A5044802583- Cassava research and cyanide
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority
2022
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
2021
International Potato Center
2021
International Potato Center
2019-2020
Vecima Technology (United Kingdom)
2019
Effective and sustainable tools, mechanisms strategies are needed to significantly improve the prevailing agricultural productivity, farmer remuneration, food availability globally be able meet food, livelihood, nutritional needs of projected population in coming decades. Digital agriculture has potential efficiently bring together benefits advances research developments information communication technology space help positively transform entire spectrum pre-farm post-fork activities sector....
Based on a concept for demand-orientation in seed systems, we characterized Nigeria's cassava (Manihot esculenta) system from national to local level and farmers' demand three study sites. Interviews with seed-system actors explained their roles supply-side functions. Focus group discussions survey described multiple aspects of demand. Our findings show that the agriculture development program alone did not have capacity supply farmers sufficient desired varieties. Seed exchange between...
Until recently, there has been little commercial sale of vegetatively propagated crop seed, except for potatoes (Solanum tuberosum). This is especially true in developing countries. However, a formal, seed sector cassava (Manihot esculenta) emerging Nigeria. In 2016, project, Building an Economically Sustainable Integrated Cassava Seed System Nigeria (BASICS), started to encourage village farmers certify and sell seed. A questionnaire survey 30 entrepreneurs across 2019 included some those...
Cassava "seedpreneurship", is an emerging concept that focuses on establishing a sustainable cassava seed system. The dearth of empirical studies seedpreneurship and the gaps in understanding adoption improved varieties, profitability Village Seed Entrepreneurs (VSEs), women empowerment led to this study. This study was carried out Nigeria using multi-stage sampling method. It covered four states (Abia, Akwa-Ibom, Benue, Oyo) where VSEs out-growers' farming activities were under Building...