Resultados de búsqueda - "West Africa"

Bioactivity of essential oils of Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf and Cymbopogon nardus (L.) W. Watson from Benin against Dinoderus porcellus Lesne (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) infesti... por Loko, Y.L.E., Fagla, S.M., Kassa, P., Ahouansou, C.A., Toffa, J., Glinma, B., Dougnon, V., Koukoui, O., Djogbenou, S.L., Tamò, Manuele, Gbaguidi, F.

“…(Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) is a most abundant and damageable pest of stored yam chips in West Africa. In view of the negative effects related to the use of synthetic chemical insecticide, it is important to develop alternative eco-friendly methods of control, such as the use of plant essential oils. …”
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Diversity in grain physico-chemical characteristics of West African rice, including NERICA genotypes, as compared to cultivars from the United States of America por Traoré, K., McClung, A.M., Fjellstrom, R., Futakuchi, K.

“…Landraces from West Africa (WA), NERICA progenies derived from crosses between Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima, and improved O. sativa lines from Africa Rice Center were introduced to the Beaumont Rice Research Center in Texas, United States of America (USA) (29o57’ N and 94o30’ W) for in-situ evaluation and characterization. …”
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Accelerating Impact of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa por International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

“…The project is anchored to CGIAR’s multi-stakeholder platform of the Biorisk Management Facility (BIMAF) hosted by IITA’s station in Benin, West Africa, and includes the following partners: CGIAR Climate Agriculture & Food Security (CCAFS) Research Program, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Alliance Bioversity-CIAT, World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), ICRISAT, Center for Agriculture Biosciences International (CABI), Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), Crop Research Institute (CSIR/CRI), Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA/PPRSD), Ghana Meteorological Agency, Climate Change & Agriculture Department of the University of Development Studies (CCAD/UDS). …”
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Applying foresight analysis towards the development of regional policy and strategic priorities for climate-resilient agriculture and food systems in West and Central Africa por Chesterman, Sabrina, Neely, Constance, Segnon, Alcade C., Parramon-Gurney, Marie, Fuller, Emma-Jane, Lamien, Niéyidouba, Zougmoré, Robert B.

“…The West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF) identified foresight analysis as a pillar of its CORAF’s 2018-2027 Strategic Plan to build consensus on research priorities for building resilience to climate change impacts while considering complexity and uncertainty. Through its West Africa cluster, the Accelerating Climate Change Research in the CGIAR (AICCRA) in collaboration with CORAF developed the capacity of 12 experts on foresight analysis tools and facilitation skills from nine countries from West and Central Africa to serve as a Community of Practice (COP) of experts as means of mainstreaming foresight analysis in the region. …”
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Multiscale water accounting under climate change in a transboundary West African basin [Abstract only] por Dembélé, Moctar, Salvadore, E., Zwart, Sander J., Ceperley, N., Mariethoz, G., Schaefli, B.

“…The fully distributed mesoscale Hydrologic Model (mHM), spatially calibrated with multiple satellite remote sensing products, is used to predict water fluxes, stocks and flows in the transboundary Volta River basin (VRB) in West Africa. The mHM model is forced with a large ensemble of climate change projection data from eleven general circulation models (GCMs) downscaled by four regional climate models (RCMs) under the representative concentration pathway RCP8.5, obtained from CORDEX-Africa. …”
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Stochastic disaggregation of seasonal precipitation forecasts of the West African Regional Climate Outlook Forum por Houngnibo, Mandela C., Ali, Abdou, Agali, Alhassane, Waongo, Moussa, Lawin, Agnidé Emmanuel, Cohard, Jean-Martial

“…Although this study focused specifically on the Kandi and Parakou districts, the temporal disaggregation methodology used can be applied to other locations within West Africa or other RCOFs worldwide. This study offers valuable guidance for generating sector-specific seasonal forecasts for the West African region.…”
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Niger’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation por Diao, Xinshen, Ellis, Mia, Randriamamonjy, Josee, Thurlow, James, Ulimwengu, John M., Pauw, Karl

“…Niger is a landlocked country in West Africa, and most of the population relies on subsistence farming. …”
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Intra-seasonal rainfall variability and crop yield in the Upper East Region of Ghana por Adimassu, Zenebe, Mul, Marloes, Owusu, Afua

“…Occurrence of frequent dryspell is affecting agriculture; productivity in the semi-arid areas of West Africa such as northern Ghana. The objective of this study was to analyze the effects of dryspells on rainfed maize (early and late maturing), millet, and sorghum yields in a savanna agro-ecosystem in northern Ghana, and suggest management options for reducing their impacts. …”
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Increasing lowland rice yields of smallholder farmers through the adoption of good agricultural practices in the forest agro-ecological zone of Ghana por Ayamba, Benedicta Essel, Buri, Mohammed Moro, Sekyi-Annan, Ephraim, Devkota, Krishna, Dossou-Yovo, Elliott Ronald, Ulzen, Ophelia Osei, Adjei, Eric Owusu, Musah, Mohammed, Biney, Nathaniel

