Striga is an indigenous parasitic weed that attacks cereals and other crops in Africa. In maize croplands alone, Striga … to controlling the parasite was to induce herbicide resistance in maize and to coat the seed with herbicide to provide … development by the International Maize and Wheat Centre (CIMMYT), the Kenya Agricultural Research Center (KARI) and the Weizmann …

Striga hermonthica (del) Benth is threatening rural livelihoods in western Kenya where maize is the major food and cash … yield loss to Striga given high dependency on maize for livelihoods; adopt no integrated Striga control options; and live in …-scale farmers in the Striga-affected areas of western Kenya. Key words: livelihoods, maize, Striga, Kenya, Logit …

schooling, and enrollment rates have risen dramatically. At the same time, Zambia has faced the challenge of rising HIV … constraints. This paper uses panel survey data from rural Zambia to measure the impact of WA adult mortality and morbidity on …

Zambia are highest in the lowest rainfall and most drought-prone zone of the country (agro-ecological region I). 3. Only for …