INVESTIGATING THE WEST AFRICA AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAMME FOR EFFECTIVENESS AMONG MAIZE FARMERS IN MAMOU, REPUBLIC OF GUINEA [PDF]
, 2020 The West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP) is an agricultural and development agenda aimed at reducing hunger and poverty amongst the ECOWAS nations. Maize is an emphasis crop being promoted by the WAAPP, Republic of Guinea.
Mamadou Alpha BAH +1 more
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Banana and plantain in West Africa: Production and marketing [PDF]
, 2021 This study provides an overview of banana and plantain in West Africa. West Africa is one of the major plantain-producing regions of the world, accounting for about 32% of worldwide production. The major plantain-producing countries in the region include
Olumba , C.C., Onunka, C.N.
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Is there any economics in smallholder cocoyam production? Evidence from the forest agro-ecological zone of Ghana [PDF]
, 2017 Background Cocoyam is an important food security crop in Ghana because it stores better than all other root and tuber crops. Despite its socio-economic relevance, production has declined persistently since the last decade.
Aidoo, Robert +3 more
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Report on Phase 1 Planning Meeting of the Paddy Rice Production Component CCAC Agriculture Initiative [PDF]
, 2016 The goals of the Climate and Clean Air (CCAC) Agriculture Initiative are to disseminate best practices for minimizing emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) from agriculture while also enhancing food security and livelihoods and meeting ...
Joven, B.P., Sander, Bjoern Ole
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Assessing the Climate-Smartness of the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP): What can we learn from Benin, Guinea, Niger, Togo and Chad projects? [PDF]
, 2019 Agriculture is the most important sector of the national economies in West Africa. However, the agricultural sector is faced with numerous challenges (declining soil fertility and land degradation, adverse climate change manifestations, demographic ...
Basso, A +8 more
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Sierra Leone fish value chain analysis with special emphasis on Tonkolili District [PDF]
, 2017 The USAID-funded Sierra Leone Feed the Future (FtF) Agriculture Project implemented by WorldFish has completed its initial pilot phase (July 2015 to September 2016). During this phase, the project identified and tested interventions to develop integrated
Kassam, L. +4 more
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Empoderando as mulheres agrícolas através do modelo de fortalecimento da vida na Nigéria oriental [PDF]
, 2020 Improvement in livelihood capitals of vulnerable women farmers has been a concern in the developing countries. Governments around the world particularly in the developing countries try various policies and models to enhance the productivity of these ...
Azunna, Chigozie
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Adapting Green Innovation Centres to climate change: analysis of value chain adaptation potential. Cassava and plantain value chains in Bas-Sassandra, Comoé, and Lagunes Districts, Cote D’Ivoire [PDF]
, 2021 The present report aims to provide a climate and vulnerability analysis of the Green Innovation Centres (GIC) target commodity value chains. Herein we identify climate change- related vulnerabilities, hazards, and opportunities for adaptation to the same.
Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT +2 more
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A Blueprint for Strengthening Food System Resilience in West Africa: Regional Priority Intervention Areas [PDF]
, 2021 This report was inspired by the 2019 Kigali African Food Security Leadership Dialogue (AFSLD) that called for joint action to tackle the African Food Security challenges.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations +1 more
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Common Garden Experiment Reveals Altered Nutritional Values and DNA Methylation Profiles in Micropropagated Three Elite Ghanaian Sweet Potato Genotypes [PDF]
, 2019 Micronutrient deficiency is the cause of multiple diseases in developing countries. Staple crop biofortification is an efficient means to combat such deficiencies in the diets of local consumers. Biofortified lines of sweet potato (Ipomoea batata L. Lam)
Akomeah, Belinda +4 more
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