Resultados de búsqueda - "West Africa"

Fuel and fire characteristics in savanna–woodland of West Africa in relation to grazing and dominant grass type por Savadogo, P., Zida, D., Sawadogo, L., Tiveau, D., Tigabu, M., Oden, P.C.

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Baseline GHG emissions from the agricultural sector and mitigation potential in countries of East and West Africa por Brown, S., Grais A, Ambagis S, Pearson T

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Changing access to labor, pastures, and knowledge: the extensification of grazing management in Sudano-Sahelian West Africa por Turner, Matthew D., Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.

“…The broader ecological and social contexts within which livestock husbandry of Sudano-Sahelian West Africa operates have changed significantly over the past thirty years. …”
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Africa RISING West Africa: Status of activities in the rice-based systems, January-September 2012 por Ajayi, Oluyede C.

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Biomass yield, quality and acceptability of selected grass-legume mixtures in the moist savanna of West Africa por Olanite, J.A., Tarawali, Shirley A., Akenova, M.E.

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Effects of sheep diet on nutrient cycling in mixed farming systems of semi-arid West Africa por Powell, J.M., Fernández Rivera, S., Hofs, S.

“…Selecting feeds that not only satisfy the nutrient requirements of livestock but produce animal excreta less susceptible to losses may improve nutrient cycling in mixed farming systems of semi-arid West Africa.…”
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Problems and prospects in the utilization of animal traction in semi-arid West Africa: Evidence from Niger por Williams, Timothy O.

“…The use of animal draft power for soil tillage has long been a major theme of agricultural development programmes in semi-arid West Africa. The rationale for animal traction utilization ranges from increasing agricultural productivity and income to relieving the drudgery in farm work. …”
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Nutritional and economic benefits of leucaena and gliricidia as feed supplements for small ruminants in humid West Africa por Jabbar, M.A., Reynolds, L., Larbi, Asamoah, Smith, Jimmy W.

“…Considering leguminous trees Leucaena and Gliricidia as good sources of quality food, on-station and on-farm studies were conducted in the humid zone of West Africa to establish animal responses to levels, times and forms of browse supplementation, to develop alternative feeding strategies for utilising limited feed supply and to assess the economic benefits of feed supplements as against the use of tree foliage as mulch for crop production. …”
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Characterization of a germplasm collection of the tropical pasture legume Centrosema brasilianum in subhumid west Africa por Peters, Michael, Kramer, H., Tarawali, Shirley A., Schultze-Kraft, Rainer

“…Benth. was assessed between 1993 and 1995 in northern Nigeria to complement existing knowledge on the genetic diversity of this species and to identify accessions with high agronomic potential for subhumid west Africa. The excellent nutritive value and good dry matter productivity of C. brasilianum and its outstanding ability to remain green over extended dry periods confirmed its potential as an important forage resource, especially for the dry season, and indicated its possible role in soil conservation. …”
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Characterisation and validation of farmers’ knowledge and practice of cattle trypanosomosis management in the cotton zone of West Africa por Grace, Delia, Randolph, Thomas F., Affognon, Hippolyte D., Dramane, D., Diall, O., Clausen, Peter-Henning

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Linking research, capacity building, and policy dialogue in support of informal irrigation in urban West Africa por Drechsel, Pay, Cofie, Olufunke O., Veenhuizen, René van, Larbi, Theophilus Otchere

“…Informal irrigation is receiving increasing attention in West Africa. In particular, irrigated urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) is thriving with significant benefits for farmers and the urban populations, though it is often handicapped by water pollution which threatens public health and prevents authorities from appreciating its advantages. …”
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Gender differences in labor allocation in West Africa : A case study of the savannas of Northern Nigeria por Chianu, Jonas N., Tsujii, H.

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Evaluation of application timing in fertilizer micro-dosing technology on millet production in Niger, West Africa por Hayashi, K, Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Gerard, Bruno G., Bationo, B. André

“…A 2-year on-station experiment and a 1-year on-farm field experiment were conducted in the western region of Niger, West Africa. Even under the heterogeneous climatic conditions of the region during our experimental period, the results showed that the trend was the same as observed in previous studies: millet production improved through fertilizer application compared to the control (without fertilizer). …”
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The distribution of phosphorus fractions and desorption characteristics of some soils in the moist savanna zone of West Africa por Nwoke, O.C., Vanlauwe, Bernard, Diels, J., Sanginga, Nteranya, Osonubi, O.

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Problems and prospects in the utilisation of animal traction in semi-arid West Africa: Evidence from Niger por Williams, Timothy O.

“…Sustained adoption of animal traction for crop cultivation in the semi-arid zone of West Africa has been slow despite deliberate attempts by governments, development agencies and research organisations to promote its use among small-scale farmers. …”
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Improving pasture resources in West Africa: Evaluation of forage legumes to meet the social and ecological constraints por Tarawali, Shirley A., Peters, Michael, Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.

“…Discusses six stages used in the evaluation of forage legumes conducted to select accessions that meet the social and ecological constraints in the subhumid zone of West Africa.…”
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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

“…The research reported here has the potential for contributing to a real improvement in the livelihoods of mixed crop-livestock farming households in the dry savannah zone of West Africa through widespread uptake of improved dual-purpose cowpea (IDPC). …”
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Potential benefits of drought and heat tolerance in groundnut for adaptation to climate change in India and West Africa por Singh, P., Nedumaran, S., Ntare, B.R., Boote, Kenneth J., Singh, Naveen P., Srinivas K, Bantilan, MCS

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Husbandry and productivity of sheep and goats in the Sahel states of West Africa and in semi-arid Northeast Africa por Wilson, R.T.

“…Discussion of sheep and goat breeding in the Sahel states of West Africa and in semi-arid North East Africa. Topical discussions on the importance of sheep and goats in countries with semi-arid climates, major breeds and their aptitude for production, ownership patterns, management objectives of traditional owners in the semi-arid zone, contribution of sheep and goats to registered slaughtering and production parameters included.…”
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West Africa - Agricultural trade policy debates and developments: Agritrade Executive Brief Update 2013 por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, Eastern Africa Grain Council

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