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Africa RISING in East and Southern Africa: Some phase I achievements
Presentation on Africa RISING in East and Southern Africa: Some phase I achievements
Assessment of the processability of improved cassava varieties into a traditional food product (“baton” or “chikwangue”) in Cameroon
New cassava varieties were developed by IITA in order to improve their agronomic yield, pest and disease resistance, and micronutrient content (higher beta-carotene and other carotenoids). This study assessed the ability ...
Consolidated data on CapDev activities 2017 - RTB
Consolidated data set with information on capacity development activities and trainees reported under RTB in 2017
Screening cowpea germplasm (cultivated and wild relatives) for aphid resistance
A total set of 376 entries including 374 mini-core accessions, 1 resistant check (TVu801) and 1 susceptible check (TVx 3236) were evaluated in screening cages at Kano and screen house at Cotonou for resistance to cowpea ...
Rapid Appraisal of Agricultural Innovation Systems (RAAIS) 2nd Edition
RAAIS is a multi-method toolkit that combines qualitative and quantitative data collection
and analysis techniques. RAAIS facilitates interaction between stakeholders
(e.g. farmers, NGOs/civil society, the private sector, ...
Meeting Report RTB Flagship 5.4 meeting – Scaling Readiness
RTB Flagship 5.4 meeting report.
Study cases in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Leaf Gas Exchange Measurements
Three soybean varieties with varying maturity duration were planted in two agro-ecologies in Mozambique: Ruace, (15.2355o S, 36.6886o E), Zambezia province and Muriaze (15.2729o S, 39.3173o E), Nampula province to understand ...
Farmers’ use and adaptation of improved climbing bean production practices in the highlands of Uganda
Climbing beans offer potential for sustainable intensification of agriculture, but their cultivation constitutes a relatively complex technology consisting of multiple components or practices. We studied uptake of improved ...
Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture: An integrated Systems Research Approach
Sustainable intensification has recently been developed and adopted as a key concept and driver for research and policy in sustainable agriculture. It includes ecological, economic and social dimensions, where food and ...
Establishment of field trials in the Southern and northern Guinea Savannas of Nigeria. Monitoring of crop performance by smallholder farmers around the trial sites. Use of field data to validate predictive models for legume technology dissemination
Trials were conducted under near-optimal conditions (moisture and nutrients non-limiting) via researcher managed conditions across various locations and sowing dates in rainy and dry season of 2016. Minimum data sets (MDS) ...