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The Spirit Project: Strengthening the Capacities for Fostering Innovation Along Potato Value Chains in East Africa

open access: yesOpen Agriculture, 2017
The project SPIRIT was conducted in Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya from 2012 to 2016 with the aim of increasing the contribution of agricultural science, technology and innovation to social development in East Africa.
Ritter Enrique   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

From age-sets to friendship networks in contemporary sociology : The continuity of soda among the Boorana of East Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This paper re-assesses a comparative sociology of kinship and friendship in East Africa with a particular focus on the Boorana Oromo of Kenya. It argues that the study of kinship dominated the developments of a comparative sociology during colonial times
Aguilar, Mario I
core   +1 more source

Tenosynovial giant cell tumour (diffuse type) with a background of malignant melanoma: a case report from South Africa

open access: yesJournal of Current Oncology and Medical Sciences
Introduction: Tenosynovial giant cell tumour (TGCT) is a rare mesenchymal tumour that affects joints and tendon sheaths, little is known about conditions associated with TGCT.
Rushern Ruvashin Chetty, Sanele Kunene
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Resilient seed systems for climate change adaptation and sustainable livelihoods in the East Africa sub-region: Report of training workshop, Addis Ababa Ethiopia, 17-21 September 2019 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Bioversity International is implementing a Dutch-supported project entitled: Resilient seed systems for climate change adaptation and sustainable livelihoods in the East Africa sub-region.
Fadda, Carlo   +6 more
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ANALYSIS OF TRENDS IN PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND TRADE IN THE AFRICAN ONIONS MARKET [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Bio-Based Marketing
Onions are a crucial agricultural commodity in Africa contributing significantly to both domestic consumption and international trade. It requires attention due to the African Continental Free Trade Agreement that encourages regional integration on the ...
Antia-Obong, Essien Akpan   +3 more
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Causal analysis of trade loss from pathogens: A global study of foot and mouth disease impacts on meat exports

open access: yesAmerican 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   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

How cold is too cold? A theoretical analysis of the optimal trigger for index insurance for frost damage to crops

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Crop insurance is undoubtedly an extremely valuable element in protecting agricultural businesses, but in many cases standard indemnity‐based products have had very low uptake due to high transaction costs elevating premiums to unaffordable levels.
Amogh Prakasha Kumar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and Associated Factors of HIV Testing Among Pregnant Women: A Multilevel Analysis Using the Recent Demographic and Health Survey Data from 11 East African Countries

open access: yesHIV/AIDS: Research and Palliative Care, 2021
Misganaw Gebrie Worku,1 Achamyeleh Birhanu Teshale,2 Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema2 1Department of Human Anatomy, University of Gondar, College of Medicine and Health Science, School of Medicine, Gondar, Ethiopia; 2Department of Epidemiology and ...
Worku MG, Teshale AB, Tesema GA
doaj  

Seeds of change: The impact of Ethiopia's direct seed marketing approach on smallholders' seed purchases and productivity

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract While multiple factors explain low adoption rates of improved varieties by small‐scale farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, a key supply‐side constraint is the limited availability of seed embodying new traits in the volume, quality, price, and timeliness required by farmers. This constraint is partly attributable to classical failures in the market
Dawit Mekonnen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fear and Loathing on the High Seas: Affective Dimensions of Justice in Kenya’s Piracy Trials

open access: yesOcean and Society
Piracy off the coast of Somalia captured international attention in the early 2010s. The regional approach to prosecuting piracy in East Africa required multi‐state participation and involved an array of local and international actors that ultimately ...
Brittany VandeBerg   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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