Topics Food Security : CRSPs

Creation of awareness on banana Xanthomonas wilt (Xanthomonas campestris pv musacearum) in Kenya

A poster presented during the 8th Workshop on Sustainable Horticultural Production in the Tropics held at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), KAKAMEGA December […]

Date of Publication: 2008
Author(s): J.N. Mbaka; M.M. Waiganjo; Z. Kinyua
Type of Document: Media

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic: Food Security, Productivity

CRSP: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Database: Publication

Evidence for local evolution of tomato-infecting begomovirus species in West Africa: characterization of tomato leaf curl Mali virus and tomato yellow leaf crumple virus from Mali

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Date of Publication: 2008
Author(s): Y.C. Zhou; M. Noussourou; T. Kon; M.R. Rojas; H. Jiang; L.F. Chen; K. Gamby; R. Foster; R.L. Gilbertson
Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic: Food Security, Productivity

CRSP: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Database: Publication

Virginia Tech wins grant for improving food security in Africa

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Date of Publication: 2008
Author(s): M. Rich
Type of Document: Newspaper Article

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic: Food Security

CRSP: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Database: Publication

Economic viability of adopting dual-purpose sweetpotato in Vihiga district, Western Kenya: a minimum data approach

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Date of Publication: 2008
Author(s): L. Claessens; J. Stoorvogel; J. Antle
Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic: Food Security, Productivity

CRSP: Soil Management

Database: Publication

Pastoral Conflict and Use of Key Resources along the Ethiopia-Kenya Border: Implications for Policy and Development

Abstract: The international border between Kenya and Ethiopia occurs in a remote rangeland area. The border has witnessed increased conflicts in recent years, especially between Gabra […]

Date of Publication: December 2007
Author(s): Anastasia Kagunyu; Shibia Mohammed; Michael Okoti; Francis Wayua; Sintayehu Mesele; Getachew Haile; Lemma Belay; Amsalu Tilahun; Usman Kero
Type of Document: Research Brief

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic: Food Security, Natural Resource Management

CRSP: Global Livestock

Database: Publication

Diffusion of Collective-Action Innovations Among Pastoralists in Liben District, Ethiopia

Abstract: In 2001 PARIMA and her partners began to create collective-action groups among illiterate, settled pastoralists in Ethiopia. These groups–soon dominated by women–focused on savings-led microfinance, […]

Date of Publication: December 2007
Author(s): D. Layne Coppock; Solomon Desta; Getachew Gebru; University; Getachew Kassa; Seyoum Tezera
Type of Document: Research Brief