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Farmer participation in Research-for-Development to enhance cassava production in Cameroon
(Shoukadoh Book Sellers, 2016)Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a staple food crop in Cameroon and cultivated mainly for its starchy roots consumed raw, boiled or processed, but also for its leaves which serve as vegetable. Despite its importance, the yield gap is often large due to many challenges that include low soil fertility and the use of traditional production techniques while local varieties are susceptible to pests and diseases. To overcome these challenges, there have been efforts to introduce and evaluate several ... -
Cowpea
(Springer, 2015-08-28)Cowpea, Vigna unguiculata, is an important grain legume adapted to the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where it contributes to the nutrition, health, and income of rural and suburban inhabitants. It is indigenous to SSA with both cultivated and wild relatives distributed across the whole subregion. The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) holds a collection of more than 15,000 accessions from 90 countries. This valuable source of traits is being exploited to address preferences of ... -
Policy reform and supply chain governance: Insights from Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, and Ecuador
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Aluminium stress in crop plants
(Astral International Pvt. Ltd., 2016)Aluminium (Al) toxicity has a strong negative impact on crop productivity on acid mineral soils. Liming and fertilisation frequently are insufficient to overcome the problem, especially in tropical areas with subsoil acidity. The focus on breeding for acid soil tolerance as a more sustainable tool to achieve better crop performance has strongly stimulated research into the mechanisms of Al toxicity and tolerance. Root tips have been identified as the primary target of Al toxicity in most crops, ... -
Biological control of cassava and mango mealybugs in Africa
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Unavailability of wild relatives
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The state of innovation platforms in agricultural research for development
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Innovation platforms for agricultural development: Evaluating the mature innovation platforms landscape
(Routledge, 2016-01-27)Innovation Platforms (IPs) form the core of many Agricultural Research for Development programmes, stimulating multi-stakeholder collaboration and action towards the realization of agricultural development outcomes. This book enhances the body of knowledge of IPs by focusing on mature innovation platforms in agricultural systems research, including the crop and livestock sectors, and innovations in farmer co-operatives and agricultural extension services. Resulting from an international IP case ... -
Integrated soil fertility management in Central Africa: experiences of the consortium for Improving agriculture based livelihoods in Central Africa (CIALCA)
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The contributions of climate change mitigating policies to poverty reduction in the Sahel region
(Springer, 2013)Although there is a relationship between climate change and poverty reduction, some countries in the Sahel region of Africa are yet to incorporate a climate change risk management strategy into their poverty reduction programme. The aim of this research is therefore to evaluate the subjective and quantitative analysis of climate change risk management strategies in all the nine countries that constitute the Sahel region. Both a qualitative and a quantitative approach were used in the investigation. ... -
Cocoa: Driver of Deforestation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
(2014-04)The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) accounts for the largest part of the Congo Basin forest: two-thirds (some 155 million hectares) are forested and 69 percent of which is dense humid forest. With a surge in world market commodity prices for cocoa in 2008 and a steady 2-5% annual increase in global demand, incentives to expand cocoa production are significant. This study determines the role of cocoa in the RDC in terms of current deforestation, identifies actors, and estimates future ... -
Critical issues for reflection when designing and implementing Research for Development in innovation platforms
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Cowpea in evolving livestock systems
(IITA, 2012-12-31)Demand for livestock products has been increasing through much of the semi-arid tropics and will likely continue to increase along with the use of purchased feedstuffs. As smallholder livestock systems evolve and become more market oriented, the type of diets fed to livestock may change and the importance of feed marketing may increase. Mixed crop–livestock systems are key to meeting this increasing livestock product demand and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.) fodder (haulms) is an important ... -
Conservation and biodiversity in and around cocoa farms. Learning about sustainable cocoa production: a guide for participatory farmer training
(Forest & Landscape Denmark, 2009)This manual on biodiversity and wildlife conservation in cocoa landscapes near protected areas aims at improving farmers’ knowledge on biodiversity and wildlife conservation in order to strengthen their decision making capacity. It helps farmers to understand the importance of biodiversity and wildlife conservation; understand their role as ecosystem managers; develop strategies for mitigating human-wildlife conflict; understand the national laws on biodiversity conservation and; develop an ...
