Search Results - "Manyong, V.M"

Smallholder market participation under transactions costs: Maize supply and fertilizer demand in Kenya by Alene, Arega D., Manyong, V.M., Omanya, G., Mignouna, H.D., Bokanga, M., Odhiambo, G.

“…This paper assessed the effects of transactions costs—relative to price and non-price factors—on smallholder marketed surplus and input use in Kenya. A…”
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A quantitative framework to analyse cooperation between rural households by Gerichhausen, M., Berkhout, E.D., Hamers, H.J.M., Manyong, V.M.

“…Different types of cooperative agreements between smallholders continue to play an important role in rural areas in developing countries. While some empirical…”
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Targeting agricultural research based on potential impacts on poverty reduction: Strategic program priorities by agro-ecological zone in Nigeria by Alene, Arega D., Manyong, V.M., Tollens, Eric F., Abele, Steffen

“…Growing concern for poverty in the face of declining agricultural research budgets has increasingly required formal priority setting of public agricultural…”
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Characteristics of speargrass ( Imperata cylindrica) dominated fields in West Africa: crops, soil properties, farmer perceptions and management strategies by Chikoye, D., Manyong, V.M., Ekeleme, F.

“…Speargrass is a dominant, competitive and difficult weed to control in tropical Asia, Latin America, and some parts of West Africa. In West Africa, no…”
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Responding to food supply shocks through global partnerships in technology development and transfer: the case of the IITA-led biological control of cassava mealybug in Sub-Saharan Africa by Alene, A.D, Manyong, V.M, Coulibaly, O

“…Partnerships involving national agricultural research systems (NARS), the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), universities,…”
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Elaborating institutional arrangements to better enhance sustainable crop intensification in Uganda: A farmers’ perspective by Pali, P.N., Tebeka, Y.A., Schut, M., Mangheni, M.N., Wairegi, L.W., Manyong, V.M., van Asten, P.J.A.

“…Weak and inefficient institutional arrangements have been identified as a major cause of the slow pace of agricultural growth in developing countries…”
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economic and poverty impacts of maize research in West and Central Africa by Alene, Arega D, Menkir, Abebe, Ajala, S.O, Badu-Apraku, B, Olanrewaju, A.S, Manyong, V.M, Ndiaye, Abdou

“…This article assembles the results of three multicountry surveys on variety performance and adoption patterns to measure the impacts of maize research in West…”
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A Two-stage Empirical Analysis of Market Participation in Yam-growing Areas of West Africa Two-stage empirical analysis- Market participation- Yam- Nigeria- Ghana by D.B. Mignouna, T. Abdoulaye, A.A. Akinola, A. Alene, A. Oparinde, V.M. Manyong, N. Maroya, R. Asiedu

“…The transition from semi-subsistence to commercialized agriculture has been subject of global debates in Africa for more than a half century. This is the…”
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Opportunities and pitfalls for researchers to contribute to the design of evidence-based agricultural policies: lessons from Uganda by Pali, P. N., Schut, M., Kibwika, P., Wairegi, L., Yami, M., van Asten, P. J. A., Manyong, V. M.

“…Agricultural policies in sub-Saharan Africa have paid insufficient attention to sustainable intensification. In Uganda, agricultural productivity has stagnated…”
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Does a cassava research-for-development program have impact at the farm level? Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo by Rusike, J., Mahungu, N.M., Lukombo, S.S., Kendenga, T., Bidiaka, S.M., Alene, A., Lema, A., Manyong, V.M.

“…•We evaluate the impact of a research-for-development program on farm outcomes.•The program has positive effects on household market participation, adoption…”
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THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF GIS TECHNIQUES IN DISEASE AND PEST CONTROL: AN EXAMPLE BASED ON A REGIONAL PROJECT IN CENTRAL AFRICA by Bouwmeester, H., Abele, S., Manyong, V.M., Legg, C., Mwangi, M., Nakato, V., Coyne, D., Sonder, K.

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The production efficiency of intercropping annual and perennial crops in southern Ethiopia: A comparison of distance functions and production frontiers by Alene, Arega D., Manyong, Victor M., Gockowski, James

“…This study measures the efficiency of intercropping systems of annual and perennial crops production in southern Ethiopia using the stochastic frontier…”
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Potential Benefits of GIS Techniques in Disease and Pest Control: an Example Based on a Regional Project in Central Africa by Bouwmeester, H, Abele, S, Manyong, V.M, Legg, C, Mwangi, M, Nakato, V, Coyne, D, Sonder, K

“…Pests and diseases of bananas (Musa spp.) threaten the livelihoods of over 20 million people in the Great Lakes region. Geographic information systems (GIS)…”
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Farmers' perceptions of benefits and factors affecting the adoption of improved dual-purpose cowpea in the dry savannas of Nigeria by Kristjanson, P, Okike, I, Tarawali, S, Singh, B.B, Manyong, V.M

“…This study links participatory research methods, geographic information systems (GIS) techniques, village and household-level surveys, and a tobit analysis to…”
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Efficiency-equity tradeoffs and the scope for resource reallocation in agricultural research: evidence from Nigeria by Alene, Arega D, Manyong, V.M, Tollens, Eric F, Abele, Steffen

“…On the basis of projected economic and poverty impacts of alternative commodity research programs, this article assessed efficiency and equity tradeoffs and…”
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Effective dimensionality and factors affecting crop-livestock integration in West African savannas: a combination of principal component analysis and Tobit approaches by Manyong, V.M, Okike, I, Williams, T.O

“…Crop-livestock integration (CLI) to improve natural resource management for increased productivity is evolving in Nigeria and West Africa. Processes in the…”
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Response of speargrass ( Imperata cylindrica) to cover crops integrated with handweeding and chemical control in maize and cassava by Chikoye, D, Manyong, V.M, Carsky, R.J, Ekeleme, F, Gbehounou, G, Ahanchede, A

“…Speargrass [ Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeuschel] is a noxious weed widespread in most tropical zones of the world. Studies were conducted in the savannah of…”
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adoption of alley farming and Mucuna: lessons for research, development and extension by Douthwaite, B, Manyong, V.M, Keatinge, J.D.H, Chianu, J

“…This paper evaluates the utility of the 'learning selection' model of the early adoption process, based on a constructivist conceptual framework, to explain…”
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Profitability of intensification technologies among smallholder maize farmers in the forest-savanna transition zone of Nigeria by Bamire, A.S., Manyong, V.M.

“…Sustaining the productive capacity of the land resource under the existing land-use system and increasing population pressure requires the use of appropriate…”
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Economic Analysis of Balanced Nutrient Management Technologies for Maize Production in Kaduna State, Nigeria by Omadachi, Ugbabe O., Ahmed, Ben, Manyong, V.M., Olukosi, James O., Yusuf, Oseni

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