Towards a research agenda on tracking the contribution of agricultural research to poverty reduction in Africa: the case of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture [PDF]
, 2017 Like all public organizations concerned with research for development, IITA aims to contribute to poverty reduction goals in the developing world through improved agricultural technologies.
Abdoulaye, Tahirou +7 more
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Field evaluation of the impact of cocoa swollen shoot virus disease infection on yield traits of different cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) clones in Ghana. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2022 Ofori A +6 more
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Determining the potential distribution of Oryctes monoceros and Oryctes rhinoceros by combining machine-learning with high-dimensional multidisciplinary environmental variables. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2022 Aidoo OF +9 more
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Identification of a New Badnavirus in the Chinaberry (Melia azedarach) Tree and Establishment of a LAMP-LFD Assay for Its Rapid and Visual Detection. [PDF]
Viruses, 2021 Lu H, Tang J, Sun K, Yu X.
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Agroeconomic study of cassava in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]
, 2016 A proposal is presented to carry out an agroeconomic study of cassava in Sub-Saharan Africa, which will provide an in-depth characterization of cassava production, processing, and marketing. Aspects covered will be the structure of cassava-based cropping
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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Prospects for classical biological control of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in invaded areas using parasitoids from the Americas. [PDF]
J Econ Entomol, 2023 Kenis M.
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Infrastructure and technology constraints to agricultural development in the humid and subhumid tropics of Africa: [PDF]
Green Revolution technologies have not been widely adopted in Africa. What are the chances that they will play a major role in the near future? This paper shows that the enabling infrastructure, especially rural roads and irrigation systems are not ...
Spencer, Dunstan S. C.
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Cassava brown streak virus disease: Past, present and future. [PDF]
, 2002 Cassava has been an important success story in Africa's developing agriculture over the past decade. The crop's inherei'lt capacity to cope with marginal growing conditions and unpredictable rainfall, coupled with determined efforts of a number of ...
Hillocks, Rory J., Legg, James P.
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Viruses of Yams (Dioscorea spp.): Current Gaps in Knowledge and Future Research Directions to Improve Disease Management. [PDF]
Viruses, 2022 Diouf MB +6 more
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Report of the Study on CGIAR Commitments in West Africa [PDF]
, 1995 Report of a panel established by TAC to study CGIAR commitments in West Africa chaired by John McIntire. The document also contains an excerpt from the summary of proceedings at the CGIAR meeting of May 1995, a transmittal from the TAC Chairman, TAC's ...
CGIAR Study Panel on CGIAR Commitments in West Africa
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