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Performance of IITA developed cassava postharvest technologies
(1991)The paper describes the package of postharvest equipment for processing Cassava into various forms of food products. Field performance features are presented in terms of effect on system efficiency and some measurable ... -
A survey of aflatoxin and aflasafe awareness and management among Nigerian poultry producers and feed millers
(Purdue University, 2017-06)Aflatoxin is a potent mycotoxin that can cause cancer, stunted growth, and (in extreme instances) rapid death. Aflatoxin can contaminate many staple crops, including maize and groundnuts. As many as 4.5 billion people in ... -
“We’re in this together”: Changing intra-household decision making for more cooperative smallholder farming
(2016-01-29)Conceptualising smallholder farming households as collective action institutions, that make interrelated decisions about investment, resource use and allocation in a common household farm, may contribute to understanding ... -
Climate change adaptation in agriculture: Ex ante analysis of promising and alternative crop technologies using DSSAT and IMPACT
(2015)Achieving and maintaining global food security is challenged by changes in population, income, and climate, among other drivers. Assessing these challenges and possible solutions over the coming decades requires a rigorous ... -
Collaborative Study of Cassava in Africa (COSCA); site selection procedure: COSCA working paper, No. 2
(1989)This paper describes the methods of site selection used for a village-level survey which comprised the first phase of the Collaborative Study of Cassava in Africa (COSCA). Potential survey regions are defined using spatial ... -
Collaborative Study of Cassava in Africa (COSCA); project description: COSCA working paper, No. 1
(1988)COSCA was initiated through the realization that the potentials of cassava depends on availability of more detailed and reliable information on the cassava crop. The general objective of COSCA is therefore to improve the ... -
COSCA project description: COSCA working paper, No. 1
(1988)The general objective of the Collaborative Study of Cassava in Africa (COSCA) is, to improve the relevance and impact of agricultural research on cassava by international agricultural research centres (!ARC) and national ... -
Systems analysis in AIS: potentials and pitfalls
(Royal Tropical Institute, 2017)Agricultural innovation systems are complex, multi-layered, and can be difficult to define and analyse. In this paper, we provide examples of ‘systems analysis’: describing the context, what was done, and how the outcomes ... -
The importance of banana (Musa sp) for food and nutrition security
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Stimulating agricultural technology adoption lessons from fertilizer use among Ugandan potato farmers
(International Food Policy Research Institute, 2017-02)In the context of a growing population in an already densely populated area, agricultural yields will need to increase without putting additional stress on the environment. The adoption of modern inputs by smallholders is ... -
Economy-wide impacts of promising maize and wheat technologies on food security and welfare in Kenya
(2016-06)A recursive dynamic economy-wide model incorporating productivity changes due to the introduction of promising maize and wheat varieties evaluates foresights for future food security, well-being and economic performance ... -
A CGE analysis of the implications of technological change in Indian agriculture
(Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), 2016-06)A recursive dynamic computable general equilibrium (CGE) model is used to conduct an exante analysis of the economy-wide impacts of new agricultural technologies in India. Differential impacts of changes in productivity ...
