin A. …”
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A survey of aflatoxin and aflasafe awareness and management among Nigerian poultry producers and feed millers por Johnson, A.M., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Ayedun, B., Fulton, J.R., Widmar, N.J.O., Akande, A., Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit, Manyong, Victor M.

“…In the fall of 2016, 272 oral surveys were administered to maize-buying poultry producers and feed millers in Nigeria. The survey was developed to obtain data regarding farmer awareness of aflatoxin and Aflasafe. …”
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Agronomic performance of striga resistant early-maturing maize varieties and inbred lines in the savannas of West and Central Africa por Badu-Apraku, Baffour, Lum, A.F.

“…Field trials at Ferkessedougou, Côte d'Ivoire; Abuja, Nigeria; and Mokwa, Nigeria, in 2002, and at Mokwa and Abuja in 2004, evaluated the performance of 11 early maturing maize varieties under artificial Striga infestation and Striga-free conditions. …”
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