Search Results - "West Africa"

LEXSYS: a computerized decision support tool for selecting herbaceous legumes for improved tropical farming systems by Carsky, R.J., Weber, G., Robert, A.

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Production of yams: present role and future prospect by Hahn, S.K., Osiru, D., Otoo, J., Akoroda, M.O.

“…Yam is an important food crop, especially in the ‘yam zone' of West Africa. Total world production is about 20-25 million ton per annum, some 70 per cent of it grown in Nigeria. …”
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International Research Experts Discuss Agriculture and Environment in Canberra this Week by CGIAR Secretariat

“…WARDA Director General Eugene Terry will present a five year blueprint for research on rice in West Africa.…”
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Mapping Ecosystem Services to Human Well-being: a toolkit to support integrated landscape management for the SDGs by Johnson, J.A., Jones, S.K., Wood, S.L.R., Chaplin-Kramer, Rebecca, Hawthorne, P.L., Mulligan, M., Pennington, D., DeClerck, Fabrice A.J.

“…Development of the software and its functionality were informed by a broad stakeholder consultation with ministries, non‐governmental organizations and civil society groups in West Africa to identify common barriers to uptake and application of modeling tools in developing countries. …”
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Effect of exposure to biofortified crops on smallholder farm household adoption decisions: The case of orange-fleshed sweetpotato in Ghana and Nigeria by Adekambi, S., Okello, J.J., Abidin, P.E., Carey, E.E.

“…Significant efforts, including the implementation of the Jumpstarting Orange-fleshed Sweetpotato in West Africa through Diversified Markets project, have gone into promoting the production and consumption of OFSP in West Africa over the last decade. …”
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Disease incidence and severity in cowpea lines evaluated for resistance to single and multiple infections of endemic viruses in Nigeria by Ogunsola, K.E., Ilori, C., Fatokun, C.A., Boukar, O., Ogunsanya, P., Kumar, P. Lava

“…Walp) is susceptible to several viruses in West Africa. Cowpea viral diseases are mainly controlled through the use of resistant cultivars. …”
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Spatial Niche Expansion at Multiple Habitat Scales of a Tropical Freshwater Turtle in the Absence of a Potential Competitor by Petrozzi, F., Ajong, S.N., Pacini, N., Dendi, D., Bi, S.G., Fa, J.E., Luiselli, L.

“…Here, we investigate habitat preferences of two congeneric species in the family Pelomedusidae, Pelusios castaneus and P. cupulatta, in riverine/wetland habitats in the southern Ivory Coast (West Africa). Pelusios castaneus is a widespread species across West-central African savannahs and open forests, whereas P. cupulatta is endemic to the Upper Guinean forest region in West Africa. …”
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Cultivar and Weeding Effects on Weeds and Rice Yields in a Degraded Upland Environment of the Coastal Savanna by Touré, A., Rodenburg, J., Saito, Kazuki, Oikeh, S., Futakuchi, K., Gumedzoe, D., Huat, J.

“…Weeds are a major constraint to rice production in labor-limited, upland rice-based systems in West Africa. The effects of weeding regimes and rice cultivars on weed growth and rice yield were investigated at two upland locations (Abomey-Calavi and Niaouli) in the degraded coastal savanna zone of Benin in 2005 and 2006 with below-average rainfall. …”
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Loop- and cascade-based co-design of an agroecological dairy farming system in Burkina Faso by Ouattara, Songdah Désiré, Sib, Ollo, Sanogo, Souleymane, Sodre, Étienne, Vall, Eric

“…The growing demand for dairy products in West Africa, together with recent changes in the price of imported milk powder, provides an opportunity to intensify and develop local milk production, collection and processing (Sib et al., 2017; Duteurtre and Vidal, 2018; Vall et al. 2021). …”
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Genetic differentiation in Khaya Ivorensis A. Chev., a threaten tree of evergreen African rainforests by Bouka, Gaël U. D., Doumenge, Charles, Ekue, Marius, Duminil, Jérôme, Florence, Jacques, Degen, Bernd, Loumeto, Jean Joël, McKey, Doyle, Hardy, Olivier J.

