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The effects of agroecological farming systems on smallholder livelihoods: a case study on push-pull system from Western Kenya by D'Annolfo, Raffaele, Gemmill-Herren, Barbara, Amudavi, David, Shiraku, Hudson W., Piva, Mariacristina, Garibaldi, Lucas A.

“…There is a need for scaling-up agroecology to promote sustainable agriculture at global level. Although, recent studies show that agroecological approaches can…”
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A holistic sustainability assessment of organic (certified and non-certified) and non-organic smallholder farms in Kenya by Kamau, Juliet Wanjiku, Schader, Christian, Biber-Freudenberger, Lisa, Stellmacher, Till, Amudavi, David M, Landert, Jan, Blockeel, Johan, Whitney, Cory, Borgemeister, Christian

“…The introduction of organic farm management practices in sub-Saharan Africa could act as a lever for supporting regional sustainable development. In this…”
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On-farm evaluation of the ‘push–pull’ technology for the control of stemborers and striga weed on maize in western Kenya by Khan, Zeyaur R., Midega, Charles A.O., Amudavi, David M., Hassanali, Ahmed, Pickett, John A.

“…The ‘push–pull’ technology is a novel pest management strategy developed for control of stemborers and striga weed, Striga hermonthica, in maize-based farming…”
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Farmers’ perceptions of a ‘push–pull’ technology for control of cereal stemborers and Striga weed in western Kenya by Khan, Zeyaur R., Amudavi, David M., Midega, Charles A.O., Wanyama, Japhether M., Pickett, John A.

“…Striga and cereal stemborers are major constraints to cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa causing serious food security concerns. The International Centre…”
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Economic performance of the ‘push–pull’ technology for stemborer and Striga control in smallholder farming systems in western Kenya by Khan, Zeyaur R., Midega, Charles A.O., Njuguna, Esther M., Amudavi, David M., Wanyama, Japhether M., Pickett, John A.

“…The ‘push–pull’ technology (PPT), developed in Africa, offers effective control of cereal stemborers and Striga weed in maize-based cropping systems. It…”
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Evaluation of farmers' field days as a dissemination tool for push-pull technology in Western Kenya by Amudavi, David M., Khan, Zeyaur R., Wanyama, Japhether M., Midega, Charles A.O., Pittchar, Jimmy, Hassanali, Ahmed, Pickett, John A.

“…Our earlier study on farmers' adoption of ‘Push-pull’ technology (PPT) for management of cereal stemborers and Striga weed showed that field days (FDs) could…”
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Integration of edible beans ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) into the push–pull technology developed for stemborer and Striga control in maize-based cropping systems by Khan, Zeyaur R., Midega, Charles A.O., Wanyama, Japhether M., Amudavi, David M., Hassanali, Ahmed, Pittchar, Jimmy, Pickett, John A.

“…Smallholder farming systems in eastern Africa are characterized by cereal/edible legume intercrops in fields severely constrained by parasitic weed, Striga…”
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Integrated management of Striga hermonthica and cereal stemborers in finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) through intercropping with Desmodium intortum by Midega, Charles A.O., Khan, Zeyaur R., Amudavi, David M., Pittchar, Jimmy, Pickett, John A.

“…We evaluated the potential role of greenleaf desmodium, Desmodium intortum (Mill.) Urb., in the combined management of Striga hermonthica and cereal stemborers…”
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The effects of farmer community group participation on rural livelihood in Kenya by Amudavi, D. M

“…This chapter explores the determinants of farmer community group participation and the differential impact of group membership on members' welfare in three…”
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Integrated management of Striga hermonthica and cereal stemborers in finger miller (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) through intercropping with Desmodium intortum by Midega, Charles A.O, Khan, Zeyaur R, Amudavi, David M, Pittchar, Jimmy, Pickett, John A

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Linking institutional partnerships, community groups and rural livelihood improvement in Kenya by Amudavi, David

“…The purpose of this study was to explore the extent to which social capital accessed through group participation contribute to better household economic…”
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Report on the Annual Meeting of the Working Group "Phytomedicine in the Tropics and Subtropics" 2009 by Niere, Björn, Frosch, Monica, Mithöfer, Klaus, Ongamo, George Otieno, Leru, Bruno, Mbuthia, Lilian Wanjiru, von Alten, Henning, Grunewaldt-Stöcker, Gisela, Anyusheva, Maria, La, Nguyen, Lamers, Marc, Streck, Thilo, Bekele, Nigat, Mithöfer, Dagmar, Amudavi, David, Obare, Gideon, Bahar, Habibullah, Stanley, John, Gregg, Peter, del Socorro, Alice, Sultan, Muna, Dehne, Heinz-Wilhelm, Steiner, Ulrike, Bhandari, Bishnu Kumari, Coll, Moshe, Baklawa, Mohamed, Massoud, Samia, El-Kady, Gamal, Ramasamy, Srinivasan, Su, Fu-Cheng, Huang, Chun-Chu, Lin, Mei-ying, Hsu, Yun-che, Hillnhütter, Christian, Dubois, Thomas, Coyne, Danny, Nsubuga, Erostus, Sikora, Richard A., Macharia, Ibrahim Ndegwa, Waibel, Hermann, Dahal, Diwakar, Pich, Andreas, Wydra, Kerstin, Beran, Franziska, Büttner, Carmen, Mewis, Inga, Ulrichs, Christian, Endah, Ndambi Beninweck, Cadisch, Georg, Elzein, Abulegasim, Heller, Annerose, Mühlbach, Hans-Peter, Tantau, Hanny, Vogel, Stephanie, Renk, Steffi, Schultz, Dorothee, Hoque, M. Imdadul, Sarker, Rakha Hari, Schulze, Jana, Khan, Salim, Abbo, Azza Siddig Hussien, Idris, Mohamed Osman, Elballa, Mustafa M. A., Caceres, Hilda Luz Lezcano, Gerold, Gerhard, Eisa, Maymoona Ahmed, Roth, Mechthild, Gebreiyesus, Ameha Y., Debener, Thomas

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Socio-Economic Factors Influencing Adoption of Energy– Saving Technologies among Smallholder Farmers: The Case of West Pokot County, Kenya by Andiema Chesang Everlyne, Nkurumwa Oywaya Agnes, Amudavi Mulama David

“…Fuel wood provides the main source of energy for cooking and space heating for over 80 percent of households living in Kenya. The heavy reliance on the biomass…”
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Fighting Hunger Together: A Case of Women Farmers’ Participation in Women Groups in Mwala Division, Kenya by Rebecca Njoki Karaya, Christopher Assa Onyango, David Mulama Amudavi

“…Food security remains a major challenge for most rural households in Kenya especially those in arid and semi arid areas. Women play a crucial role as primary…”
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