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Dietary diversity as a food security indicator por Hoddinott, John F., Yohannes, Yisehac

“…It draws on data from 10 countries (India, the Philippines, Mozambique, Mexico, Bangladesh, Egypt, Mali, Malawi, Ghana, and Kenya) that encompass both poor and middle-income countries, rural and urban sectors, data collected in different seasons, and data on calories acquisition obtained using two different methods. ....…”
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Dietary diversity as a food security indicator por Hoddinott, John F., Yohannes, Yisehac

“…It draws on data from 10 countries (India, the Philippines, Mozambique, Mexico, Bangladesh, Egypt, Mali, Malawi, Ghana, and Kenya) that encompass both poor and middle-income countries, rural and urban sectors, data collected in different seasons, and data on calories acquisition obtained using two different methods. ....…”
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Working women in an urban setting: traders, vendors, and food security in Accra por Levin, Carol E., Maxwell, Daniel G., Armar-Klemesu, Margaret, Ruel, Marie T., Morris, Saul Sutkover, Ahiadeke, Clement

“…Data collected from a 1997 household survey carried out in Accra, Ghana, are used to look at the crucial role that women play as income earners and in securing access to food in urban areas. …”
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Can machine-learning models predict gendered labor statistics using mobile phone and geospatial data? por Seymour, Greg, Follett, Lendie, Henderson, Heath, Ferguson, Nathaniel

“…In this paper, we attempt to use mobile phone data and machine-learning models to predict gendered labor-market indicators for a large sample of mobile phone users in Ghana. Although our models predict mobile phone subscribers’ sex with reasonable accuracy, they predict women’s and men’s labor-market outcomes only slightly better than random guessing. …”
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Perspectives on the adoption of black-soldier fly larvae for animal feed among livestock farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa por Nyamuhirwa, D.A., Feleke, S., Dontsop-Nguezet, P., Sissoko, D., Moussa, B., Kouakou, A.G., Zakari, S., Abdoulaye, T., Manyong, V.

“…Methods In this paper, we used the treatment effect framework approach on data collected from 1,885 fish, poultry, and pig smallholder farmers in five cities of four West and Central African countries, including Kinshasa and Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Accra in Ghana, Bamako in Mali, and Niamey in Niger. Results and discussion The results show that about 20 percent of surveyed farmers are aware of BSFL as a protein source in animal feed, and the actual adoption rate of BSFL is four percent. …”
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Improving marketing strategies of local rice in Ghanaian cities: A perspective from a survey of rice purchasers por Soullier, Guillaume, Sy, Mariam Maki, Agyei-Holmes, Andrew, Méndez del Villar, Patricio

“…It characterizes the rice market segments in Ghana in terms of rice origins and quality attributes, describes the profile of purchasers in these segments, and identifies the drivers of rice preferences. …”
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Promoting stewardship of forests in the humid forest zone of Anglophone West and Central Africa: Final Report of a collaborative research project undertaken by the UNEP and CIFOR por Dykstra, D.P., Kowero, G.S., Ofosu-Asiedu, A., Kio, P.

“…A UNEP-sponsored project, implemented by CIFOR focused on the West African humid forests of Ghana and Nigeria. Liberia, Sierra Leone and Cameroon also were included in the study. …”
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Training of Trainers (ToT) on Clean Energy Options for Sustaining Agricultural Productivity Course Module por Ekepu, David, Nakayiwa, Florence Mayega, Majaliwa, Jackson Gilbert Mwanjalolo, Karume, Katcho

“…Additional areas of expertise suggested by participants such as green hydrogen, Artificial intelligence for climate modelling, biodiversity estimations and biofertilizers/biopesticides management can be explored for future RUFORUM trainings.…”
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Perspectives on the adoption of black-soldier fly larvae for animal feed among livestock farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa. por Nyamuhirwa, D.A., Feleke, S., Dontsop Nguezet, P., Sissoko, D., Moussa, B., Kouakou, A., Zakari, S., Abdoulaye, T., Manyong, V.

“…Methods: In this paper, we used the treatment effect framework approach on data collected from 1,885 fish, poultry, and pig smallholder farmers in five cities of four West and Central African countries, including Kinshasa and Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Accra in Ghana, Bamako in Mali, and Niamey in Niger. Results and discussion: The results show that about 20 percent of surveyed farmers are aware of BSFL as a protein source in animal feed, and the actual adoption rate of BSFL is four percent. …”
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Water rights in informal economies in the Limpopo and Volta basins por van Koppen, Barbara

“…Although globally heralded as the best way to manage water resources within the broader context of Integrated Water Resource Management, this project examines the problematic implications of the new laws for the majority of the rural and peri-urban poor. …”
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Fertilizer and residue quality effects on organic matter stabilization in soil aggregates por Fonte, Steven J., Yeboah, E., Ofori, P, Quansah, GW, Vanlauwe, Bernard, Six, Johan

