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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 +3 more
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Analysis of maritime piracy trends and patterns using spatial autocorrelation in Africa
Journal of International Maritime Safety, Environmental Affairs, and ShippingMany studies have analyzed causation factors for piracy, but failed to quantitatively examine how piracy trends in regions have changed. The research aimed to establish the changing patterns of maritime piracy in Africa.
Whitney Akhahenda +4 more
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The Role of Certifications in Improving Household Food Security Among Peruvian Farmers
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Achieving global food security requires sustainable transformations in agri‐food systems. Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) such as Organic and Fairtrade aim to internalize certain social and environmental costs while promoting more equitable value distribution, improved market access, and sustainable production practices.
Lisa‐Marie Schulte, Awudu Abdulai
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Journal of Current Oncology and Medical SciencesIntroduction: 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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Open 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
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ANALYSIS OF TRENDS IN PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND TRADE IN THE AFRICAN ONIONS MARKET [PDF]
Journal of Bio-Based MarketingOnions 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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The potential of hybrid potato for East-Africa
, 2016 Potato is an important staple crop in East Africa. Most of the seed tubers are propagated in informal systems, whereby the tubers become deteriorated and contaminated, resulting in low crop yields.
Michiel E. de Vries +2 more
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The United States after unipolarity: American democracy promotion and the ‘Arab Spring’ [PDF]
, 2011 In the aftermath of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks the United States increasingly sought to promote democracy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Hassan, Oz
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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 +1 more
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JeffHEALTH: Helping East Africa Link to Health [PDF]
, 2016 JeffHEALTH-Helping East Africa Link to Health is a student-run organization at Thomas Jefferson University dedicated to improving basic medical education and quality of life in Rwanda, which was devastated in 1994 by civil war and genocide.
Coe, Savannah +4 more
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