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Capsicum chinense as an African traditional vegetable: Culture, resilience, and opportunity
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Capsicum chinense is central to everyday diets, cultural identity, and smallholder livelihoods across Sub‐Saharan Africa, yet remains overlooked in agricultural research and policy. This paper reframes C. chinense as a traditional, climate‐resilient vegetable shaped by centuries of farmer stewardship and cultural selection.
Derek W. Barchenger +1 more
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Overview of antimicrobial resistance mitigation efforts in Benin 2024
Journal of Public Health in AfricaBackground: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a significant global public health threat that undermines sustainable development. In Benin, high AMR rates to common antibiotics, including last-resort treatments, exacerbate infection outcomes and ...
Alain K. Aissi +10 more
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Analysis of cropland allocation in rural areas Benin: A fractional multinomial approach
Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2018 This study uses primary data collected from 522 farm households in the Collines region in Benin and Fractional Multinomial Logit to access and analyse the factors affecting cropland allocation in rural Benin, considering four groups of crops: cereals ...
Gilbert Onionkiton Adjimoti
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Peri‐urban areas in West Africa are expanding rapidly, often with limited planning and growing exposure to climate risks. Our study shows that agroforestry systems in these landscapes, especially diverse home gardens, can store substantial amounts of carbon when they include structurally complex stands and species with traits that favor biomass ...
Sèdoami Flora Dogbo +8 more
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The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019 INTRODUCTION: cette étude avait pour objectif de déterminer la prévalence et les facteurs associés à l'usage des produits de dépigmentation volontaire chez les femmes de 15 à 49 ans dans la zone sanitaire de Comè au Bénin.Méthodes: il s'agit d'une étude ...
Yolaine Glèlè-Ahanhanzo +5 more
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Plants back: Re‐envisioning botanical garden collections management for indigenous crops
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Botanical gardens and other ex situ collections play a key role in preventing plant extinctions, yet the needs of Indigenous crop cultivars are not being met by conventional botanical collections management practices. Inspired by Indigenous land care restoration movements centering plant–human–society relationships, we propose a path toward reciprocal ...
Uala Working Group +8 more
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Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public HealthIntroduction: A community relay is a volunteer from the local community trained to raise awareness, provide advice, and support people by promoting health and access to healthcare services.
Kougbessi Gélase Atiogbe +3 more
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Etude dendrométrique d'Acacia auriculiformis A. Cunn. ex Benth. en mélange sur vertisol au Benin [PDF]
Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 2002 Dendrometrical study of Acacia auriculiformis A. Cunn. in mixed stands on claysoils in Benin. Acacia auriculiformis is a fast growing species planted on vertisols in Benin.
Houedougbe Fonton N. +2 more
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