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N2Africa: where agroecology meets biotechnology
(N2Africa, 2020) -
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 ... -
Branding Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT): an overview of the strategy for communication
(Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation, 2018) -
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
(Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation, 2018) -
Social media and the democratisation of information
(Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation, 2020-10) -
Commercialising Africa's Agricultural Research Products: perspectives from TAAT
(Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation, 2020-08) -
Communication as a strategic tool for Africa's agricultural transformation
(Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation, 2019) -
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, ... -
Explaining the Failure in Agricultural production in subSaharan Africa
(2003)This paper examines changes in agricultural productivity in 10 Subsaharan countries. The relative performance of agricultural sector was gauged using data envelopment analysis. From a panel data set of the 10 countries which included the 28-year period 1972-1999, mathematical programming methods were used to measure Malmquist indexes of total factor productivity. It was found that, during that period, total factor productivity have experienced a negative evolution in sample countries. A decomposition ... -
Economic gains from maize research in West and Central Africa: an overview
(2003)Agricultural research by national systems and international institutes has contributed to the increase in maize production and productivity in West and Central Africa (WCA) over the last three decades. This subregion accounted for about 43% of maize production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from 1998-2000, compared with 17% 30 years ago (1968-1970). Yields improved by 41% from an average of 858 kg ha"' in 1970 to about 1210 kg ha"' in 2000. During the period under review, a large number of disease ... -
The role of GIS in the development and targeting of maize germplasm to farmers in West and Central Africa
(2003)Maize (Zea mays L) is cultivated under a broad range of climatic conditions in West and Central Africa (WCA). For the purpose of germplasm evaluation, maize researchers in the subregion loosely stratified the diverse environments into four agroecological zones based on their knowledge and experience rather than on quantitative studies involving climatic data. Recent advances in the development of digital spatial databases and geographic information systems (GIS) have provided unprecedented ...
