Resultados de búsqueda - "West Africa"

Agrifood system carbon emissions and reduction policy: insights from China and Africa por Li, Xia, Zhang, Yumei, Fan, Shenggen, Ouedraogo, Issa

“…The rapid growth of Africa’s pre- and post-production emissions highlights the supply chain’s growing role in emissions, with regional variations, such as livestock and rice cultivation driving emissions in East and West Africa, and land-use changes in Central Africa. …”
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Gestion de l’eau et pratiques d’irrigation dans la rizculture en Afrique de l’Ouest por Oke, Adebayo, Atengdem, P. B., Zemadim, Birhanu, Cofie, Olufunke O.

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Variability for cassava root yield and yield components among half-sib cassava progenies por Codjia, E.D., Olasanmi, B., Udemba, I.O., Rabbi, I.Y.

“…High dry root-yielding genotypes identified in our study are suitable candidates for release to farmers; and as parents for further enhancement of cassava for DRY in West Africa. Findings from this research have broader implications for cassava improvement efforts for high dry root productivity.…”
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Improving yam production in Benin: Variety and quality concerns por Honfozo, Laurenda, Pede, Pénélope, Adinsi, Laurent, Hotegni, Francis, Anihouvi, Eudes, Tran, Thierry, Dufour, Dominique, Mbéguié-A-Mbéguié, Didier, Akissoe, Noël

“…Yam (Dioscorea sp.) is a staple food and plays a crucial role in food security across West Africa. It is widely consumed in both rural and urban areas. …”
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A meta-analysis of factors affecting the adoption of drought-tolerant maize varieties (DTMV) in sub-Saharan Africa por Adechian, Soulé Akinhola, Gouroubera, W. Mori, Baco, Mohamed Nasser, Ogoudou, Christine, Yacoubou, Abdoul-Madjidou, Abdoulaye, Tahirou

“…Furthermore, moderation analyses revealed a similar pattern regarding geographical locations (East, South, and West Africa). Although 46 factors influencing DTMV adoption were initially identified, only technology attributes (drought tolerance, yield, pest and disease resistance as a varietal trait), information access (access to climate information services and seed sources), and institutional support (membership of farmers’ group) emerged as the main drivers of DTMV adoption. …”
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Progress with the delivery of Intermediary Performance Indicator IPI 1.3 of AICCRA-AF: New soil mapping generated by the West african Regional Hub for Fertilizer and Soil Health por Kadja, Lionel Axel, Vanlauwe, Bernard, Mkuhlani, Siyabusa, Shehu, Bello, Sinha, Surajit, Sehou, Romaric;, Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan, Ampadu Boakye, Theresa

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Controlling banana bunchy top disease in Benin: crop protection strategies with socio-economic perspectives por Retkute, R., Zandjanakou-Tachin, M., Omondi, B.A., Agoi, U.R., Vodounou, Y.M., Akofodji, H., Akpla, E., Dossou, L., Medenou, E., Etchiha, A., Attadeou, A., Kumar, P.L., Thomas, J.E., Gilligan, C.A.

“…Societal Impact Statement Banana and plantain are vital for food security and income in West Africa, yet banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) threatens production. …”
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Resilience of Sudanian: savanna-woodlands in Burkina Faso por Savadogo, P., Tiveau, D., Sawadogo, L., Zida, D., Dayamba, Sidzabda Djibril

“…The savanna-woodlands of West Africa have been subject to disturbance by fire, grazing and tree cutting for centuries. …”
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Workshop report: Farm-household modelling with a focus on food security, climate change adaptation, risk management and mitigation: a way forward por Wijk, Mark T. van, Rufino, Mariana C., Thornton, Philip K.

“…A set of activities will be developed to move the work forward in three CCAFS target regions (West Africa, East Africa and South Asia). The expectation is that the workshop will serve as a springboard for a multi-year initiative that will eventually involve a wide range of participants both within and outside the CGIAR. …”
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Measuring the potential impacts of improved food-feed crops: methods for ex ante assessment por Thornton, Philip K., Kristjanson, Patricia M., Thorne, Peter J.

