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Research on motor neuron diseases konzo and neurolathyrism : trends from 1990 to 2010 [PDF]

, 2012
Konzo (caused by consumption of improperly processed cassava, Manihot esculenta) and neurolathyrism (caused by prolonged overconsumption of grass pea, Lathyrus sativus) are two distinct non-infectious upper motor neurone diseases with identical clinical ...
Diasolua Ngudi, Delphin, Kuo, Yu-Haey, Lambein, Fernand, Van Montagu, Marc   +3 more
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Attempts to identify Cassava Brown Streak Virus in western Democratic Republic of Congo [PDF]

, 2020
Open Access ArticleRoot necrosis similar to those of the cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) were observed on cassava in western provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR.Congo) in the early 2000’s. However molecular laboratory diagnosis were not
Bakelana, Z., Harvey, J., Kanana, T., Kayuki, C., Laura, M.B., Lema, K.M., Lutete, D., Macharia, M., Magembe, E., Mahungu, N., Monde, G., Ndunguru, J., Pita, J., Tata-Hangy, W.   +13 more
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The Impact of Credit and Training on Farmers Efficiency: A Semi‐Parametric Meta‐Frontier Analysis

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers in developing countries face several constraints, which affect their productivity. To reduce these constraints and enhance productivity, government and non‐governmental agencies implement programmes that provide credit and training to farmers.
Anthony Baffoe‐Bonnie, Genti Kostandini   +1 more
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CONSTRAINTS TO ADOPTION AND UTILIZATION OF CASSAVA PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES AMONG FARMERS IN IMO STAE, NIGERIA [PDF]

Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 2018
The study analyzed cassava farmers’ adoption and utilization of cassava production technologies in Imo State, Nigeria. Purposive and multi-stage random sampling techniques were used to select one hundred and twenty (120) cassava farmers.
Chidinma Gladys ANYANWU
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EFFECTS OF AGRICULTURAL COMMERCIALIZATION ON POVERTY STATUS OF SMALLHOLDER CASSAVA FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA [PDF]

Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 2020
Transforming the subsistence-oriented cassava production system into a market-oriented production system as a way of increasing the smallholder farmers' income, reducing poverty and thus increasing their welfare has been a policy focus in Nigeria.
Jamiu Ayomide HUSSAYN, Dominic Midawa GULAK, Kazeem Oriyomi ABOABA, Oluwadayo Olusola KESHINRO   +3 more
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BaYaka forager and Bantu fisher‐farmer adolescent engagement with intensifying market integration in the Republic of the Congo Participation des adolescents BaYaka chasseurs‐cueilleurs et Bantous pêcheurs‐agriculteurs à l'intégration croissante au marché en République du Congo

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
A substantial body of anthropological research has investigated how subsistence communities engage with market‐based economies. In this study, we contribute to this body of work by examining adolescent orientations towards intensifying market integration in the Congo Basin.
Sheina Lew‐Levy, Vidrige Kandza, Haneul Jang, Francy Kiabiya Ntamboudila, Derlan Bihoundou Mouketou, Chelvin Destin Siassia Vindou, Evrahd Ngalekandza, Brel Koubemba, Aise Pie X Lendzingoud, Roglane Goulou, Amandine Visine, Adam Howell Boyette, Lee T. Gettler   +12 more
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Determinants of Pesticide Use in Food Crop Production in Southeastern Nigeria

Agriculture, 2018
The present study examines pesticide use in producing multiple food crops (i.e., rice, yam, and cassava) and identifies the range of socio-economic factors influencing pesticide use by 400 farmers from Ebonyi and Anambra states of Southeastern Nigeria ...
Sanzidur Rahman, Chidiebere Daniel Chima
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Farmers’ preferential choice decisions to alternative cassava value chain strands in Morogoro rural district, Tanzania [PDF]

The study was conducted to determine farmers’ preferential choice decision of alternative cassava value chain strands and as well as factors behind such decisions in Morogoro rural District, Tanzania. Factor analysis was first used to reduce and identify
Mdoe, N. Y. S., Mutabazi, K. D. S, Sewando, Ponsian T.   +2 more
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Scientific innovation for the sustainable development of African agriculture [PDF]

, 2019
The African continent has considerable potential to reap the benefits associated with modern agricultural biotechnology. Plant biotechnology and breeding represent an invaluable toolbox to face the challenges of African agriculture, such as food and ...
De Bauw, Vanessa, De Buck, Sylvie, De Oliveira, Dulce, Diasolua Ngudi, Delphin, Gheysen, Godelieve, Heijde, Marc, Lambein, Fernand, Travella, Silvia, Van Montagu, Marc   +8 more
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Egalitarians despite themselves: envy and leadership in Ecuadorian Amazonia Égalitaires malgré eux : envie et leadership en Amazonie équatorienne

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
The Shuar of Ecuadorian Amazonia once pursued eminence through warfare and vision quests. While vision quests have been retained, today – settled in villages – they seek eminence through economic success and political leadership. This article examines an apparent paradox: whilst envy suspicions pervade public life, they legitimize rather than level ...
Natalia Buitron, Grégory Deshoullière
wiley   +1 more source