Search Results - "Kergna, Alpha"

Made in Africa – How to make local agricultural machinery manufacturing thrive by Daum, Thomas, Adegbola, Ygué Patrice, Kamau, Geoffrey, Kergna, Alpha Oumar, Daudu, Christogonus, Adebowale, Wahab Akeem, Adegbola, Carine, Bett, Charles, Mulinge, Wellington, Zossou, Roch Cedrique, Nientao, Abdoulaye, Kirui, Oliver, Oluwole, Fatunbi Abiodun

“…Manufacturing has the potential to drive economic growth, job creation and poverty reduction, but African manufacturers face challenges in competing with…”
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Policies for reducing agricultural sector vulnerability to climate change in Mali by Butt, Tanveer A., McCarl, Bruce A., Kergna, Alpha O.

“…The Mali agricultural sector and the country's food security are potentially vulnerable to climate change. Policies may be able to mitigate some of the climate…”
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Farm family effects of adopting improved and hybrid sorghum seed in the Sudan Savanna of West Africa by Smale, Melinda, Assima, Amidou, Kergna, Alpha, Thériault, Véronique, Weltzien, Eva

“…•The first sorghum hybrids based on local germplasm in West Africa yield well on farms.•Intrahousehold status on extended family farms affects adoption of…”
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Building digital bridges in African value chains: Exploring linkages between ICT use and social capital in agricultural marketing by Baumüller, Heike, Ikpi, Ubi, Jumpah, Emmanuel Tetteh, Kamau, Geoffrey, Kergna, Alpha O., Mose, Lawrence, Nientao, Abdoulaye, Omari, Rose, Phillip, Dayo, Salasya, Beatrice

“…Intermediaries perform important functions in the African agriculture sector, such as linking producers to information, markets and finance. They often rely on…”
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Causes and Consequences of Increasing Herbicide Use in Mali by Haggblade, Steven, Smale, Melinda, Kergna, Alpha, Theriault, Veronique, Assima, Amidou

“…This paper examines the origins and impact of rapid recent growth of herbicide use in Mali. Primary data come from interviews with herbicide importers and…”
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Perceived effects of farm tractors in four African countries, highlighted by participatory impact diagrams by Daum, Thomas, Adegbola, Ygué Patrice, Kamau, Geoffrey, Kergna, Alpha Oumar, Daudu, Christogonus, Zossou, Roch Cedrique, Crinot, Géraud Fabrice, Houssou, Paul, Mose, Lawrence, Ndirpaya, Yarama, Wahab, A. A., Kirui, Oliver, Oluwole, Fatunbi Abiodun

“…Agricultural mechanization is on the rise in Africa. A widespread replacement of manual labor and animal traction will change the face of African agriculture…”
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Mechanization, digitalization, and rural youth - Stakeholder perceptions on three mega-topics for agricultural transformation in four African countries by Daum, Thomas, Adegbola, Patrice Ygué, Adegbola, Carine, Daudu, Christogonus, Issa, Fadlullah, Kamau, Geoffrey, Kergna, Alpha Oumar, Mose, Lawrence, Ndirpaya, Yarama, Fatunbi, Oluwole, Zossou, Roch, Kirui, Oliver, Birner, Regina

“…Mechanization, digitalization, and rural youth engagement are central to African agricultural transformation. Each of these topics is associated with debates…”
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Erratum to: Causes and Consequences of Increasing Herbicide Use in Mali by Haggblade, Steven, Smale, Melinda, Kergna, Alpha, Theriault, Veronique, Assima, Amidou

“…Correction to : The European Journal of Development Research (2017), Volume 29, Issue 3. doi: 10.1057/s41287-017-0087-2 The acknowledgment section detailing…”
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Smallholders adaptation to climate change in Mali by Ebi, Kristie L., Padgham, Jonathan, Doumbia, Mamadou, Kergna, Alpha, Smith, Joel, Butt, Tanveer, McCarl, Bruce

“…This study was undertaken to assess the potential impacts of climate change on agriculture in the Sikasso region of southern Mali, as part of an effort by the…”
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Consumer preferences for quality characteristics along the cowpea value chain in Nigeria, Ghana, and Mali by Mishili, Fulgence Joseph, Fulton, Joan, Shehu, Musa, Kushwaha, Saket, Marfo, Kofi, Jamal, Mustafa, Kergna, Alpha, Lowenberg-DeBoer, J

“…The production and trade of cowpea is a growing business in West Africa. But a better understanding of consumer preferences is essential to market development…”
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Price Discovery: The Case of Millet in Bamako, Mali by Bessler, David A., Kergna, Alpha

“…Monthly time series data on millet prices from 12 markets in Bamako, Mali are studied in an error correction model. Contemporaneous correlation among…”
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