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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
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Disentangling Mining and Migratory Routes in West Africa: Decisions to Move in Migranticised Settings

Social Inclusion, 2021
This article scrutinizes the trajectories of African men whose cross-border movements intersect two types of mobility routes: mining and migration routes. Drawing on field research in Mali and Guinea, as well as phone interviews with male miners/migrants
Matthieu Bolay
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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
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Lost in aggregation? On the importance of local food price data for food poverty estimates

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores within‐country variations in food price dynamics and food poverty estimates by employing local market price data and national consumer price index (CPI) data. Our results show that national CPI data may be useful for approximating national trends but they fail to detect and identify spatial variations in local trends, which
Stephan Dietrich, Valerio Giuffrida, Bruno Martorano, Georg Schmerzeck, Marco Tiberti   +4 more
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Usage des pesticides et impacts sur la santé des applicateurs en zone cotonnière du Mali

Cahiers Agricultures, 2022
Au Mali, le répertoire des pesticides utilisés en agriculture est vaste et les études de leurs impacts sur la santé sont rares. Des travaux de recherche sur les impacts des pesticides utilisés en productions cotonnière, céréalière et maraîchère sur la ...
Le Bars Marjorie, Sissako Aliou, de Montgolfier Alban, Sidibe Yaya, Diarra Abdourahamane, Sagara Augustin, Koita Ousmane   +6 more
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Translation and Cross‐Cultural Adaptation of the Chronic Rhinosinusitis Control Test for Global Use

International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The Chronic Rhinosinusitis Control Test (CRCT) is a patient‐reported outcome measure (PROM) written in English that is psychometrically validated to measure chronic rhinosinusitis control. Because the availability of translated PROMs is a driver of data equity—collection of data that is fair and generally representative—our ...
Hye K. Pae, Detong Xia, Hanzhong Sun, Yudi Chen, Kwangoh Yi, Minjeong Song, Eriko Sato, Ali R. Abasi, Jody Ballah, Anna Babarczy, Raymond Bertram, Agnieszka Biernacka, Mable Chan, Teresa Civera, Irina Dubinina, Doğu Erdener, María Isabel Maldonado García, Ali Garib, Tuomo Häikiö, Fuk‐chuen HO, Li‐Yu Hung, R. Malatesha Joshi, Oksana Kanerva, Kiranpreet Kaur Baath, Björn Köhnlein, Dalibor Kučera, Paula Luegi, Yustinus Calvin Gai Mali, Sivan Medina, Stefan Milosavljević, Amna Mirza, Mohamed Y. Mwamzandi, Fatemeh Nami, Anabella‐Gloria Niculescu‐Gorpin, Portia Padilla, Georgia Panayiotou, Manuel Perea, Luciano Perondi, Hiển Phạm, Rasmus Puggaard‐Rode, Anurag Rimzhim, Sreeparna Sarkar, David L. Share, Gláucia V. Silva, Antônio R. M. Simões, Charlotte Stormbom, Titima Suthiwan, Katsuo Tamaoka, Mila Tasseva‐Kurktchieva, Paweł Urbanik, An Van, Katie M. Phillips, Ahmad R. Sedaghat   +52 more
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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on measles immunisation activities in Mali: A five-year descriptive analysis of vaccination uptake and missed opportunities

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: Measles is a highly contagious disease. The study demonstrated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on measles vaccination coverage in Mali. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study based on a secondary analysis of the measles vaccination (
Souleymane Togola, Souleymane Sékou Diarra, Yaya dit Sadio Sarro, Bassirou Diarra, Cheick Abou Coulibaly, Salia Keita, Ibrahim Bah, Seydou Doumbia   +7 more
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Digital Transformation and Informal Innovation in Africa: Reframing STI Policy for Inclusive Circular Economy Transitions

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid increasing environmental and economic pressures, Africa's transition to a circular economy (CE) presents a vital pathway to inclusive, low‐carbon development. Yet, how digital transformation, informal innovation, and science, technology, and innovation (STI) policy readiness shape CE outcomes remains underexplored.
Emmanuel K. Manu, Isaiah Nketiah, Simplice A. Asongu   +2 more
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Decarbonization in Financial Turbulent Times: Global Value Chains and Regulatory Framework

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how participation in global value chains (GVCs) influences carbon emissions amid financial turbulence, with attention to cross‐country heterogeneity and distributional dynamics. Although existing research has explored trade–environment linkages, limited attention has been given to how GVC integration interacts with ...
Xiaoyong Xu, Lu Zhang, Kingsley Imandojemu, Felix Orole, Romanus Osabohien   +4 more
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Sustainable and Resilient Supply Networks: Digitalisation, Regulation and Climate Vulnerability in a Global Context

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The growing frequency of global crises has intensified concerns regarding climate vulnerability and the resilience of global production systems. This study examines the heterogeneous effects of supply chain development and supply chain digitalisation on climate vulnerability across countries, while accounting for institutional and investment ...
Ziwei Li, Zhi Zhan, Kingsley Imandojemu, Romanus Osabohien, Damilola Felix Eluyela   +4 more
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