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Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
wiley   +1 more source

The urgent need for African research collaboration on medicine quality. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Zeng F, Mariwah S, Mshana G, Amoako-Sakyi D, Hamill H.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Africa's academies [PDF]

Nature, 2007
openaire   +2 more sources

Statistics in Focus: Population and social conditions. Expenditure on Labour Market Policies in 2004. 2006.12 [PDF]

, 2006
Melis, Africa
core  

The Bitter Taste of Brazil's Temporary Import Ban on Robusta Coffee

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Brazil, a leading Robusta coffee producer and exporter, faced a significant drought in 2016–2017, which drastically reduced production and depleted stocks. Consequently, Brazil temporarily permitted the import of one million 60‐kg bags of Robusta coffee in the spring 2017. An import ban was imposed shortly afterward due to lobbying by domestic
Hanifi Otgun, John Beghin, Fernando Maximiliano   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrated strategies for controlling and eliminating Neglected Tropical Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review of approaches, challenges, and opportunities. [PDF]

Trop Dis Travel Med Vaccines
Aborode AT, Otorkpa OJ, Scott GY, Adesola RO, Bhattacharjee P, Elebesunu EE, Khan M, Abdullahi AN, Olorukooba AA, Sybile TNL, Jiwo HL, Mwinbong AD, Kpiebaya EA, Ogundipe TT, Ogunleye SC, Olanike AL.   +15 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Farmers' Participation in Messenger‐Based Social Groups And Its Effects on Performance in Irrigated Areas of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in farming communities is increasing the use of smartphone‐based instant messaging apps. Despite this, the reasons behind participation and the impact on farm productivity in developing countries remain unexplored.
Zafar Kurbanov, Abdusame Tadjiev, Nodir Djanibekov, Ajit Govind, Akmal Akramkhanov   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

One-year mortality among adults with advanced HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

AIDS
Scheier TC, De Gouveia K, Engel ME, Hohlfeld AS, Cen A, Berhe A, Fan S, Li J, Elliott S, Ford N, Meintjes G, Mertz D, Eikelboom J, Wasserman S.   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Examining the Impact of Row Planting on Labor Use for Sustainable Food Production Among Maize Farmers in Rural Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers are reverting to traditional production methods due to the high opportunity costs and unintended consequences of new technologies. This study focuses on row planting technology, which is labor‐intensive and slow without mechanized operations.
Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah, Habtamu Alem, Abdulai Adams, Tomáš Ratinger, Miroslava Bavorová   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source