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Varietal characteristics of cassava: farmers' perceptions and preferences in semiarid zone of west Africa
(IInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture, 2003-09)The study examines and models Farmers' perceptions and preferences of cassava· varietal characteristics vis-i-vis the decision ' to adopt cassava cultivars in their fields. The paper is built on the concept of the effect of technology-specific factors on adoption. By way of threshold decision modelling for each of the countries considered, the results reveal different scenario. Based on the varietal characteristics considered, environmental resistance quality (ERQ), high-yielding quality (HYQ), ... -
Banana bunchy top virus threat to African bananas
(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2022-09-07)The banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) is threatening livelihoods and banana biodiversity in sub-Saharan Africa. Since the first report in the 1960s, the virus has spread to 17 countries, eight of those in the last decade, including a recent spread in Uganda and Tanzania. In the "2022 International Plant Protection Convention Regional Workshop for Africa," organized by the FAO-IPPC, the African Union-Inter-African Phytosanitary Council (AU-IAPSC), the Plant Protection Organization of Kenya (KEPHIS), ... -
Direct planting versus transplanting of yam leaf-bud cuttings for seed production
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Gene editing of banana for disease resistance
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Promotion of soybean as nutritious food, livestock feed and edible oil in Tanzania
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N2Africa: where agroecology meets biotechnology
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Monitoring and management of transboundary crop nematodes: proceedings of the First Belt and Road International Nematology Symposium
(Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 2020) -
Estimating the impact of COVID-19 on small and medium scale enterprise: evidence from Nigeria.
(2020)This paper examines the effect of COVID-19 related cases and lockdown measures on the issues related to Small and Medium Scale Enterprise in Nigeria. Using an electronic data collection approach, this study analyzes the data using the linear probability model to estimate the effect of the pandemic on the entrepreneurs and model the factors influencing coping strategies using a multivariate probit model. We found that majority of the entrepreneurs have been affected (both severely and slightly) by ... -
The role of plant health in mitigating economic losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
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Machine learning model accurately predict maize grain yields in conservation agriculture systems in southern Africa
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2021-07)Adoption of CA in smallholder farmers in Africa is (s)low partly due to poor spatial targeting. Mapping the crop yield from different CA systems across space and time can reveal their spatial recommendation domains. Integration of machine learning (ML) and free remotely sensed big data have opened huge opportunities for data-driven insights into complex problems in agriculture. The objective of this study was to estimate the spatial-temporal variations of maize grain yields from 13-year multi-location ... -
Branding Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT): an overview of the strategy for communication
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Beyond survival opportunities: enhancing youth livelihoods within the rural space through informed policies in Nigeria
(International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, 2021) -
Communicating the TAAT brand
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Social media and the democratisation of information
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Commercialising Africa's Agricultural Research Products: perspectives from TAAT
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Communication as a strategic tool for Africa's agricultural transformation
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Dynamics and diversity of innovation support services: especially networking service activities on selected agro-food innovation cases in Madagascar and Burkina Faso
(2021)In this contribution, we have analysed the “dynamics and diversity of innovation support services, especially networking, facilitation and brokerage service situations as key for influencing successful outcome of innovation processes”?. Results indicate that service activities linked with “enhancing access to resources” and “offering capacity building, stand out as dominant across all three phases of innovation processes for the four innovation cases studied. This implies, support actors and ... -
Nematodes and food security in sub-Saharan Africa
(International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, 2020)Across the tropics pests and diseases can plague crop production. Nematode pests are no different but in general, there is limited understanding or recognition of nematode pests in the tropics and in subSaharan Africa. Yet they represent severe constraints to crop production and as such, greater awareness is required on nematode pests, their biology and pathology, the damage they cause and how to manage them. This article provides an insight into nematode problems and damage in sub-Saharan Africa, ...
