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Evaluating and scalingup integrated Striga hermonthica control technologies among farmers in northern Nigeria

dc.contributor.authorFranke, A.
dc.contributor.authorEllis-Jones, J.
dc.contributor.authorTarawali, G.
dc.contributor.authorSchulz, S.
dc.contributor.authorHussaini, M.A.
dc.contributor.authorKureh, I.
dc.contributor.authorWhite, R.
dc.contributor.authorDouthwaite, Boru
dc.contributor.authorOyewole, B.
dc.contributor.authorOlanrewaju, A.S.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:18:08Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:18:08Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.identifier.citationFranke, A., Ellis-Jones, J., Tarawali, G., Schulz, S., Hussaini, M.A., Kureh, I., ... & Olanrewaju, A. (2006). Evaluating and scaling-up integrated Striga hermonthica control technologies among farmers in northern Nigeria. Crop Protection, 25(8), 868-878.
dc.identifier.issn0261-2194
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/3071
dc.description.abstractThe results are presented of a project to promote integrated Striga control (ISC) technologies to farmers in the Guinea savanna of northern Nigeria. Extension agents used a participatory research and extension approach (PREA) to encourage farmers to test and adopt ISC technologies. Over a 2-year period, the performance of the technologies was compared with the common farmers’ practice with respect to crop yields, Striga seedbank, Striga damage and economics, as well as the adoption and adaptation of ISC technologies among lead farmers and others. ISC improved crop productivity on average by 88%. In the farmers’ practice, Striga seedbank increased by 46% in 2 years, while in plots under ISC it was reduced by a similar percentage. ISC resulted in higher margins than the farmers’ practice, but increased labour requirements were found to be a limitation for the expansion of the recommended technologies. Improved seed varieties, however, were rapidly adopted by farmers, but often used at lower plant populations than recommended and in mixed cropping systems. It was estimated that the participation of each extension agent resulted in the transfer of knowledge and seed to an average of 240 farmers. In addition, the PREA had improved community, group, and farmer–extension agent relationships. Ongoing demand by Government and NGOs for training in PREA, extension material and improved seed suggested that scaling-up has continued beyond the lifespan of the project.
dc.description.sponsorshipDepartment for International Development, United Kingdom
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectOn-Farm Research
dc.subjectStriga Hermonthica
dc.subjectSeedbank
dc.subjectCrop Yields
dc.subjectEconomics
dc.subjectPrea
dc.subjectAdoption
dc.titleEvaluating and scalingup integrated Striga hermonthica control technologies among farmers in northern Nigeria
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationSilsoe Research Institute
cg.contributor.affiliationAhmadu Bello University
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionAcp
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.regionEurope
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.countryUnited Kingdom
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectPlant Diseases
cg.iitasubjectFarm Management
cg.iitasubjectMarkets
cg.iitasubjectLivelihoods
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectCrop Husbandry
cg.iitasubjectResearch Method
cg.iitasubjectHandling, Transport, Storage And Protection Of Agricultural Products
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectImpact Assessment
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.iitasubjectDiseases Control
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid94537
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2005.11.014


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