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Use of successional sowing in evaluating cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) adaptation to drought in the Sudan savannah zone. 2. Responseof reproductive traits by Muleba, N., Mwanke, M., Drabo, I.

“…Two sets of experiments on cowpea sowing date were conducted in 1983–85 at Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. One set tested six daylength-insensitive (DI) cultivars and the other compared four or five daylength-sensitive (DS) cultivars with one or two DI cultivars as controls. …”
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Household survey data of integrated land and water management for adaptation to climate variability and change in West Africa by Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi, Kizito, Fred, Mwongera, Caroline, Koech, Nicholas, Odhiambo, Collins

Subjects: “…food security…”
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Mashua: Tropaeolum tuberosum Ruíz & Pav. by Grau, A., Dueñas, R.O., Cabrera, C.N., Hermann, M.

“…Mashua is economically much less important than the other Andean tuber crops, but, as this monograph is intended to show, the crop's potential has been largely overlooked and opportunities for wider use within its native range and beyond have remained unexplored (Fano and Benavides 1992; Hermann and Heller 1997). …”
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Strengthening national capacities to implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Report of the mid-term review workshop, 16-19 July 2013 by Vernooy, Ronnie, Halewood, Michael, Otieno, G., López Noriega, Isabel, Wedajoo, A., Bioversity International

“…The project “Strengthening national capacities to implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture”, also known as “GRPI 2”, brings together partners from eight countries: Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Rwanda, Uganda, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Bhutan and Nepal ; and other organizations. …”
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Les usagers de l’eau face à la dégradation des ressources : entre prise de conscience et volonté d’agir by Balana, Bedru, Debevec, Liza, Somda-Kabore, Letisia Rolande

“…Cette étude menée en 2018 dans trois régions du Burkina Faso avec l’appui de l’International Water Management Institute IWMI visait à comprendre les pratiques agricoles et de gestion des ressources naturelles, les choix ou préférences des usagers de ces ressources ainsi que les mécanismes pouvant les inciter à adopter des mesures de gestion plus respectueuses de l’environnement. …”
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SweetGAINS project Speed Breed and Seed Community of Practice-West Africa virtual meeting report (27,29 May; 1,3,5 June 2020) by International Potato Center

“…The meeting was attended by 33 participants (10 female; 23 male) from several national agricultural programs in the ECOWAS region, including Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. …”
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The International Conference on Climate Services 6: Advancing the knowledge and practice of climate services for climate resilience by Jordan, Pamela

“…The event, which took place at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), was supported by India's Ministry of Earth Sciences, the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). …”
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Resultados Finales del Análisis de Riesgo y su validación para el Complejo Polilla y Gorgojo de los Andes en el Valle del Mantaro y Huancavelica by Gamarra, Heidy, Carhuapoma, Pablo, Kreuze, Jan F.

Subjects: “…food security…”
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Assessing the Performance of Agricultural Development Investments A Practical Guide using the SIPmath™ Standard by Rosenstock, Todd S., Lamanna, Christine, Savage, Sam, O'Neil, Danny, Shepherd, Keith

Subjects: “…food security…”
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West Africa regional training on ENACTS-related capacity for National Meteorological Services and the Regional Climate Centre by Minoungou, Bernard, Houngnibo, Mandela C., Nsengiyumva, Gloriose, Lona, Issaka, Namodji, Lucie, Halidou, Tinni Seydou, Hamatan, Mohamed, Dinku, Tufa, Ali, Abdou, Zougmoré, Robert B.

“…The Agence Nationale de la Météorologie (ANAM) of Burkina Faso hosted National Meteorological Services as well as the Regional Climate Center (AGRHYMET) experts from two AICCRA and three non-AICCRA countries from West Africa to build their capacity to produce more tailored and real-time climate information and services for decision making. …”
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Atteindre les usagers finaux avec des informations sur les prévisions saisonnières : les médias locaux à bord by Abdoul Aziz Boubacar, Mainassara, Anderson, Akue, Michel, Ahonon, Boubacar Mbaye, Balde, Agossou, Gadedjisso-Tossou

“…Au total, 25 journalistes et communicateurs venus du Bénin, Burkina Faso, du Mali, du Niger, du Sénégal et du Togo ont été formés sur l’interprétation et la communication des résultats des prévisions saisonnières. …”
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Using conjoint analysis to estimate farmer's preferences for cattle traits in West Africa by Tano, K., Faminow, M., Kamuanga, M., Swallow, B.M.

“…This paper estimates the preferences of farmers for cattle traits in southern Burkina Faso using conjoint analysis, a survey-based system for measuring preferences for multiple-attribute goods. …”
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Beyond smartphones: How citizen volunteers are supporting the drylands livestock market intelligence platform KAZNET in Kenya by Onyango, Polycarp, Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia

Subjects: “…dryland farming…”
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Supply response of West African agricultural households: implications of intrahousehold preference heterogeneity by Smith, Lisa C., Chavas, Jean-Paul

“…The model is used to show that Pareto efficiency in both production and consumption do not hold. It is then employed to simulate the supply response to cotton price increases accompanying agricultural sector liberalization in Burkina Faso in the early 1980s. …”
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Picture-based crop insurance: Using smartphone camera data for claims verification in India by Ceballos, Francisco, Gaur, Pushkar, Gupta, Monali, Kannan, Samyuktha, Kramer, Berber

“…This brief discusses the findings of an impact evaluation of a picture-based crop insurance scheme that uses smartphone camera data for claims verification in India. 3ie initially received funding for the Agricultural Insurance Evidence Program from UK aid through the Department for International Development (now known as FCDO). The program is now funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.…”
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Water rights in informal economies in the Limpopo and Volta basins by van Koppen, Barbara

“…The generic findings from Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mozambique, and South Africa have generic validity throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.…”
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Investing in agricultural water management to benefit smallholder farmers in West Bengal, India. AgWater Solutions Project country synthesis report by Evans, Alexandra E.V., Giordano, Meredith A., Clayton, Terry

“…The project aimed to identify investment opportunities in AWM that have high potential to improve the incomes and food security of poor farmers. The work was undertaken in the African countries of Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia, and in the Indian States of Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal. …”
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Investing in agricultural water management to benefit smallholder farmers in Zambia. AgWater Solutions Project country synthesis report by Evans, Alexandra E.V., Giordano, Meredith A., Clayton, Terry

Subjects: “…food security…”
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Revisiting dominant notions: a review of costs, performance and institutions of small reservoirs in Sub-Saharan Africa by Venot, Jean-Philippe, Fraiture, Charlotte de, Nti Acheampong, Ernest

“…Gathering evidence from four sub-Saharan countries, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ethiopia and Zambia, this report calls for revisiting our understanding and assessment of the costs, performance and institutions for the management of small reservoirs. …”
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Wastewater treatment practices in Africa - experiences from seven countries by Nikiema, Josiane, Figoli, A., Weissenbacher, N., Langergraber, G., Marrot, B., Moulin, P.

“…In this paper, existing wastewater treatment practices in 7 African countries, i.e. Algeria, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia, are reported. …”
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