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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsOctober, 2017Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksNovember, 2017Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2017Ethiopia
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchMarch, 2017Burkina Faso, Africa, Western Africa
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksAugust, 2017Rwanda, Middle Africa, Africa
A study was conducted to identify the most productive cultivars and their cutting management to optimize nutrient productivity in semi-arid areas of Rwanda. Four cultivars of Brachiaria brizantha (Piatá, MG4, Marandú and Xaraes), two cultivars of Brachiaria humidicola (Llanero and Humidicola), two cultivars of Brachiaria hybrid (Mulato and Mulato II) and one cultivar of Brachiaria decumbens (Basilisk) were evaluated against Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) in an on-farm trial in a complete randomised block design with four replicates.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2017Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Burundi, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Sudan, Ghana, Ethiopia, Malawi, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa, Eastern Africa
Our goal is to provide the scientific basis for development investments and policies that promote more productive, profitable agriculture, and healthier diets at no environmental cost. Low-income, smallholder farmers face significant challenges across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). High population growth is coinciding with migration to the cities as younger populations seek out higher income-earning opportunities. Inadequate infrastructure and few markets for agricultural production in rural areas, for example, are leading to stagnated opportunities for smallholders.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2017Southern Africa
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksOctober, 2017Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2017Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa
The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), in collaboration with our national research partners, has been working in Africa for the last 30 years. Our cutting-edge science helps policy makers, private sector, scientists, civil society, and farmers respond to the most pressing challenges of our time.
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Library ResourceAugust, 2017Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
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