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Variations in agronomic and grain quality traits of rice grown under irrigated lowland conditions in West Africa [PDF]

, 2018
Rice breeding in West Africa has been largely skewed toward yield enhancement and stress tolerance. This has led to the variable grain quality of locally produced rice in the region.
Alognon, A., Bah, S., Dieng, I., Graham‐Acquaah, S., Manful, J.T., Saito, K., Sow, A., Traoré, K.   +7 more
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Is Youth's Engagement in Agribusiness an Opportunity or a Necessity? A Closer Look at the Situation in South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the broad focus on necessity‐ and opportunity‐driven entrepreneurship in research and policy, the entrepreneurial dichotomy within the agribusiness context has not been adequately addressed. This study contributes to closing this knowledge gap by examining youth's perceptions of agribusiness through the lens of the push‐pull motivation
Cool Dady Mangole, Paul Martin Dontsop Nguezet, Shiferaw Feleke, Victor Manyong, Kamala Kaghoma Christian, Zoumana Bamba, Tahirou Abdoulaye   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Profil épidémiologique de la Tuberculose, Sénégal, 2009-2018

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health, 2021
Introduction: Le fardeau de la tuberculose (TB) pose un grave problème de santé publique au Sénégal. Nous avons analysé les données de surveillance de la tuberculose pour décrire le poids et la tendance de la tuberculose au Sénégal ...
Kalidou Djibril Sow, Pauline Yanogo, Mathias Ndiaye, Madou Kane, Bernard Sawadogo, Joseph Otshudiandjeka, Marianne Laurent, Fadima Diallo, Adama NDIR, Nicolas Meda   +9 more
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On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
wiley   +1 more source

Pathology of Senegalese breast cancers

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019
INTRODUCTION: Breast cancer is among the most common cancers among women in most of Afri-ca. However, features of histologically confirmed breast cancers presenting in specific regional popula-tions is limited.
Megan Burke Fitzpatrick, Mara Hester Rendi, Nancy Barbara Kiviat, Pape Toure, Amadou Dem, Papa Salif Sow, Stephen Edward Hawes, Qinghua Feng, Kimberly Heller Allison   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Person to Person in Senegal [PDF]

, 2013
While still in the midst of their study abroad experiences, students at Linfield College write reflective essays. Their essays address issues of cultural similarity and difference, compare lifestyles, mores, norms, and habits between their host countries
Greaver, Kathleen
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Migrant success in UK Education: Are there lessons for government social mobility policy?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The school achievement and career aspirations of 23 sixth form students at a multi‐cultural urban academy in the UK are explored through interviews. The sample includes 16 s‐generation migrants, 6 UK‐born students with migrant parents and 1 UK‐born student, selected to represent a cohort of over 300 post‐16 learners.
Bernard Barker, Kate Hoskins
wiley   +1 more source

Demographic Data for Development: Overview Report [PDF]

, 2009
Presents findings from case studies in Ethiopia, Ghana, Senegal, and Uganda of the demand for and utilization of data by policy makers and the factors behind their underutilization.
Wendy Baldwin
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Communication of Business‐Nonprofit Collaborations and Environmental Legitimacy: Exploratory Insights From Italian Firms

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Collaborations with nonprofits can enhance firms' legitimacy, yet the relationship between their communication and corporate environmental legitimacy remains poorly understood. Furthermore, research lacks an analysis of the communication of business‐nonprofit collaborations through multiple actors' perspectives.
Andrea Rizzuni, Daniel Lundgaard, Maria Alejandra Torres‐Cuello, Steen Vallentin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source