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Factors driving utilization patterns of marshlands in the vicinity of South-Kivu urban agglomerations based on Rapid Assessment of Wetland Ecosystem Services (RAWES)

Environmental Challenges, 2021
Marshlands are one of the most vulnerable ecosystems; being disturbed for several decades as the population density rises. These disturbances, due to anthropogenic activities, impact their ability to deliver important ecosystem services (ES).
Géant Basimine Chuma, Jean Mubalama Mondo, Katcho Karume, Gustave Nachigera Mushagalusa, Serge Schmitz   +4 more
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Socio-economic drivers of improved sweet potato varieties adoption among smallholder farmers in South-Kivu Province, DR Congo

Scientific African, 2021
Promotion of improved crop varieties is an effective means of increasing farm productivity and alleviating poverty in rural areas. A successful dissemination of such varieties requires a deep understanding of target farmers’ attitudes, preferences and ...
Yannick Mugumaarhahama, Jean Mubalama Mondo, Marcellin Cuma Cokola, Serge Shakanye Ndjadi, Valence Bwana Mutwedu, Léon Muzee Kazamwali, Nadège Cizungu Cirezi, Géant Basimine Chuma, Adrien Byamungu Ndeko, Rodrigue Basengere Balthazar Ayagirwe, René Civava, Katcho Karume, Gustave Nachigera Mushagalusa   +12 more
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Septic Arthritis Caused by pantoea agglomerans in an Patient Without Known Immunosuppressive Conditions: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports
Septic arthritis caused by Pantoea agglomerans is uncommon in immunocompetent patients. This case emphasizes the importance of considering atypical pathogens in septic arthritis, underscores the role of microbiological confirmation, and highlights the ...
Paul Ngongo Tshonda, Delphin Murhula Katabana, Roland Lwandiko, Yannick Chibinda Birato, Djibril Mutawa, Pascal Murhula, Rodrigues Mupenda Mwenibamba, Tony Akilimali Shindano   +7 more
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Small-scale market gardeners’ knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding the use of chemical pesticides in the Kabare territory (South-Kivu) in Eastern D.R. Congo [PDF]

Heliyon
Damage caused by pests and diseases is one of constraints on crop production for food security. Based on the use of questionnaire and interviews that were conducted in Kabare territory (South-Kivu), this study was carried out to (i) assess farmers ...
Dieumerci R. Masumbuko, Audaxine N. Mwitangabo, Espoir B. Basengere, Patient M. Zamukulu, Leonard K. Mubalama, Gustave N. Mushagalusa   +5 more
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Ferroportin Q248H mutation was not found to be protective against malaria and anemia in children under 5 years living in South Kivu/Democratic Republic of Congo, an endemic area of Plasmodium infection

Heliyon, 2022
Background: Ferroportin (FPN) is known as an iron exporter and its effect on RBC iron could therefore hamper the growth of malaria parasites, since parasites are in need of iron.
Yvette Lufungulo Bahati, Joris Delanghe, Ghislain Bisimwa Balaluka, Karl Vandepoele, Justin Cikomola Cirhuza, Antoine Sadiki Kishabongo, Jan Philippé   +6 more
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Neonate screening for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in South Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo [PDF]

BMC Pediatrics
Background Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a common inherited enzymatic disorder and an important risk factor for severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia.
Isia Nanci Francisca, Bisimwa Balakula Ghislain, Amani Ngaboyeka Gaylord, Boemer Francois, Bours Vincent, Battisti Oreste, Mbusa Kambale Richard   +6 more
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Farmers’ preferred traits, production constraints, and adoption factors of improved maize varieties under South-Kivu rainfed agro-ecologies, eastern D.R. Congo: implications for maize breeding

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
The adoption rate of improved maize varieties (IMVs) is low among small-scale farmers in South-Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), despite extensive dissemination efforts by local and international research institutions and non ...
Adrien Byamungu Ndeko, Géant Basimine Chuma, Jean Mubalama Mondo, Léonard Muzee Kazamwali, René Civava, Espoir Basengere Bisimwa, Gustave Nachigera Mushagalusa   +6 more
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Typology of smallholder maize farmers in South-Kivu, Eastern D.R. Congo: implications in improving farming practices and markets

Discover Agriculture
Understanding the typology of smallholder maize farmers is crucial to elucidate the diversity in local farming systems, and therefore, devise effective interventions and policies that maximize the impact of agricultural innovations in South-Kivu province,
Adrien Byamungu Ndeko, Géant Basimine Chuma, Marcellin Cuma Cokola, Jean Mubalama Mondo, Yannick Mugumaarhahama, Espoir Bisimwa Basengere, René Civava, Gustave Nachigera Mushagalusa   +7 more
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Crop calendar optimization for climate change adaptation in yam farming in South-Kivu, eastern D.R. Congo. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
The traditional crop calendar for yam (Dioscorea spp.) in South-Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is becoming increasingly inadequate given the significant climatic variability observed over the last three decades. This study aimed at: (i)
Jean M Mondo, Géant B Chuma, Henri M Matiti, Jacques B Kihye, Espoir M Bagula, Katcho Karume, Charles Kahindo, Anthony Egeru, Jackson-Gilbert M Majaliwa, Paterne A Agre, Patrick A Adebola, Asrat Asfaw   +11 more
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Forest cover affects gully expansion at the tropical watershed scale: Case study of Luzinzi in Eastern DR Congo

Trees, Forests and People, 2021
This study aimed at assessing the land use and land cover change and its effect on the gully expansion in an agricultural and woodland tropical watershed.
Géant Basimine Chuma, Jean Mubalama Mondo, Adrien Byamungu Ndeko, Yannick Mugumaarhahama, Espoir Mukengere Bagula, Mulalisi Blaise, Muhaya Valérie, Kavimba Jacques, Katcho Karume, Gustave Nachigera Mushagalusa   +9 more
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