“…However, the cytoplasmic data revealed high haplotypic diversity and numerous endemic haplotypes in Central Africa, and only one widespread haplotype in West Africa, suggesting an ancient colonization of West Africa from Central Africa. …”
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Exploring the West African forest island phenomenon: scientific insights gained, successes achieved and capacities strengthened by Logah, V., Azeez, J., Compaore, H., Mesele, S.A., Ocansey, C.M., Bougma, A., Tetteh, E.N., Veenendaal, E.M., Lloyd, J.

“…Anthropogenic activities around local villages in mesic savanna landscapes of West Africa have resulted in soil improvement and forest establishment outside their climatic zones. …”
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Evaluating rational and healthy use options for small pelagic fish species in sub-Saharan Africa by Bunting, Stuart, Thiao, Djiga, Ahern, Molly, Ansah, Yaw B, Ward, Ansen, Wesana, Joshua, Yossa, Rodrigue, Westlund, Lena

“…Small pelagic fish species (SPFS) from marine waters off Central-West Africa and North-West Africa and the African Great Lakes Region in Eastern Africa and associated value chains sustain several million livelihoods. …”
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Mitigating climate change impacts on West African rice yields: evaluating APSIM-ORYZA and management practices by Guidigan, M. L. G., Dossou-Yovo, E. R., Ra-danielson, A. M., Akpoti, Komlavi, Tapily, A., Iboko, M. P., Balogun, A. A.

“…This study assessed the impact of climate change on rice yield and evaluated management practices to reduce associated yield losses in the derived savannah agroecological zone of West Africa. Field experiments were conducted on 22 farmers' fields across two irrigated schemes in central Cote d'Ivoire. …”
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Mobilizing climate finance for effective operationalization of climate-smart agriculture institutional innovations in West and Central Africa by Ganyo, Komla Kyky, Kpadonou, G Esaie, Segnon, Alcade Christel, Ngaido, Amadou, Sobgui, Caroline Makamto, Lamien, Nieyidouba, Zougmore, Robert Bellarmin

“…Since 2022, AICCRA has been supporting the revitalization and operationalization of the West Africa CSA Alliance (WACSA) and the Central Africa CSA Alliance (CACSA), two institutional innovations operating at regional scale and aimed at facilitating dialogue and discussions among stakeholders on CSA, as well as fostering collective actions to transform and reorient agricultural systems through CSA. …”
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Smart-Valleys: A locally led innovation enhancing rice yields, farmer incomes, climate resilience in West African Inland Valleys by Dossou-Yovo, E.R., Djagba, J., Kone, P., Akodekou, A.D.

“…Rice is a staple food for over million of people in West Africa, yet regional production meets only ~60% of demand, leaving the region highly dependent on imports. …”
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Improving the production and utilization of cowpea as food and fodder by Singh, B.B., Ajeigbe, Hakeem A., Tarawali, Shirley A., Fernández Rivera, S., Abubakar, M.

“…The estimated worldwide area under cowpea is about 14 million ha of which West Africa alone accounts for about 9.3 million ha with annual production of about 2.9 Mt. …”
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Regional priorities for strengthening climate services for farmers in Africa and South Asia by Sivakumar, Mannava V.K., Collins, C, Jay, A., Hansen, James

“…This report captures a process of shared South-South learning and planning towards defining priorities for strengthening and scaling-up climate information and advisory services for agriculture and food security in West Africa, Eastern and Southern Africa, and South Asia. …”
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Soil fertility management and cowpea production in the semiarid tropics by Bationo, B. André, Ntare, B.R., Tarawali, Shirley A., Tabo, Ramadjita

“…Walp.) is an important grain legume in the semiarid zone of West Africa as it is a major source of dietary protein for the people. …”
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Trends in genetic composition of livestock with respect to trypanotolerance and desirable economic traits with special emphasis on mixed farming systems in West and Central Africa by Agyemang, K., Rege, J.E.O.

“…Over the last two to three decades, West Africa has witnessed considerable changes in land use. …”
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Genetic diversity of Parkia biglobosa (African locust bean) and its implications for conservation strategies by Lompo, D.J.-P., Konrad, H., Duminil, J., Gaisberger, H., Vinceti, B., Ouédraogo, M., Geburek, T.

“…The estimates of genetic diversity were moderate for the populations of extreme West Africa and Central Africa and were high to populations in the centre of West Africa. …”
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