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Using translational research to enhance farmers’ voice: a case study of the potential introduction of GM cassava in Kenya’s coast
Valdivia, Corinne; Danda, M.; Sheikh, Dekha; James, Harvey - In: Agriculture and Human Values 31 (2014) 4, pp. 673-681
Genetically modified (GM) cassava is currently being developed to address problems of diseases that threaten the food … vulnerability of cassava production to these diseases. In this paper we examine barriers to farmers’ voice in the development of GM … cassava. We also examine the role of a translational research process to enhance farmers’ voice, to understand the sources of …
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Ernährungssicherung und interregionale Vermarktung von Grundnahrungsmitteln in Benin
Beck, Klaus V. - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 48 (1995) 32, pp. 21-29
Die Versorgung mit Grundnahrungsmitteln nimmt in der entwicklungspolitischen Diskussion - insbesondere in Afrika - einen wichtigen Platz ein. Dirigistische Maßnahmen und die Ineffizienz der Märkte werden für niedrige Erzeugerpreise und unzureichende Agrarproduktion verantwortlich gemacht. In...
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East African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis
Waithaka, Michael (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The second of three books in IFPRI's climate change in Africa series, East African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 10 of the countries that make up east and central Africa - Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Kenya,...
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Cassava: a promising food security crop in Mutomo, a semi-arid food deficit district in Kitui County of Kenya
Githunguri, Cyrus M.; Amata, Ruth; Lung'ahi, Esther G.; … - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 10 (2014) 3, pp. 311-323
Cassava is ideal for production and provision of carbohydrates in the marginal and drought-prone areas, which comprise … constraint to cassava production is lack of adequate disease and pest-free planting materials greatly exacerbated by its low … multiplication rate. The Kenya Agricultural Research Institute Katumani Centre has established cassava agronomic demonstrations …
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Impact of research investment on Cassava production technologies in India
Srinivas, Tavva - In: Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 53 (2009) 3
The present study was an ex-post assessment done to validate past funding on cassava research, based on economic … surplus approach. Though cassava was introduced as a food crop in Kerala, India from Brazil, it has changed its status to … development efforts of different R&D organizations. Cassava technologies developed enabled in sustaining the crop in the country …
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An Assessment of the Effects of Root and Tuber Expansion Project (RTEP) on the Livelihood of Cassava Processors in Kwara State, Nigeria
Alli, Achem Bello; Adebola, Akangbe Jones; Olayinka, … - In: International Journal of Agricultural Management and … 03 (2013) 3
cassava processors from two Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) zones in the State. Structured interview schedule was …-Whitney (U) test. The findings of the study showed that RTEP provided more than 73 percent of total cassava processing equipment … others, the study recommended massive investment in subsidizing critical cassava processing equipment, and provision of micro …
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Distribution of welfare gains from GM cassava in Uganda across different population groups and market margins
Takeshima, Hiroyuki - In: African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 06 (2011) 1
assesses ex ante how the welfare effects of genetically modified (GM) cassava in Uganda will be distributed across large … market margin. The results indicate that welfare gains from GM cassava will be enjoyed by all three groups but most by large …-scale cassava producers, and that the bias that results from ignoring the market margin is relatively small when looking at the …
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Economic impact analysis of marker-assisted breeding for resistance to pests and post harvest deterioration in cassava
Rudi, Nderim; Norton, George W.; Alwang, Jeffrey Roger; … - In: African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 04 (2010) 2
compared to conventional breeding alone, in developing cassava varieties resistant to cassava mosaic disease, green mite …
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nternational Workshop on Nutrient Balances for Sustainable Agricultural Production and Natural Resource Management in Southeast Asia, Bangkok, Thailand, 20-22 February 2001: select...
Noble, Andrew D.; Lefroy, Rod D.B. - International Water Management Institute (IWMI) - 2001
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Division of labor and resource management in eastern Pará, Brazil
Ximenes, Tereza - In: Agriculture and Human Values 18 (2001) 1, pp. 49-56
Peasants of the northeastern Pará cultivate cassava (manioc esculenta) using shifting cultivation. This paper discusses … some factors in support of cassava production, even though it has some negative environmental impacts. These factors are … the importance of cassava in the region's history, dietary traditions, and the cooperative labor systems employed in its …
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