Resultados de búsqueda - "West Africa"

Food flows and the roles of cities in West African food distribution networks por Karg, H., Bouscarat, J., Akoto-Danso, E. K., Heinrigs, P., Drechsel, Pay, Amprako, L., Buerkert, A.

“…In West Africa, rampant urbanization is changing food systems, including the magnitude and composition of food flows and the length of supply chains. …”
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Evaluation of training on good agronomic practices for seed yam production in Nigeria por Mignouna, Djana B., Aighewi, B., Maroya, N., Akinribido, Bolanle, Balogun, M., Akintayo, O.T., Amah, D., Awotide, B.A., Dontsop Nguezet, Paul M., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Asiedu, R., Manyong, Victor

“…The second phase of the Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa (YIIFSWA II) project was implemented through a strong collaboration between research and private sector. …”
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Towards a clean environment: to what extent can trees serve as phytoremediators for chemically polluted soils? por Olayiwola, V.A., Mesele, S.A., Ajayi, E.O.

“…The study investigated the potential of five common tree species in West Africa to bioaccumulate heavy metals in their various plant components over the course of different growth phases and at varying contamination levels (control, double the permissible level and triple the permissible limit). …”
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Genetic diversity and population structure of African sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. moench) accessions assessed through single nucleotide polymorphisms markers por Ahmad Yahaya, Muhammad, Shimelis, Hussein, Nebie. Baloua, Ojiewo, Christopher Ochieng, Rathore, Abhishek, Das, Roma Rani

“…The accessions exhibited wide genetic diversity that will be useful in developing new gene pools and novel genotypes for West Africa sorghum breeding programs.…”
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Trophic Resource Use by Sympatric vs. Allopatric Pelomedusid Turtles in West African Forest Waterbodies por Petrozzi, F., Gonedele Bi, S., Segniagbeto, G.H., Pacini, N., Fa, J.E., Luiselli, L.

“…Here, we study a coexistence case of two species of freshwater turtles inhabiting the forest waterbodies of West Africa, focusing on the dietary habits of the two species. …”
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Good Practices for Gender Responsive Climate Smart Agriculture por Tavenner, Katie, Arora, Diksha, Partey, Samuel Tetteh, Omolo, Nancy, Rao, Nitya, Grist, Natasha, Nguyen Sy Linh

“…The Compendium of good practices and promising approaches for gender-responsive, climate-smart agriculture is a new collaborative publication between FAO and the CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform, which documents the state-of-the-field on gender-responsive, climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices, policies, and actions across six regions: Latin American and the Caribbean, East Africa, Southern Africa Development Community, West Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Aisa. Drawing on the Framework for Gender and Socially Inclusive Climate-Resilient Agriculture, the compendium documents good practices and promising approaches across four gender and CSA action areas: (1) field-based evidence on what works for gender equality and women’s empowerment; (2) promoting women’s leadership and decision-making in policy at all levels; (3) closing the gender gap with information, institutions and services; and (4) building mechanisms to engender finance. …”
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Enhanced capacity of women in Smart-Valleys, alternate wetting and drying and multi-stakeholders platforms establishment in Mali por Dossou-Yovo, Elliott Ronald, Djagba, Justin, Koné, Pierre, Akpoffo, M. Marius, Doumbia, Salif

“…Mali, situated in the Sahelian region of West Africa, faces vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, and these effects are already evident across various sectors. …”
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Potential markets for forage hybrids in East Africa por Junca Paredes, Jhon Jairo, Flórez, Jesús Fernando, Enciso, Karen, Hernández, Luis Miguel, Triana Ángel, Natalia, Burkart, Stefan

“…The aim of this study was to estimate the size and values of potential markets for new interspecific Urochloa and Megathyrsus maximus hybrids for East Africa (and partially West Africa). In methodology, first, the forage hybrid market segments were described. …”
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Towards operationalization of climate-smart agriculture institutional innovations in West and Central Africa por Kpadonou, Gbedehoue Esaie, Ganyo, Kyky Desiré, Segnon, Alcade C., Ngaido, Amadou, Diallo, Yacouba, Lamien, Niéyidouba, Zougmoré, Robert B.

“…Accelerating the scaling of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) requires institutional innovations and interactions among stakeholders operating across scales. The West Africa CSA Alliance (WACSA) and the Central Africa CSA Alliance (CACSA) are two CSA institutional innovations operating at regional scale and aimed at facilitating dialogue and discussions among stakeholders, as well as fostering collective actions to transform and reorient agricultural systems in face of climate change. …”
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Assessing the impact of rice sector policy reforms on the income mobility of rural households in Nigeria por Okodua, Henry

“…The priority at that time was to boost domestic production, particularly of cash crops, and the country has had good results to show for these efforts, becoming the largest producer of rice in West Africa. However, Nigeria also remains a notable global net rice importer. …”
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Effectiveness of climate information services: An evaluation of the accuracy and socio-economic benefits for smallholder farmers in Niger and Mali por Bizo, Issiaka M., Traore, Bouba, Sidibé, Amadou, Soulé, Moussa

“…However, studies are scarce about the accuracy of climate information services in dryland regions such as the West Africa Sahel, like in Mali and Niger. Thus, this study examined the accuracy of climate forecasts and their socio-economic benefits in these two countries. …”
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Gender vulnerability assessment to inform gender-sensitive adaptation action: a case study in semi-arid areas of Mali por Segnon, Alcade C., Magassa, Mariame, Rêmilokoun Obossou, Esdras Abréwa, Partey, Samuel T., Houessionon, Prosper, Zougmoré, Robert B.