“…There is therefore, a high potential to close the lowland rice yield gap and achieve rice self-sufficiency through the adoption of GAP in the lowlands of the Inland valley of Ghana and similar rice production regions of West Africa…”
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Climate variability and extremes impact on seasonal occurrence patterns of malaria cases in Senegal [Abstract only] por Jampani, Mahesh, Panjwani, Shweta, Ghosh, Surajit, Sambou, Mame Henriette Astou, Amarnath, Giriraj

“…The increasing frequency of floods and droughts has compounding impacts on Malaria prevalence in West Africa, especially in Senegal. Malaria is a mosquito-borne viral disease and has detrimental impacts on health systems in the global south. …”
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Evaluation of new hybrid and farmer genotypes on processor productivity, workload and related drudgery: Focus on women cassava processors por Abolore, Bello, Nwanze-Olaosebikan, Olamide, Okoye, Benjamin, Madu, Tessy, Bouniol, Alexandre, Dufour, Dominique, Adinsi, Laurent, Ismail, Rabbi, Teeken, Béla

“…Participatory processing and processing diagnostics were conducted with experienced cassava processors in West Africa. Peeling, soaking/grinding/fermentation, dewatering, sieving, and toasting steps were evaluated on a range of newly bred genotypes and traditional landraces with three processors processing all the genotypes. …”
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Developing capacity to accelerate scaling of climate-smart agriculture in West and Central Africa: Lessons learnt from the regional capacity building initiative por Kpadonou, Gbedehoue Esaie, Ganyo, Kyky Désiré, Segnon, Alcade C., Zakari, Sissou, Lamien, Niéyidouba, Zougmoré, Robert B.

“…About 31% of the 52 participants (30 from West Africa and 22 from Central Africa) were women. …”
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Reducing child wasting through integrated prevention and treatment in Mali por Huybregts, Lieven, Diop, Loty, Diatta, Ampa Dogui, Fall, Talla, Ouedraogo, Moctar, Barba, Francisco, Sawadogo, Abdoulaye, Becquey, Elodie

“…Despite the commitment to tackle wasting, however, only one country in West Africa is on course to meet the WHA target. In contrast, seven countries, including Mali, have made no progress or have a worsening situation. …”
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Critical assessment of cocoa classification with limited reference data: A study in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana using sentinel-2 and random forest model por Moraiti, Nikoletta, Mullissa, Adugna, Rahn, Eric, Sassen, Marieke, Reiche, Johannes

“…However, cocoa farming has been a major driver of deforestation and landscape degradation in West Africa. Various stakeholders are striving for a zero-deforestation cocoa sector by implementing sustainable farming strategies and a more transparent supply chain. …”
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Effective dimensionality and factors affecting crop-livestock integration in West African savannas: a combination of principal component analysis and Tobit approaches por Manyong, Victor M., Okike, Iheanacho, Williams, Timothy O.

“…Crop-livestock integration (CLI) to improve natural resource management for increased productivity is evolving in Nigeria and West Africa. Processes in the evolution and factors that influence it still need to be well understood. …”
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Genetic architecture of post-harvest tuber quality traits in bush yam (Dioscorea praehensilis Benth.) germplasm through association mapping por Adewumi, A.S., Asare, P.A., Akintayo, O.T., Adejumobi, I.I., Adu, M.O., Taah, K.J., Afutu, E., Opoku, V.A., Stanley, A., Akaba, S., Mondo, J., Mushoriwa, H., Agre, A.P.

“…Introduction: Bush yam (Dioscorea praehensilis Benth.) is an important semi-domesticated food crop in West Africa. Limited information on the genetic architecture and its poor post-harvest tuber quality traits significantly hinder its use as food and source of income. …”
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Ghana Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING) Baseline Evaluation Survey por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The overall aim of the program is to transform agricultural systems through sustainable intensification projects in Ghana, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Malawi, Mali, and (potentially) Zambia. In West Africa, IITA works with multi-disciplinary R4D partners in selected communities located in Northern Ghana and Southern Mali. …”
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Empowerment, adaptation, and agricultural production: Evidence from Niger por Wouterse, Fleur

“…Located at the heart of West Africa, Niger is a landlocked country with three-quarters of its territory covered by the Sahara Desert. …”
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Effect of temperature on the development, reproduction and mortality of the sweetpotato weevil Cylas brunneus (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Brentidae) por Musana, P., Okonya, J., Kyamanywa, S., Kroschel, Jürgen

“…The sweetpotato weevil, Cylas brunneus, is a serious insect pest of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas(L.) Lam.) in East and West Africa. Knowledge on the influence of temperature on development, reproduction and mortality of this pest is important in understanding its potential population growth and geographical distribution. …”
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Market demand for and producer profits of certified safe cabbage: evidence from test sales in traditional food markets in Northern Ghana por Lowenstein, W., Wetzel, C., Mustapha, I., Drechsel, Pay, Abubakari, A.-H.

“…Vendors in traditional urban food markets in West Africa offer locally produced vegetables. These may be unsafe, carrying pathogens and posing potential risks to consumers’ health; or safe, being free from pathogens. …”
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