Resultados de búsqueda - "Nigeria"

Conference on Strengthening National Agricultural Services, Bellagio, Italy, 19-21 March 1974 (Bellagio VI) por Rockefeller Foundation

“…The conference considered presentations from FAO, the Rockefeller and Ford Foundations, and leaders of the national research systems in Nigeria and Ecuador. Also presentations on links between the IARCs and the NARS and research institutions in industrial countries, and the activities of regional programs and IARCs in strengthening national research and training activities.It concluded that the demands, and the opportunities represented by new technologies and the emergence of a global information system, required that donors, recipient nations, international institutes, and others review together what was being done and planned to be done to strengthen national research systems. …”
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Effects of urbanization on avian diversity and human-nature interactions in tropical environments por Awoyemi, A.G.

“…By investigating the extinction of experience concept among urban dwellers in Nigeria, Chapter 5 found that most citizens had little or no contact with nature. …”
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Diversity studies in 21 maize (Zea mays L.) accessions based on agro-morphological characters and diversity array technology (DArTs) por Nwogwugwu, P.A.

“…Twenty-one maize accessions from different parts of the countries and one check variety were evaluated under growing conditions at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan (Latitude 7.49oN, Longitude 3.89oE and altitude 239.34 m above sea level, IITA, Ikenne (Lat 12°16′N and Long 6°33′E) Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Nigeria. (Lat. 70°15'N and Long. 30°25'E altitude 144 m above sea level) Ogun State. …”
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Setting priorities for public spending for agricultural and rural development in Africa por Fan, Shenggen, Mogues, Tewodaj, Benin, Samuel

“…These circumstances include, for example, Ethiopia’s relatively large share of public spending allocated to agriculture, Nigeria’s rich natural resource endowments, Ghana’s relatively sound governance environment, Uganda’s past success in economic growth and poverty reduction, and Tanzania’s rapid transition from a planned to a market-driven economy.…”
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An introduction to food systems thinking: How members of multi-stakeholder platforms in Vietnam can apply food systems thinking in practice por Pittore, Katherine, Hai, Tran

“…The results of this mapping were shared with stakeholders in Vietnam, Nigeria, and Bangladesh, who reflected on the research findings. …”
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Genetically improved dual-purpose cowpea. Assessment of adoption and impact in the dry savannah of West Africa por Kristjanson, Patricia M., Tarawali, Shirley A., Okike, Iheanacho, Singh, B.B., Thornton, Philip K., Manyong, Victor M., Kruska, Russell L., Hoogenboom, Gerrit

“…A novel approach was taken, combining GIS, a crop model, and household, community and participatory research approaches in northern Nigeria in order to address the following questions: `What types of impact are expected and their magnitude, where is the impact most likely to be felt, and by whom?'. …”
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Cassava breeding: a decade of progress from international programmes por Jennings, DL, Hershey, Clair H.

“…Se revisan los avances en el mejoramiento de la yuca durante una decada hasta 1985 por CIAT y el International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (Nigeria). Los temas tratados cubren recursos de germoplasma en el genero Manihot; citogenetica en Manihot spp.; coleccion y conservacion de germoplasma; comportamiento de la floracion, tecnica de hibridacion y manejo de la semilla; estrategias de mejoramiento genetico en Africa, America Latina y Asia; y la base fisiologica del alto rendimiento, con referencia especial a la importancia del habito de crecimiento de la planta y criterios/procedimientos para seleccionar genotipos de alto rendimiento. …”
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Cassava production and processing in Cote dIvoire: COSCA working paper, No. 23 por Nweke, F., Ngoram, K., Dixon, A., Ugwu, B., Ajobo, O.

“…The consequence was that the availability of the improved processing technologies did not produce the same result as in neighboring West African countries, Nigeria and Ghana, namely, an increasing trend in cassava land area.…”
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Improving cowpea cereals based cropping systems in the dry savannas of West Africa por Singh, B.B., Ajeigbe, Hakeem A.

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Rural household waste management practices por Abdulwakeel, Saheed Adebayo

“…Waste management practices in Ala Ajagbusi rural village, Nigeria, is a point of interaction among villagers, and between villagers and civil society organizations. …”
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Climate change mitigation and food loss and waste reduction: Exploring the business case por Gromko, Duncan, Abdurasulova, Gulbahar

“…This study examines the business case for reducing FLW in three supply chains: dairy in Kenya, cereals in Tanzania, and tomatoes in Nigeria.…”
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Performance of selected woody agroforestry species grown on an Alfisol and an Ultisol in the humid lowland of West Africa, and their effects on on soil properties por Kang, B., Akinnifesi, F.K., Ladipo, D.O.

“…Performance of commonly grown agroforestry woody species was assessed at two locations in southern Nigeria, on an Alfisol (Oxic Paleustalf) at Ibadan in the forest-savanna transition zone and on an Ultisol (Typic Paleudult) at Onne in the forest zone, with annual rainfall of 1280 and 2400 mm respectively. …”
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Progress in breeding maize for Striga tolerance/resistance at IITA por Kim, S.K., Winslow, M.D.

“…Populations of Striga hermonthica from Nigeria have been used to challenge maize germplasm. …”
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Yield losses in soybeans from frogeye leaf spot caused by Cercospora sojina por Dashiell, Kenton E., Akem, C.N.

“…Replicated field plots were established at two locations in Nigeria that have a high natural infestation of C. sojina. …”
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Effects of Gliricidia sepium (Jacq) Steud and Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit on growth and develoment of Imperata cylindrica (L.) Reuschel por Anoka, U.A., Akobundu, I.O., Okonkwo S.N.C.

“…Field studies carried out in a forest transition site on a tropical Alfisol in southwestern Nigeria, show that shading by gliricidia (Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) …”
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Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.) germplasm collection in southern Italy and preliminary evaluation por Laghetti, G., Padulosi, S., Hammer, K., Cifarelli, S., Perrino, P.

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Tissue culture in disease elimination and micropropagation por Ng, S.Y.C., Thottappilly, G., Rossel, H.W.

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Tissue culture of root and tuber crops at IITA por Ng, S.Y.C.

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QTLs associated with resistance to the cassava mosaic disease: new directions for a diverse planet por Lokko, Y., Gedil, Melaku A, Dixon, A.

“…The population was evaluated in the field for two growing seasons in Nigeria. Mean disease severity scores (MDSS) were used for QTL analysis. …”
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An evaluation of the impact of soil carbon enhancing practices on farm output in Western Kenya por Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley, Anyango Jalang'o, Dorcas, Girvetz, Evan Hartunian

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