Resultados de búsqueda - "West Africa"

Carbon sequestration and farm income in West Africa: Identifying best management practices for smallholder agricultural systems in northern Ghana por González Estrada, E., Rodríguez, L.C., Walen, V.K., Naab, J.B., Koo, Jawoo, Jones, James W., Herrero, Mario, Thornton, Philip K.

“…Thus, a better understanding of agricultural practices that can increase soil carbon and enhance the livelihoods of farmers is necessary, particularly in smallholder farming systems of West Africa. This study evaluates different crop management strategies both by their capacity to sequester carbon in agricultural soils and by their contribution to household income. …”
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Dry season performance of four tropical pasture legumes in subhumid West Africa as influenced by superphosphate application and weed control por Peters, Michael, Tarawali, Shirley A., Alkamper, J.

“…Despite these limitations, Wynn has potential to complement the widely used Stylosanthes hamata cVerano in drier subhumid West Africa. The other species tested could be successfully used in legume mixtures.…”
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Nutrition of draught oxen in semi-arid West Africa. 1. Energy expenditure by oxen working on soils of different consistencies por Fall, Abdou, Pearson, R.A., Lawrence, P.R.

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Sheep production in the humid zone of West Africa. I. Reproductive performance in improved production systems in Cote d'Ivoire por Armbruster, T., Peters, Kurt J., Hadji-Thomas, A., Lamizana, P.

“…Presents the results of an investigation on 24 improved Djallonke sheep flocks in south-east Cote d'Ivoire concerning the identification of reproductive efficiency of this sheep breed and the analysis of factors influencing performance and of important husbandry techniques to improve sheep production in the humid zone of West Africa.…”
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Soil fertility maintenance and food crop production in semi-arid West Africa: Is reliance on manure a sustainable strategy? por Williams, Timothy O., Powell, J.M., Fernández Rivera, S.

“…Animal manure is of vital importance in maintaining soil fertility in semiarid west Africa due to the low level of use of inorganic fertilizer. …”
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Susceptibility and immune responses of Zebu and Taurine cattle of West Africa to infection with Trypanosoma congolense transmitted by Glossina morsitans centralis por Akol, G.W.O., Authié, Edith, Pinder, M., Moloo, S.K., Roelants, G.E., Murray, M.

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Isometamidium sensitivity of Trypanosoma congolense stocks from cattle in West Africa tested in mice and the drug incubation infectivity test por Knoppe, T.N., Bauer, B., McDermott, John J., Peregrine, A.S., Mehlitz, D., Clausen, Peter-Henning

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Strategies to optimize allocation of limited nutrients to sandy soils of the Sahel: A case study from Niger, West Africa por Gandah, M., Bouma, Jetske, Brouwer, J., Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y., Duivenbooden, N. van

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Green and blue water dimensions of foreign direct investment in biofuel and food production in West Africa: the case of Ghana and Mali. por Kizito, Fred, Williams, Timothy O., McCartney, Matthew P., Erkossa, Teklu

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Farmer-participatory improvement of sorghum and pearl millet genetic resources for increased adaptation to diverse production environments in West Africa por Gonsalves, Julian Francis

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Improving resilience to climate impacts in West Africa through improved availability, access and use of climate information: dialog with users por Ali, Abdou, Djibo, Hamidou, Minoungou, Bernard, Dinku, Tufa, Platzer, Barbara

“…The stakeholder workshop on “Improving Resilience to Climate Impacts in West Africa Through Improved Availability, Access and Use of Climate Information: Dialogue With Users” was convened by the Centre Regional de Formation et d'Application en Agrométéorologie et Hydrologie Opérationnelle (AGRHYMET) in collaboration with the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) with funding and technical support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). …”
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Ecological adaptation of the shea butter tree (Vitellaria paradoxa CF. Gaertn.) along climatic gradient in Bénin, West Africa por Kakai RG, Akpona TJD, Assogbadjo, A.E., Gaoue OG, Chakeredza, Sebastian, Gnangle PC, Mensah, G.A., Sinsin B

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Changes in seasonal descriptors of precipitation in Burkina Faso associated with late 20th century drought and recovery in West Africa por Lodoun T, Giannini, A., Sibiry Traoré, Pierre C., Somé, Léopold, Sanon M, Vaksmann, M., Rasolodimby JM

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Dry season performance of four tropical pasture legumes in subhumid west Africa as influenced by superphosphate application and weed control por Peters, Michael, Tarawali, Shirley A., Alkamper, J.

“…Verano in drier subhumid west Africa. The other species tested could be successfully used in legume mixtures. …”
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Role of biological nitrogen fixation in legume based cropping systems; a case study of West Africa farming systems por Sanginga, Nteranya

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Improved crop–livestock systems in West Africa: Making a difference. CGIAR Systemwide Livestock Programme, Project Brochure por International Livestock Research Institute

“…An integrated approach to improving crop–livestock systems in West Africa, combining research on livestock, crops and natural resource management and involving a diverse range of stakeholders, including farmers, has a potential to address emerging challenges in these dynamic systems.…”
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Fallow improvement with forage legumes: Potentials and constraints of an integrative technology for crop-livestock systems in sub-humid West Africa por Muhr, L., Peters, Michael, Tarawali, Shirley A., Schultze-Kraft, Rainer

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Use of land resource assessment to estimate potential fodder outputs and animal support capacities in some countries in West Africa por Mohamed-Saleem, M.A., Velthuizen, H.T. van, Kaufmann, Ralph R. von

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From accessing to assessing forecasts: an end-to-end study of participatory climate forecast dissemination in Burkina Faso (West Africa) por Roncoli, C., Jost, Christine, Kirshen, P., Sanon, M., Ingram, Keith T., Woodin, M., Some, L., Quattara, F., Sanfo, B.J., Sia, C., Yaka, P., Hoogenboom, Gerrit

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Promiscuous soybean varieties, developed in West Africa, retain their promiscuity and dual-purpose nature under western Kenyan conditions por Vanlauwe, Bernard, Mukalama, J, Abaidoo, Robert C., Sanginga, Nteranya

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