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Benefit-cost analysis of Uganda's clonal coffee replanting program: An ex-ante analysis [PDF]

"The Ugandan coffee industry is facing some serious challenges, including low international prices in the international coffee market, aging coffee trees and declining productivity, and, more recently, the appearance of coffee-wilt disease, which have ...
Benin, Samuel, You, Liangzhi
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Dismantling the genus Tarenna (Rubiaceae: Pavetteae) in Africa and Madagascar, with the description of three new genera

TAXON, EarlyView.
Abstract As presently circumscribed, the Paleotropical genus Tarenna, belonging to the tribe Pavetteae (Rubiaceae), comprises about 200 species and has its centres of diversity in tropical Asia and Africa. Previous molecular phylogenetic studies of the tribe revealed the polyphyly of Tarenna, suggesting that the genus needs to be recircumscribed ...
Petra De Block, Sylvain G. Razafimandimbison, Franck Rakotonasolo, Steven B. Janssens   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Crop diversification and household food security status: evidence from rural Benin

Agriculture & Food Security, 2018
BackgroundThe government of Benin has initiated since 2006 many policies to promote crop diversification. The aim was to help rural household to be more resilient to food insecurity. The objective of this research is to determine how crop diversification
Gilbert Onionkiton Adjimoti, G. Kwadzo
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The effects of sildenafil ciltrate on the lateral geniculate body of adult Wistar rats (Rattus norvegicus)- A histological study [PDF]

, 2010
The histological effect of oral administration of sildenafil citrate (Viagra), commonly used as an aphrodisiac and for the treatment of erectile dysfunction on one of the visual relay centres namely the lateral geniculate body (LGB) of adult Wistar rat ...
Eweka, A, Eweka, AO
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A novel circumscription and classification for Neurolaeneae (Asteraceae)

TAXON, EarlyView.
Abstract Neurolaeneae (Asteraceae) have a complicated taxonomic history. The tribe was described in 1927, but subsequently disregarded in 1977, and later reinstated as a tribe following a large‐scale phylogenetic analysis of Asteraceae in 2002. To date, this tribe has remained poorly studied and it has never been the subject of a comprehensive ...
Vinicius R. Bueno, Morgan R. Gostel, Genilson A. Reis‐Silva, Jimi N. Nakajima, Gustavo Heiden   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Farmers' preferences for eco-friendly nets as an alternative to insecticides in Africa [PDF]

, 2014
Vegetable production in Africa is highly dependent on pesticides with a large proportion of the population involved in farming. We investigate if eco-friendly nets (EFNs) are a viable and accepted alternative to farmer's current practice of extreme use ...
Adegbidi, Anselme, Assogba Komlan, Françoise, Martin, Thibaud, Ngouajio, Mathieu, Parrot, Laurent, Simon, Serge, Tossou, Rigobert, Vidogbéna, Faustin, Zander, Kerstin K.   +8 more
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Economic Policy Uncertainty and Structural Transformation in Africa: The Conditional Role of Human Resource Development

Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The present study has investigated two objectives. First, it examines the unconditional impact of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on Africa's structural transformation. Second, it explores the conditional role of human resource development in the nexus between economic policy uncertainty (EPU) and structural transformation.
Ekene ThankGod Emeka, Simplice A. Asongu, Anthony C. Ajah   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of elevated blood lead levels in children with chronic neurologic disorders in Benin City, Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics
Background: Excess blood levels of lead in humans are injurious to tissues and organs chief among which is the central nervous system. Children with chronic neurologic disorders (CNDs) with already compromised brain function are unduly predisposed to ...
Ibadin OM, Azunna C, Ofovwe EG
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Acceptability of the social uses of the COVID-19 screening test among women in southern Benin

Journal of Public Health in Africa
Background: Screening tests are some of the essential measures in the fight against all diseases with epidemic potential. The refusal to use it is the major challenge that hinders this fight.
Mingnimon A. Affo
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Estimating household income to monitor and evaluate public investment programs in Sub-Saharan Africa: [PDF]

"Monitoring rural household income is important for governments, donors, nongovernmental organizations, researchers, and others involved with development strategies, because increasing rural household income is a primary objective for achieving many ...
Benin, Samuel, Randriamamonjy, Josee
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