“…This study examined the influence of organic residue quality and N fertilizer on aggregate-associated SOM in maize cropping systems of southern Ghana. Six residue treatments of differing quality (Crotalaria juncea, Leucaena leucocephala, maize stover, sawdust, cattle manure and a control with no residues added) were applied at 4 Mg C ha-1 yr-1 both with and without fertilizer N additions (120 kg N ha-1 season-1). …”
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Understanding gender dimensions of agriculture and climate change in smallholder farming communities por Jost, Christine, Kyazze, Florence Birungi, Naab, Jesse B., Neelormi, S, Kinyangi, James, Zougmoré, Robert B., Aggarwal, Pramod K., Bhatta, Gopal Datt, Chaudhury, M., Tapio-Bistrom, M.L., Nelson, S., Kristjanson, Patricia M.

“…In Uganda, Ghana and Bangladesh, participatory tools were used for a socio-economic and gender analysis of three topics: climate-smart agriculture (CSA), climate analogue approaches, and climate and weather forecasting. …”
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Mobilizing private sector partners for climate action in the cocoa value chain por CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Initial outcomes include a clear demand from private sector partners for improved information on climate change and cocoa in Ghana expressed by the widespread use of exposure maps at the recent global World Cocoa Foundation partnership meeting. …”
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Characterization of cucumber mosaic virus isolated from yam (Dioscorea spp.) in West Africa por Eni, A., Kumar, P. Lava, Asiedu, Robert, Alabi, O.J., Naidu, R., Hughes, J., Rey, M.E.C.

“…In 2008, cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), one of the most economically important plant viruses was detected in yam fields in Ghana, Benin and Togo, three of the five topmost yam producing countries in the world. …”
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Case studies of Roots, Tubers and Bananas seed systems por Andrade-Piedra, J.L., Bentley, J.W., Almekinders, Conny J.M., Jacobsen, K., Walsh, S., Thiele, Graham

“…The 13 case studies included (1) a potato-growers’ association in Ecuador, (2) a hydroponic seed potato in Peru, (3) a yam seed technology in Nigeria, (4) a banana and plantain project in Ghana, (5) a sweetpotato seed project in Tanzania and (6) one in Rwanda, (7) a seed potato system in Kenya, (8) cassava in Nicaragua, (9) seed potato in Malawi, (10) disease-resistant cassava varieties in seven African countries, (11) a tissue culture banana project, (12) an emergency plantain and banana project in East Africa, and (13) a large cassava seed project in six African countries.…”
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Local disease–ecosystem–livelihood dynamics: reflections from comparative case studies in Africa por Leach, M., Bett, Bernard K., Said, M., Bukachi, S., Sang, R., Anderson, N., Machila, N., Kuleszo, J., Schaten, K., Dzingirai, V., Mangwanya, L., Ntiamoa-Baidu, Y., Lawson, E., Amponsah-Mensah, K., Moses, L.M., Wilkinson, A., Grant, D.S., Koninga, J.

“…Understanding these can inform ‘One Health’ approaches towards managing ecosystems in ways that reduce disease risks and burdens. …”
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Effect of sources of sweetpotato planting material for quality vine and root yield por Abidin, P.E., Akansake, D., Asare, K., Acheremu, K., Carey, E.E.

“…This study aimed at evaluating the effects of net tunnel source and of pathogen tested planting material compared to “apparently” healthy vines on yield and health status at three defined environments in Northern Ghana during the rainy season of 2015. Sweetpotato virus disease (SPVD) and weevils were considered. …”
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Diversity of root-knot nematodes associated with tubers of yam (Dioscorea spp.) established using isozyme analysis and mitochondrial DNA-based identification por Kolombia, Y.A., Karssen, G., Viaene, N., Kumar, P. Lava, Sutter, N. de, Joos, L., Coyne, Danny L., Bert, W.

“…This finding extends the list of yam pests and calls for caution when developing practices for yam pest management.…”
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Sustainable approach for cassava processing in Africa por Sanni, Lateef O., Abass, A., Dixon, A., Tarawali, G., Westby, Andrew

“…There are a few micro-, cottage, and small-medium enterprises for processing traditional cassava products along with a few large-scale factories for cassava starch in Africa, especially Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, and South Africa. The paper highlighted various constraints being faced today by cassava processors in Africa. …”
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Achieving Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Smallholder Adaptation: Lessons from IFAD’s Adaptation in Smallholder Agriculture Programme por Sriram, Vidhya

“…This gender assessment and learning review focused on eight projects co-funded by ASAP in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ghana, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, and Vietnam. …”
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