Resultados de búsqueda - "Nigeria"

Medium scale farms for agricultural transformation and poverty reduction: Evidence from Burkina Faso por Tankari, Mahamadou Roufahi, Glatzel, Katrin, Demmler, Kathrin M.

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Synopsis: Transforming agriculture for improving food and nutrition security among Nigerian farm households por Ecker, Olivier, Hatzenbuehler, Patrick L., Mahrt, Kristi

“…Given the many Nigerians involved in farming, these adjustments in policymaker focus toward boosting general agricultural development, including targeted initiatives for specific crops and industries, could have substantial effects on livelihoods across Nigeria, especially in terms of farm household planting and consumption decisions. …”
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Welfare impact of globalization in developing countries: Examining the mediating role of human capital por Olagunju, Kehinde Oluseyi, Ogunniyi, Adebayo, Oguntegbe, Kunle Francis, Raji, Ibrahim Oluwole, Ogundari, Kolawole

“…For example, should enrollment in secondary school in Nigeria (in 2013) be increased from 39.2% to 61.6%, on average, it could translate into 2508 fewer under-five child deaths. …”
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A4NH 2015 annual report por CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

“…The aflasafe™ approach for controlling aflatoxins was registered in Kenya, Nigeria, and Senegal, with country investments secured to scale it up. …”
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Benin CAADP bienniel review brief: Africa agriculture scorecard performance and lessons por Dossa, Aguemon, Steeven, Zohoun Odilon, Charles, Acakpo, Justin, Edah, Yade, Mbaye

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Burkina Faso CAADP bienniel review brief: Africa agriculture scorecard performance and lessons por Amadou, Sidibe, Abdoulaye, Rabo, Augustine, Soulama, Marc, Ouedraogo, Maurice, Taondyande, Yade, Mbaye

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Crop diversification and poverty reduction: The role of access to road in Niger por Tankari, Mahamadou Roufahi, Glatzel, Katrin, Demmler, Kathrin M.

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Empowering women with digital extension in Uganda: Effects of information and role models por Lecoutere, Els, Spielman, David J., Van Campenhout, Bjorn

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Think globally and act locally: assessing the environmental impacts of the Nigerian threatened native trees project por Awoyemi, A.G., Olasupo, O.E., Ajayi, A.D., Bown, D.

“…In addition, the MTP has been deployed for academic work (i.e., grey literature) and reforestation (e.g., covering c. 1200 ha in Nigeria). By revealing suitable propagation techniques and training local foresters, our approach could boost the utilization of native tree species for reforestation in Africa.…”
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Genetic diversity and population structure in banana (Musa spp.) breeding germplasm por Akech, V., Bengstsson, T., Ortiz, R., Swennen, R., Uwimana, B., Ferreira, C.F., Amah, D., Amorim, E.P., Blisset, E., Van den Houwe, I., Arinaitwe, I.K., Nice, L., Bwesigye, P., Tanksley, S., Uma, S., Suthanthiram, B., Saraswathi, M.S., Mduma, H., Brown, A.

“…We evaluated 856 Musa accessions from the breeding programs of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture of Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda; the National Agricultural Research Organization of Uganda; the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa); and the National Research Centre for Banana of India. …”
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Identification of African rice genotypes with early morning flowering trait to avoid heat stress por Vimal, S., Kora, O.K., Koichi, F., Venuprasad, R.

“…Cotonou in Benin Republic and Ibadan in Nigeria. The initial screening was done in Cotonou in three phases in 2016 dry season, 2017 wet season and 2017 dry season, respectively. …”
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The adoption non-adoption dichotomy: Why do smallholder producers dis-adopt improved chicken breeds? por Mulugeta, Yitayih, Kassie, Girma T., Dessie, Tadelle

“…Using nationally representative data from three African countries, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Tanzania, we developed a multinomial logit model to analyze the adoption of improved chicken breeds. …”
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Stability-and-Peace Accelerator: call for applications report por Hulbert, S., Dahl, Hauke, Shehata, J., Nkosi, Mahlatse

“…After receiving 214 applications, four high-impact innovations were selected based on key themes identified through a strategic ecosystem analysis in Jordan, Kenya and Nigeria, including water resilience, digital climate solutions, resilient food systems, and affordable water solutions. …”
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Assessing potential impact of avian influenza on poultry in West Africa: a spatial equilibrium model analysis por You, Liangzhi, Diao, Xinshen

“…In this paper, the authors analyze the potential economic impacts of avian influenza (AI) in West Africa, taking Nigeria as an example. They find that, depending on the size of the affected areas, the direct impact of the spread of AI along the two major migratory bird flyways would be the loss of about 4 percent of national chicken production. …”
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The role of information networks along the poultry value chain por Birol, Ekin, Tiongco, Marites

“…Consequently, IFPRI and ILRI conducted network mapping exercises with participants of multistakeholder workshops held in Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Nigeria.; The following questions were discussed:; What formal, informal, private, and public actors are involved in the live poultry value chain?…”
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Adoption of Climate-Smart Agricultural Technologies and Practices in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings: A Review and Meta-Analysis por Nshakira-Rukundo, Emmanuel, Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul, Gebrekidan, Bisrat, Agaba, Monica, Surendran Padmaja, Subash, Dhehibi, Boubaker

“…Our findings show that most of the research comes from two countries; Ethiopia and Nigeria and we do not find any studies from Small Island States. …”
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Microbial biomass and maize nitrogen uptake under a Psophocarpus palsustris live mulch grown on a tropical Alfisol por Mulongoy, K.

“…Nitrogen uptake by maize was monitored for five cropping seasons in a live-mulch of Psophocarpus palustris (psopho) established on an Alfisol at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria. During the first four cropping seasons, psopho and maize competed for soil N in the live-mulch, and maize grown in a psopho live-mulch contained less N than maize grown by itself. …”
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Weed control strategies for multiple cropping systems of the humid and subhumid tropics por Akobundu, I.O.

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Promoting stewardship of forests in the humid forest zone of Anglophone West and Central Africa: Final Report of a collaborative research project undertaken by the UNEP and CIFOR por Dykstra, D.P., Kowero, G.S., Ofosu-Asiedu, A., Kio, P.

“…A UNEP-sponsored project, implemented by CIFOR focused on the West African humid forests of Ghana and Nigeria. Liberia, Sierra Leone and Cameroon also were included in the study. …”
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Nutrient contribution and maize performance in alley cropping systems por Yamoah, C.F., Agboola, A.A., Wilson, G.F.

“…Dry matter yield and potential contribution of N, P and K of some woody perennials as well as performance of maize were assessed in an alley cropping system at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria. Dry matter yield was highest forCassia, followed byGliricidia and theFlemingia. …”
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