Search Results - "Manyong, VM"

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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A Two-stage Empirical Analysis of Market Participation in Yam-growing Areas of West Africa by Mignouna, DB, Abdoulaye, T., Akinola, AA, Alene, A., Oparinde, A., Manyong, VM, Maroya, N., Asiedu, R.

“…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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A Microeconometric Analysis of Household Consumption Expenditure Determinants in Yam-growing Areas of Nigeria and Ghana by Mignouna, DB, Abdoulaye, T., Alene, A., Manyong, VM, Dontsop, PN, Ainembabazi, JH, Asiedu, R.

“…This paper provides an analysis of microeconomic factors that explain household consumption expenditure in rural areas using cross-sectional data obtained from…”
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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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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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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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Fertiliser use and definition of farmer domains for impact-oriented research in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria by Manyong, V M, KO Makinde, Sanginga, N, Vanlauwe, B, Diels, J

“…One of the options to alleviate soil fertility constraints for sustainable agriculture in the savannas of West Africa is to develop soil nutrient management…”
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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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Adoption of improved fallows in West Africa: lessons from mucuna and stylo case studies by Tarawali, G, Manyong, V M, Carsky, R J, Vissoh, P V, Osei-Bonsu, P, Galiba, M

“…Traditional shifting cultivation systems can no longer be sustained in West Africa because of rapid increases in human and livestock populations…”
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Factors Affecting Farm-specific Production Efficiency in the Savanna Zones of West Africa by Okike, I., Jabbar, M.A., Manyong, V.M., Smith, J.W., Ehui, S.K.

“…Agricultural intensification involving greater crop–livestock interactions and integration is emerging as the most promising strategy for improving…”
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Ecological and socio-economic factors affecting agricultural intensification in the West African Savannas: evidence from northern Nigeria by Okike, I, Jabbar, M.A, Manyong, V.M, Smith, J.W

“…Agricultural intensification in West Africa is at an early stage and the process is taking place through various pathways. Population pressure and market…”
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Evaluating adoption of new crop-livestock-soil-management technologies using georeferenced village-level data: the case of cowpea in the dry savannahs of West Africa by Kristjanson, P, Okike, I, Tarawali, S. A, Kruska, R, Manyong, V. M, Singh, B. B

“…This study uses georeferenced community-level data to study the adoption of improved cowpea ( ) in northern Nigeria. One objective of the study is to find out…”
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