“…In this paper, we outline methods that can be used in ex ante impact assessment, and illustrate some of these in relation to three recent studies on improved food-feed crops in different places: improving the quality of millet and sorghum stover in India, using dual-purpose cowpea in West Africa, and alternatives for utilizing maize stover in the mixed systems of East and Southern Africa. …”
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A strategic model for the simulation of drug resistance in African animal trypanosomiasis por Hansen, F., Bett, Bernard K., Mungube, E., Randolph, Thomas F.

“…In certain areas of West Africa, drug resistant and drug susceptible strains of trypanosomes co-exist. …”
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Improving fibre utilisation and protein supply in animals fed poor quality roughages: ILRI nutrition research and plans por Osuji, P.O., Fernández Rivera, S., Odenyo, A.A.

“…Studies conducted in semi-arid West Africa indicated that the microbial digestive activity, as measured by the disappearance in sacco of a standard forage, varies both seasonally and across animal species. …”
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At-risk serum cholesterol profile at both ends of the nutrition spectrum in West African adults? The Benin study por Delisle, H., Ntandou, G., Sodjinou, R., Couillard, C., Despres, J.

“…Low HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C), using as cut-offs 1.03 mmol/L in men and 1.29 mmol/L in women, was observed in more than 25% apparently healthy adults (n = 541) in a cross-sectional study on nutrition transition and cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRF) in Benin, West Africa. Both overweight/obesity (35.3%) and underweight (11.3%) were present, displaying the double burden of malnutrition. …”
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Participatory diagnosis to revitalize the performance of irrigation schemes in the Sahel: experiences from Burkina Faso and Niger por Sally, Hilmy, Levite, Herve

“…This approach is well-regarded in West Africa and many experts have been already trained through the regional association on irrigation and drainage (RAID/ARID). …”
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Assessing the environmental justice of water projects and reforms in the rural south: a co-exploration of institutions and myths. [Abstract only]. por Venot, Jean-Philippe, Clement, Floriane

“…, based on case studies of large irrigation infrastructures in Western India and small reservoirs in West Africa and Eastern India. We draw from the fields of political ecology, development and governance studies and combine institutional and discourse analysis to understand the realities of water projects and their environmental justice dimension. …”
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Agricultural Water Management Technology Expansion and Impact on Crop Yields in Northern Burkina Faso (1980-2010): A Review por Morris, Joanne, Barron, Jennie

“…It is particularly critical to capture indicators linking field-scale improvements to the broader socioeconomic and institutional pro-poor development agenda of rural livelihood systems in semi-arid West Africa.…”
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Mobilizing a CGIAR Agricultural Insurance Research Community por Garvin, S, Hansen, James

“…The CCAFS Regional Programs of East and West Africa, and South and Southeast Asia were also represented. …”
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Maize yield as affected by organic inputs and urea in the West African moist savanna por Vanlauwe, Bernard, Aihou, K., Aman, S., Iwuafor, E.N.O., Tossah, B.K., Diels, J., Sanginga, Nteranya, Lyasse, O., Merckx, Roel, Deckers, J.

“…Benth. residues, and manure] and urea [(NH2)2CO] on maize (Zea mays L.) performance was investigated at four sites in West Africa. Interactions between OIs and urea resulting in added benefits from their mixed rather than sole application were quantified, and likely causes were evaluated. …”
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Ghana [In West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis] por Nutsukpo, Delali Kofi, Jalloh, Abdulai, Zougmoré, Robert B., Nelson, Gerald C., Thomas, Timothy S.

“…Including inland water bodies, Ghana covers 238,539 square kilometers and is located on the south central coast of West Africa. The country shares bor¬ders in the east with Togo, in the north with Burkina Faso, and in the west with Côte d’Ivoire. …”
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UrbanFoodplus – African-German Partnership to enhance resource use efficiency in urban and peri-urban agriculture for improved food security in West African cities por Buerkert, Andreas, Marschner, B., Steiner, C., Schlecht, Eva, Wichern, M., Schareika, N., Lowenstein, W., Drescher, A.W., Glaser, R., Kranjac-Berisavljevic, Gordana, Gnankambary, Z., Drechsel, Pay, Jean-Pascal Lompo, D.

“…Food security in West Africa not only depends on productivity increases in marginal rural areas, but also on enhanced use of intensively farmed agricultural “niche” lands such as the urban and peri-urban spaces. …”
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