Alternatives to mucuna for soil fertility management in southern Benin: Farmer perception and use of traditional and exotic grain legumes

S Schulz, AN Honlonkou, RJ Carsky… - Experimental …, 2003 - cambridge.org
In southern Bénin, the legume cover crop Mucuna pruriens var. utilis has been widely
promoted for soil fertility improvement. Recent findings have shown, however, that the …

Factors affecting the adoption of leguminous cover crops in Nigeria and a comparison with the adoption of new crop varieties

S Morse, N McNamara - Experimental Agriculture, 2003 - cambridge.org
This paper presents the results of:(a) On-farm trials (eight) over a two-year period designed
to test the effectiveness of leguminous cover crops in terms of increasing maize yields in …

Promoting sustainability: efficacy and adoption of tobacco-based insecticides in Nigeria

S Morse, N McNamara - Journal of sustainable agriculture, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
The promotion of technologies seen to be aiding in the attainment of agricultural
sustainability has been popular amongst Northern-based development donors for many …

Integrating mucuna in the maize–based systems of Southern Benin

M Eilittä, A Etèka, RJ Carsky - Green manure/cover crops systems of …, 2004 - Springer
Resource-conserving technologies are urgently needed in West Africa and the Republic of
Benin, where population density is high and soil fertility is fast decreasing. In the late 1980s …

[PDF][PDF] Analyse des perceptions paysannes des problèmes et des systèmes de stockage du maïs au Sud-Bénin

S Benin - researchgate.net
Résumé Cette étude conduite dans le Sud-Bénin a analysé les perceptions paysannes des
pertes post-récolte et des systèmes améliorés de stockage et conservation du maïs. Pour y …