“…This is particularly crucial in the semi-arid regions of West Africa, a climate change “hotspot” where high dependence on climate-sensitive livelihoods and limited adaptive capacity make agriculture and livelihoods highly vulnerable. …”
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Investigating the role of poultry in livelihoods and the impact of avian flu on livelihoods outcomes in Africa: Evidence from Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria por Birol, Ekin, Asare-Marfo, Dorene, Ayele, Gezahegn, Mensa-Bonsu, Akwasi, Ndirangu, Lydia, Okpukpara, Benjamin, Roy, Devesh, Yakhshilikov, Yorbol

“…The study countries include Ethiopia and Kenya in East Africa and Ghana and Nigeria in West Africa. These countries represent a spectrum of SSA countries regarding disease status, means of disease spread, and the role of the poultry sector in the economy. …”
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Combining temperature-dependent life table data into Insect Life Cycle Model to forecast fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith) distribution in maize agro-ecological zones... por Adan, M., Tonnang, H.E.Z., Kassa, C.E.F., Greve, K., Borgemeister, C., Goergen, G.

“…The study predicts a potential decrease in FAW prevalence in West Africa by 2070 under aggressive climate mitigation, providing a basis for future FAW management approaches.…”
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Plant density and variety effect on yield, leaf spot disease, weed species richness and diversity of groundnut production in northern Ghana por Rahman, Nurudeen Abdul, Larbi, Asamoah, Tanzubil, Paul, Kizito, Fred, Hoeschle-Zeldon, Irmgard

“…The results suggest that both early and late maturity groundnut varieties can be planted at a density of 22 plants/m2 to increase grain and fodder yields and reduce weed species richness, diversity and growth in northern Ghana and similar agro-ecology in West Africa.…”
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A decision support tool for monitoring rice area, yield, and climate change impacts on rice production in Cote d’Ivoire. Initial piloting activities por Murugesan, Deiveegan, Satapathy, Sushree, Akpoffo, Marius, Gatti, Luca, Maunahan, Aileen, Dossou-Yovo, Elliot, Holecz, Francesco, Mathieu, Renaud, Ouedraogo, Mathieu

“…Rice plays a vital role in the agricultural landscape of Ivory Coast in West Africa, serving as a keystone of the country's agricultural sector and food security, especially in the Bouake region, which significantly contributes to the country's rice production. …”
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The complex geography of domestication of the African rice Oryza glaberrima por Choi, Jae Young, Zaidem, Maricris, Gutaker, Rafal, Dorph, Katherine, Singh, Rakesh Kumar, Purugganan, Michael D.

“…Furthermore, we have evidence that the previously hypothesized O. barthii progenitor populations in West Africa have evolutionary signatures similar to domesticated rice and carried causal domestication mutations, suggesting those progenitors were either mislabeled or may actually represent feral wild-domesticated hybrids. …”
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Remote sensing applications for rice production monitoring in Senegal 2024 por Murugesan, Deiveegan, Quicho, Emma, Mathieu, Renaud, Faye, Omar Ndaw, Kane, Babacar, Sall, Moussa, Gatti, Luca, Holecz, Francesco

“…Rice is a fundamental staple food in Senegal and many parts of West Africa, where it holds significant cultural, economic, and food security importance. …”
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Unique datasets on shocks, food security, and household coping strategies: Creating new analytical playgrounds to study coping behavior in the multi-shock environments of Mali, Cha... por Marivoet, Wim, Sib, Ollo, Samake, Aliou Badara, Dieme, Ndeye Fatou, Hema, Aboubacar, Doehnert, Federico, Suzuki, Mina

“…To inform the Cadre Harmonisé process in West Africa, large-scale national household surveys are usually implemented twice a year to capture data on household food security and several forms of consumption- and livelihood-based coping strategies. …”
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P40: Rate of seed transmission of bean common mosaic virus (BCMV) in successive generations in cowpea por Dauda, N., Ajamu, D., Baiyeri, P.K., Ugwuoke, K.I., Kumar, P.L.

“…This virus is endemic in West Africa. Nine cowpea genotypes raised in 6-inch pots and maintained in an insect-proof screenhouse were mechanically inoculated at 7, 21, and 40 days after planting (DAP). …”
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