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Understanding the factors of road crash severity in Benin: a matched case-control study

Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2023
Background. In Benin, due to the unavailability of comprehensive data on road crashes, road safety policies are mainly based on partial statistics provided by the police. These remain unreliable in terms of injury severity and risk factors.
Donatien Daddah, Yolaine Glèlè Ahanhanzo, Alphonse Kpozehouen, Bella Hounkpe Dos-Santos, Emmanuel Bonnet, Alain Levêque, Yves Coppieters   +6 more
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Importance des cercosporioses de l'arachide et sélection des variétés pour la résistance aux maladies au Bénin

Tropicultura, 2019
Importance of Early and Late Spots of Groundnut and Selection of Varieties for Resistance to the Diseases in Benin Early and late leaf spots of groundnut are important diseases that cause high yield losses around the world.
V.A. Zinsou, L. Garba Say, A. Fanou, E. Sekloka, C. Koussinou, A.J. Djenontin, A. Aweha, M. Dramane, C. Korogone, F. Gagnon   +9 more
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Impact of Digital Ability and Rice Technology Adoption on Rice Farming Performance in Benin

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the combined effects of digital ability and the adoption of various rice technologies among smallholder rice farmers, using GPS‐spatially matched data sources that include household surveys and a general census of rice value chain actors in Benin.
Landry Bellarmin Kassa, Takeshi Sakurai
wiley   +1 more source

Factors affecting population structure and fruit production of Strychnos innocua Delile and Strychnos spinosa Lam. in Benin, West Africa

All Life
Local practices in West Africa, including in Benin, critically affect fruit production of some key wild plant species. This study aims to assess how land use types, dbh, tree height, and fire, affect the fruit production of Strychnos innocua and ...
Donald Djidohokpin, Gbèwonmèdéa Hospice Dassou, Achille Hounkpèvi, Jéronime Marie-Ange Sènami Ouachinou, Gnimansou Abraham Favi, Gbenato Laurent Houessou, Hounnankpon Yédomonhan, Aristide Cossi Adomou   +7 more
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PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND SENSORY CHARACTERIZATION OF FIVE PROMISING AROMATIC RICE ACCESSIONS IN BENIN

Food and Environment Safety, 2023
Rice Research program of the National Institute of Agricultural Research of Benin (INRAB) has selected five romising aromatic rice accessions in terms of yield performance, resistance to diseases and climate change but their quality is not yet known for ...
Valère DANSOU, Paul Ayihadji Ferdinand HOUSSOU, Yannick Sourou Rosanoff KOUKE, Abel Bodéhoussè HOTEGNI, Warou Arnold Cospe SAGUI, Kowiou ABOUDOU, Hugue ZANNOU   +6 more
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Effects of Outsourced Agricultural Extension Services on the Technical Efficiency and Financial Returns of Soybean Farms in Northern Cameroon

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the agricultural landscape of most developing countries, the last decade has witnessed the expansion of outsourced agricultural extension services. Private firms and nongovernmental organizations focused on delivering agricultural extension and advisory services to farmers have emerged.
Boris D. Soh Wenda, Doria A. Medondjeu, Dorothy E. Fon, Stefan Sieber   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Causal analysis of trade loss from pathogens: A global study of foot and mouth disease impacts on meat exports

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Our general interest is in global trade loss from livestock pathogens, specifically exports. We adopt a causal inference approach that considers animal disease outbreaks over time as non‐staggered binary treatments with the potential for switching in (infection) and out of treatment (recovery) within the sample period. The outcome evolution of
Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Thomas L. Marsh   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Traitement préventif intermittent à la sulfadoxine-pyriméthamine chez la femme enceinte et effet sur le poids de naissance du bébé: application de la politique à 3 doses en zone urbaine au Sud Bénin en 2017

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019
INTRODUCTION: le paludisme est un problème de santé publique majeur, responsable de nombreuses complications durant la grossesse parmi lesquelles le retard de croissance intra utérin et les hypotrophies.
Chabi Olaniran Alphonse Biaou, Alphonse Kpozehouen, Yolaine Glèlè-Ahanhanzo, Gloria Ayivi-Vinz, Abdou-Rahim Ouro-Koura, Colette Azandjèmé   +5 more
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