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Controlling banana bunchy top disease in Benin: Crop protection strategies with socio‐economic perspectives

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Banana and plantain are vital for food security and income in West Africa, yet banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) threatens production. This study combined remote sensing, field surveys, modelling and socio‐economic analysis to assess BBTV spread and control strategies in Benin.
Renata Retkute, Martine Zandjanakou‐Tachin, Bonaventure Aman Omondi, Ulrich Roland Agoi, Yaovi Marc Vodounou, Hermine Akofodji, Evrard Akpla, Laurence Dossou, Emiline Médénou, Alban Etchiha, Alphonse Attadéou, P. Lava Kumar, John E. Thomas, Christopher A. Gilligan   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agricultural Extension Services and Climate Adaptive Capacity of Smallholder Farmers in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Journal of Agricultural Extension
Climate adaptive capacity of smallholder farmers through agricultural extension and climate information sources in Ebonyi State, Nigeria was evaluated.  Sample sizes of 428 smallholder farmers were selected through multi-stage sampling procedure.
Emeka Emmanuel Osuji, Michael Olatunji Olaolu, Ngozi Eucharia Okereke-Ejiogu, Peter Agu Onoh , Chidinma Adanna Peter-Onoh , Lilian Chinaenye Emma-Okafor , Ogueri Chukwuma, Chizoma Olivia Osuagwu , Bernadine Ngozi Aririguzo , Alagba Rosemond Adaohuru   +9 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Visions of sustainable development and the future of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (and beyond)

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Smallholder farmers are widely touted as essential to sustainable agricultural development in sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. But what exactly is meant by sustainable development, and how are smallholder farmers expected to contribute to it?
Chad S. Boda, Angela Dziedzom Akorsu, Frederick Ato Armah, Adrine Atwiine, Ronald Byaruhanga, Walter Chambati, Bernard Ekumah, Turaj Faran, Charles Tetteh Hombey, Ellinor Isgren, Ellinor Isgren, Anne Jerneck, Freedom Mazwi, Elizabeth Mpofu, Delmah Ndhlovu, Laury Ocen, Michaelin Sibanda   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Small farmers' access to high-value markets: what can we learn from the Malawi pigeopea value chain? [PDF]

Access to high-value markets remains one of the major challenges facing smallholder farmers in Africa. The paper applies a value chain analysis to the pigeonpea sub-sector in Malawi to determine ways of improving the access of small farmers to the global
Makoka, Donald
core   +1 more source

Smallholder Farmer Development: International Donor Funding Trends [PDF]

, 2010
In order to enable more coordination between these various initiatives, FSG and the Smallholder Coalition have catalogued and analyzed $12 billion in funding from 29 donors representing more than 1,700 smallholder-focused projects active from 2009 ...
Jessica Davies, Marc Pfitzer, Simon Meier, Valerie Bockstette   +3 more
core  

Single and dual RPA‐CRISPR/Cas assays for point‐of‐need detection of Stewart's wilt pathogen (Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii) of corn and Maize dwarf mosaic virus

Pest Management Science, Volume 81, Issue 4, Page 1988-1999, April 2025.
Schematic diagram of the single and dual RPA‐CRISPR/Cas12a/13a diagnostic assays for the detection of Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii and Maize dwarf mosaic virus. The validated assays provide a useful and sensitive molecular tool for detecting two quarantine pathogens of maize within a minimal resource framework suitable for fast‐tracking the ...
Qian Tian, Hua Zhou, Zhenxing Zhao, Yongjiang Zhang, Wenjun Zhao, Lulu Cai, Tao Guo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The socio-economic impacts of the floriculture industries on the smallholders in Ethiopia: the case of Sululta District in Oromia National Regional State

Frontiers in Horticulture
Floriculture industries produce non-edible agricultural products for the global market. Whereas, the smallholder farmers produce edible agricultural products for domestic consumption and they contribute to national food security.
Alemnesh Tsehay Kassa, Gutema Imana Keno, Tompson Makahamadze, Demissie Bekele   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Smallholders' Cost Efficiency in Mozambique: Implications for Improved Maize Seed Adoption [PDF]

Maize is an important staple in Mozambique. It is also a dominant crop produced by smallholder farmers. However, the actual maize yields, currently estimated at 1.4 tons/ha, fall short of potential yields of 5-6.5 tons/ha.
Christy, Ralph D., Mabaya, Edward T., Zavale, Helder   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Assessing the Impact of Targeted Poverty Alleviation Program on Poor Households With Different Causes of Poverty: Evidence From Rural China

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Poverty alleviation is a critical concern in developing countries. China launched the Targeted Poverty Alleviation (TPA) program and implemented a series of anti‐poverty initiatives, aiming to reduce poverty and enhance the well‐being of rural households.
Shiyu Yan, Li Wang, David Andrew Barry, Zhineng Hu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

SMALLHOLDER FARMERS' CHOICE OF OIL PALM COMMERCIALISATION MODEL AND HOUSEHOLD WELFARE IN SOUTH-WESTERN GHANA

, 2020
Fred Mawunyo Dzanku, Kofi Takyi Asante, William Quarmine, Louis S. Hodey   +3 more
openalex   +2 more sources