Northern Nigeria despite its promising agricultural potential, is currently not enjoying
economic bloom like its Southern counterpart as a result of political, religious, ethnic and …

Planted fallow with mucuna [Mucuna pruriens var. utilis] has been adopted by many farmers
in Benin, Honduras, and elsewhere. While a major reason for adoption has been weed …

This article uses a multinomial endogenous treatment effects model in combination with
propensity score matching techniques to evaluate the impact of land tenure on the adoption …

One of the options to alleviate soil fertility constraints for sustainable agriculture in the
savannas of West Africa is to develop soil nutrient management technologies from an …

This paper evaluates the utility of thelearning selection'model of the early adoption process,
based on a constructivist conceptual framework, to explain farmers' adoption and rejection of …

This final chapter draws together lessons learned from the preceding chapters as to how
governments and donors might stimulate necessary investment in improved natural …

Several legumes with high biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) potentials have been studied in
on-station trials. The processes involved in BNF and the benefits of these species to crop …

A three-year trial was conducted on a degraded soil in the moist Guinea savanna of northern
Nigeria to assess the possibility of improving productivity and economic viability of maize …

Well adapted and highly productive grain, forage, and green manure legume species are
available for the West African moist savanna agroecological zone (AEZ). Annual yields of up …

Résumé Le maïs constitue la base de l'alimentation des populations du Sud-Bénin. Il fait
également l'objet d'importantes transactions commerciales. Cependant, le maïs subit …