Resultados de búsqueda - "West Africa"

Critical limit of extractable phosphorous in a gleysol for rice production in the Senegal river valley of West Africa por Bado, B.V., De Vries, M.E., Haefele, S.M., Marco, M. C. S., Ndiaye, M.K.

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Coupled hydrological-economical modelling for optimised irrigated cultivation in a semi-arid catchment of West Africa por Ahrends, H., Mast, M., Rodgers, C., Kunstmann, H.

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Induced innovation and land degradation: results from a bioeconomic model of a village in West Africa por Barbier, Bruno

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Assessing the potential impact of avian influenza on poultry in West Africa: A spatial equilibrium model analysis por You, Liangzhi, Diao, Xinshen

“…The study shows that, while most attention has focused on preventing a global influenza pandemic, preventive measures are also needed at the national, regional and local levels, because AI could potentially have a major negative impact on the poultry industry and the livelihood of smallholder farmers in many regions in West Africa.…”
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Shift to non-traditional grains in the diets of East and West Africa: role of women's opportunity cost of time por Kennedy, Eileen, Reardon, Thomas

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Effect of interrow spacing and weeding frequency on the performance of selected rice cultivals on hydromorphic soils of West Africa por Akobundu, I., Ahissou, A.

“…All cultivars competed better with weeds when grown at 15 and 30 cm interrow spacing than at the wider spacing used by most peasant rice farmers in West Africa.…”
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Strengthening regional institutional capacity for climate information services in West Africa and the Sahel: Stocktaking AICRRA contributions por Assoumana, Boubacar Toukal, Ali, Abdou, Mohamed, Hamatan, Houngnibo, Mandela C. M., Soumana, Djibo, Segnon, Alcade Christel, Zougmore, Robert Bellarmin

“…AICCRA project accelerated the transition from consensus-based to objective forecasts in West Africa and the Sahel region, enhancing accuracy, transability, and reproducibility. …”
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The role of product diversification in enhancing market vendor adaptability and food-system resilience in Senegal, West Africa por Muriithi, Cyrus K, Chege, Christine Kiria, Ouedraogo, Issa, Mwongera, Caroline

“…Strengthening these areas can expand food access, bolster resilience, and advance Sustainable Development Goal 2 (Zero Hunger) in Senegal with implication for West Africa.…”
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Fuel and fire characteristics in a 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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Assessing the impact of climate change on the water balance in semi-arid West Africa: a SWAT application por Verbeeten, E., Barendregt, A.

“…This paper discusses the application of the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) in the evaluation of the impacts of climate change on hydrological services provided by dry forests and savannah ecosystems in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Preliminary results demonstrate that erratic and intensive rainfall leads to higher peaks of discharge in the rainy season. …”
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Stylosanthes as a forage and fallow crop. Proceedings of a regional workshop on the use of Stylosanthes in West Africa por Leeuw, P.N. de, Mohamed-Saleem, M.A., Nyamu, A.M.

“…The first section deals with biology of Stylosanthes and its importance in West Africa and Latin America. The second section presents papers on the screening and evaluation of Stylosanthes germplasm. …”
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Irrigation management in West Africa: prospects and proposals for a research and professional development program. Synthesis report por International Irrigation Management Institute

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RUAF Cities Farming for the Future Programme Anglophone West Africa Region project report 2005-2008 por Cofie, Olufunke O., Otchere-Labri, Theophilus, Schuetz, Tonya, Abraham, Ernest M., Kumassah, R.

“…This is a report on the fourth and final year of the RUAF-CFF programme activities in West Africa Anglophone region, coordinated by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Ghana. …”
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Responses of soil crusting, runoff and erosion to fallowing in the sub-humid and semi-arid regions of West Africa por Valentin, Christian, Rajot, J.L., Mitja, D.

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A framework for economic evaluation of smallholder agroforestry: With particular reference to the semi-arid zone of West Africa por Williams, Timothy O.

“…This paper presents a framework for economic analysis of smallholder agroforestry systems in the Sahel of West Africa. The approach developed makes use of the technique of investment analysis, but incorporates into it a framework that recognizes the special features of some agroforestry costs and benefits which may not be quantifiable in monetary terms. …”
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Developmental approach to on-farm research: Pilot project for improving small ruminant production in humid West Africa por Atta-Krah, A.N.

“…Describes the approach and methodologies adopted for on-farm research, including agronomy trial (alley farming) and veterinary trial, aimed at improving small ruminant production in Humid West Africa. Outlines the significant problems & opportunities created. …”
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Farmer preferences of cattle breeds, their market values and prospects for improvement in West Africa: A summary review por Kamuanga, M., Tano, K., Pokou, K., Jabbar, M.A., D'Ieteren, G.D.M.

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Farmers' preferences of cattle breeds, their market values and prospects for improvement in West Africa: A summary review por Kamuanga, M., Tano, K., Pokou, K., Jabbar, M.A., D'Ieteren, G.D.M.

“…There is a broad land of territory comprising the subhumid zone and the non-forested areas of the humid zone of West Africa in which a mixture of trypanotolerant, trypano-susceptible, and crossbred cattle are found. …”
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Potential of natural pasture and locally available supplements in ruminant nutrition in semi-arid location in West Africa por Becker, K., Gall, C., Traoré, M., Sangare, M., Bartholomew, P.W.

“…Discusses the potential of natural pasture and locally available supplements in ruminant nutrition in a semi-arid location in west Africa. Presents data on protein and energy concentration of pasture, on crude nutrients and on energy content of supplement, on nutritive contents of pastures in dry season, and on average body composition of two experimental cattle groups in 1989. …”
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Gari, a traditional cassava semolina in West Africa: its stability and shelf life and the role of water por Zakhia, N., Chuzel, Gérard, Griffon, D

“…Gari is a cassava semolina traditionally processed and widely consumed in West Africa. Its shelf-life is largely dependent on both its water content and storage temperature and relative humidity. …”
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