Paper prepared for presentation at the First Symposium on Horticulture in Europe(SHE), 17th to 20th February 2008 at Vienna/Austria held under the aegis of ALVA,APH, BNL-SHS, DGG, GSHS, IOH, INRA, NJF, PSHS, SECH, SOI and theInternational Society for Horticultural Science

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Generating economic growth for the millions who live in poverty in developing countries is one of the key world problems of our time. In many cases, economic growth is driven by technological improvements. One of the technologies which could generate economic growth in Africa is biotechnology....

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Due to a rapid yield decline, plantain fields in Southeastern Nigeria are reverted to fallow after two years. However, population pressure leads to shorter fallow periods and high rates of deforestation. This study investigates the potential of mulch-based systems for perennial plantain...

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