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Is production intensification likely to make farm households food-adequate? A simple food availability analysis across smallholder farming systems from East and West Africa by Ritzema, Randall S., Frelat, Romain, Douxchamps, Sabine, Silvestri, Silvia, Rufino, Mariana C., Herrero, Mario, Giller, Kenneth E., López Ridaura, Santiago, Teufel, Nils, Paul, Birthe K., Wijk, Mark T. van

“…The analysis questions what production intensification can realistically achieve for East and West African smallholders, and how intensification strategies must be augmented with transformational strategies to reach the poorest households.…”
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Functional response of the predators Alloeocranum biannulipes (Hemiptera: reduviidae) and Teretrius nigrescens (Coleoptera: histeridae) feeding on Dinoderus porcellus (Coleoptera:... by Loko, Y.L., Djagoun, A.D., Dannou, E.A., Datinon, B., Dansi, A., Thomas-Odjo, A.A., Tamo, Manuele

“…Results indicated that T. nigrescens was a more suitable candidate for augmentative release for D. porcellus control than A. biannulipes. …”
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Production et utilisation des farines de manioc dans la Boulangerie by Razafimahefa, Razanamparany, J.L., Bokanga, M., Abass, A.

“…Dans ces pays, le prix de la farine de blé est automatiquement augmenté avec le taux de change monétaire, entraînant ainsi une élévation directe ou indirecte du prix des pains. …”
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Biological control: a major component for the longterm cowpea pest management strategy by Tamò, Manuele, Srinivasan, R., Dannou, E.A., Agboton, C., Datinon, B., Dabiré, C., Baoua, I., Ba, Malick N., Haruna, B., Pittendrigh, Barry Robert

“…The development of a robust system for rearing and deploying natural enemies, if possible with full participation of farming communities, becomes even more crucial for augmentative/inundative biological control.…”
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Economic analysis of Imazapyrresistant maize technology for small farm households in western Kenya by Mignouna, Djana B., Manyong, Victor M., Mutabazi, K.D., Senkondo, E., Madulu, R.B., Labintan, C.A., Akinola, Adebayo A.

“…Some Striga species also attack tropical legumes hence further augmenting protein malnutrition of vulnerable younger children. …”
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Les jeunes et l'agriculture : Principaux enjeux et solutions concrètes by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, International Fund for Agricultural Development

“…Les agriculteurs plus âgés étant moins enclins à adopter les nouvelles technologies, il est vital de remobiliser la jeunesse si on veut augmenter le productivité de manière durable. Cette publication explique avec des exemples de la vie réelle comment cela peut être réalisé. …”
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Awareness in the context of prevalence of vitamin A deficiency among households in Western Kenya using a cross-sectional study by Oyunga, M.A., Omondi, Dennis O., Grant, F.

“…This study, therefore, stresses the need for health education to raise community’s awareness on VAD in such settings in order to augment prevention, control and elimination efforts.…”
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Une évaluation spatialement explicite de la vulnérabilité du secteur agricole au changement climatique dans l'Union des Comores by Bourgoin, Clément, Parker, Louis, Martínez Valle, Armando Isaac, Mwongera, Caroline, Läderach, Peter R.D.

“…Caractérisé par deux saisons de culture et d’un microclimat favorable à l’agriculture, il existe un réel potentiel d’augmentation de la production agricole et notamment de la culture de la banane (Musa acuminata), du manioc (Manihot esculenta) et de la tomate (Lycopersicon esculentum). …”
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Yield gap analyses to inform policy on sustainable crop intensification pathways in Uganda by Walukano, W., Pali, Pamela N., Wairegi, L.W.I., Nanfumba, D., Arinaitwe, A., Basalirwa, D., Asiimwe, R., Asten, Piet J.A. van

“…Sustainable intensification would require easy access to key yield augmenting inputs used in a stepwise approach starting with quality seed and then other complementary inputs.…”
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Economic analysis of indigenous small ruminant breeds in the pastoral system: A case of sheep and goats in Marsabit district, Kenya by Omondi, Immaculate A.

