Impact of IITA-improved Germplasm on Maize Production in West and Central Africa
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Publisher : IITA
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 44,68 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Corn
ISBN : 978131186X
Author :
Publisher : IITA
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 44,68 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Corn
ISBN : 978131186X
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Publisher : IITA
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 21,33 MB
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ISBN : 9789781313059
Author : Thomas S. Walker
Publisher : CABI
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 29,73 MB
Release : 2015-10-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 1780644019
Following on from the CGIAR study by Evenson and Gollin (published by CABI in 2003), this volume provides up-to-date estimates of adoption outcomes and productivity impacts of crop variety improvement research in sub-Saharan Africa. The book reports on the results of the DIIVA Project that focussed on the varietal generation, adoption and impact for 20 food crops in 30 countries. It also compares adoption outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa to those in South Asia, and guides future efforts for global agricultural research
Author : International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Publisher : IITA
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 41,15 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Cassava
ISBN : 9781310413
Intended as both an instructional and a reference tool, the volume covers the production and postharvest treatment of cassava. The first part describes production constraints including pests , diseases, weeds, soils agronomic factors, and socioeconomic considerations. In part two, plant morphology, plant physiology and plant breeding are related to yields and diseases resistance. Part three covers postharvest treatment and part four describes cassava research. A bibliography of recommended reading is included.
Author : Felix I. Nweke
Publisher : IITA
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 48,57 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Cassava
ISBN : 9781311037
Introduction; The smallholder socioeconomic environment; Cassava production with purchased inputs; Cassava production response to use of purchased inputs; Production for sale; Household cash income generation; Impact of high-yielding varieties on cassava cash income; Summary of observations and conclusion.
Author : Haggblade, Steven
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 24,36 MB
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0801895030
SubSaharan Africa is one of the poorest regions of the world. Because most Africans work in agriculture, escaping such dire poverty depends on increased agricultural productivity to raise rural incomes, lower food prices, and stimulate growth in other economic sectors. Per capita agricultural production in subSaharan Africa has fallen, however, for much of the past halfcentury. Successes in African Agriculture investigates how to reverse this decline. Instead of cataloging failures, as many past studies have done, this book identifies episodes of successful agricultural growth in Africa and identifies processes, practices, and policies for accelerated growth in the future. The individual studies follow developments in, among other areas, the farming of maize in East and Southern Africa, cassava across the middle belt of Africa, cotton in West Africa, horticulture in Kenya, and dairying in East Africa. Drawing on these case studies and on consultations with agricultural specialists and politicians from across subSaharan Africa -- undertaken in collaboration with the African Union's New Partnership for Africa's Development -- the contributors identify two key determinants of positive agricultural performance: agricultural research to provide more productive and sustainable technologies to farmers and a policy framework that fosters market incentives for increasing production. The contributors discuss how the public and private sectors can best coordinate the convergence of both factors. Given current concerns about global food security, this book provides timely and important resources to policymakers and development specialists concerned with reversing the negative trends in food insecurity and poverty in Africa.
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Publisher : IITA
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 20,26 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Food suppy
ISBN : 9789781312007
Author : International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Publisher : IITA
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 36,25 MB
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Author : Michael L. Morris
Publisher : CIMMYT
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 22,14 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Corn
ISBN : 9706480919
Why maize is different from other crops; Investment in maize breeding research; Products of maize breeding research; Adoption of modern varieties (MVs); Economic benefits associated with MV adoption.
Author : International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 48,82 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Cover crops
ISBN : 088936852X
Cover Crops in West Africa Contributing to Sustainable Agriculture