“…The results obtained from multinomial logit models derived from stated choice data collected from 314 respondents in the semi-arid Marsabit district of Kenya reveal that disease resistance is the most highly valued trait whose resultant augmentation results into a welfare improvement of up to KShs.3082 and 1480 in goats and sheep, respectively. …”
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Present situation and future potential of cassava in India by Edison, S.

“…Realizing the industrial importance cassava is likely to attain in the next 20 years, priorities for future development have been identified. While attempting to augment internal demand by developing and marketing value-added products and increasing the use of cassava in poultry and fish feeds, opportunities for export markets need also to be explored. …”
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Livestock sector in northeastern region of India: an appraisal of performance by Kumar, Anjani, Staal, Steven J., Elumalai, K., Singh, D.K.

“…However, a significant proportion of landless labourers, small and marginal farmers have access to livestock resources and acceleration in the growth of livestock in NER offers significant opportunities for household income augmentation and employment generation. Several factors identified to influence households’ decision to rear livestock include availability of labour, occupation, caste, farm-size, availability of irrigation, and access to information sources. …”
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Caractérisation des ménages producteurs de maïs en zone de savane sèche au Bénin by Baco, M.N., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Sanogo, D., Langyintuo, A.

“…Selon le Ministère de l’Agriculture, de l’Élevage et de la Pêche (1997-2005), les superficies emblavées ont augmenté de 583254 ha en 1997 à 714155 ha en 2004. …”
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Platforms for institutional change: assessing the potential of livelihood enhancement groups as community entry points in Zambia by Mulungu, K., Madzudzo, E., Adjei-Nsiah, Samuel, Akatama, M.

“…Les changements observés dans les moyens de substitution ont augmenté avec l'approche LEG en tant que plateforme d'interactions entre différents noyaux de connaissance. …”
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Rendements et mécanismes d'adoption du matériel végétal amélioré: le cacao au centre-Cameroun by Mfeck Eyenga, L.B., Kamdem, C., Temple, L., Mathé, S.

“…Le premier concerne les conséquences possibles de l'augmentation du rendement sur les revenus et donc la situation sociale des agriculteurs à long terme. …”
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Reviving the “Ganges Water Machine”: where and how much? by Muthuwatta, Lal P., Amarasinghe, Upali A., Sood, Aditya, Lagudu, S.

“…Analysis of pumping scenarios indicates that 80 000 to 112 000 ha of additional wheat area can be irrigated in the Ramganga sub-basin by additional SSS without reducing the current baseflow volumes. Augmenting SSS reduces the peak flow and flood inundated areas in Ramganga (by up to 13.0 % for the 65 % scenario compared to the baseline), indicating the effectiveness of SSS in reducing areas inundated under floods in the sub-basin. …”
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Analysis of technical efficiency among community-based seed producers in the savannas of Borno State, Nigeria by Amaza, P.S., Udoh, E.J., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Kamara, A.Y.

“…Also, timely access to land augmenting input like fertilizer should be ensured.…”
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Evaluación del progreso en la selección de líneas resistentes al añublo del arroz (Pyricularia oryzae Cav.) en viveros internacionales by Guimarães, Elcio Perpétuo, Ospina Rey, Yolima

“…The distribution of these lines throughout Latin America is done using the observational nursery (VIOAL) organized by the International Network for Genetic Evaluation of Rice-INGER. Augmented design with 11 blocks and 5 checks was used to evaluate 638 lines coming from five nurseries distributed during the period 1985-1989. …”
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Agriculture intelligente face au climat au Sénégal by International Center for Tropical Agriculture, United States Agency for International Development

“…Les initiatives d’AIC augmentent de manière durable la productivité et la résilience, réduisent/ éliminent les GES et nécessitent une planification afin de prendre en compte les compromis et synergies entre les trois piliers suivants : la productivité, l’adaptation, et l’atténuation. …”
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Performances de transfert des paquets technologiques en milieu rural: cas des ONGs locales by Manirakiza, D., Hatungimana, H., Njukwe, E.

“…La regression logistique indique que Ie type d'encadrement, a travers les Champs Ecoles Paysan et la possession d' une activit'; non agricole augmentent la probabil ite d'adoption de la technologic. …”
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