African Evaluation Database

9120 records found

Source	Electronic ID	Title	Authors	Publication Year	Source Title	Volume	Issue	DOI	Affiliations	Authors with Affiliations	Abstract	Author Keywords	Index Keywords	Funding Details
Scopus	2-s2.0-84862538797	Performance of extra-early maize cultivars based on GGE biplot and AMMI analysis	Badu-Apraku B., Oyekunle M., Obeng-Antwi K., Osuman A.S., Ado S.G., Coulibay N., Yallou C.G., Abd...	2012	Journal of Agricultural Science	150	4	10.1017/S0021859611000761	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA (UK) Ltd., Carolyn House, 26 Dingwall Road,...	Badu-Apraku, B., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA (UK) Ltd., Carolyn House, ...	Multi-environment trials (METs) in West Africa have demonstrated the existence of genotype× envir...	None	adaptation; crop yield; cultivar; genotype-environment interaction; graphical method; maize; perf...	None	View
None	None	Evaluation of Serangium n. sp. (Col., Coccinellidae), a predator of Bemisia tabaci (Hom., Aleyrod...	Asiimwe P., Ecaat J.S., Guershon M., Kyamanywa S., Gerling D., Legg J.P.	2007	Journal of Applied Entomology	131	2	10.1111/j.1439-0418.2006.01122.x	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Kampala, Uganda; Makerere University, Kampala, U...	Asiimwe, P., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Kampala, Uganda, Makerere Universit...	The potential of a new, previously unidentified Serangium species (Col., Coccinellidae) to contro...	Biological control; Pre-imaginal development; Prey abundance; Prey consumption	abundance; beetle; biological control; cassava; crop damage; developmental biology; host plant; h...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-80053500351	Genetic analysis of performance of maize inbred lines under drought stress	Silvestro K.M., Menkir A., Ajala S.	2011	Journal of Crop Improvement	25	5	10.1080/15427528.2011.592570	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Maize Improvement Unit, International Institute ...	Silvestro, K.M., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Maize Improvement Unit, Interna...	The majority of farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) depend on maize (Zea mays L.), which is mostl...	Additive genetic effects; Drought tolerance; Maize hybrids; Susceptible lines; Tolerant lines	Zea mays	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33745182897	Assessment of testcross performance and genetic diversity of yellow endosperm maize lines derived...	Menkir A., Olowolafe M.O., Ingelbrecht I., Fawole I., Badu-Apraku B., Vroh B.I.	2006	Theoretical and Applied Genetics	113	1	10.1007/s00122-006-0275-5	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Oyo Road, 5320 Ibadan, Nigeria; Department of Cr...	Menkir, A., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Oyo Road, 5320 Ibadan, Nigeria; Olow...	Introduction of exotic maize (Zea mays L.) into adapted tropical germplasm may enhance genetic va...	None	Genes; Genetic engineering; Plant cell culture; Endosperm maize; Genetic variability; Germplasm; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79956330511	Performance of semi-determinate and indeterminate cowpeas relay-cropped into maize in northeast N...	Kamara A.Y., Omoigui L.O., Ewansiha S.U., Ekeleme F., Chikoye D., Ajeigbe H.	2011	African Journal of Agricultural Research	6	7	None	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, P. M. B. 3112, Sabo Bakin Zuwo Road, Kano, Niger...	Kamara, A.Y., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, P. M. B. 3112, Sabo Bakin Zuwo Roa...	Field trials were conducted in 2005 and 2006 in Tilla (northern Guinea savanna) and Sabon-Gari (S...	Cowpea; Grain; Maize; Northeast nigeria; Relay-intercropping; Savanna	Gari; Manihot esculenta; Zea mays	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34247483432	Bacterial wilt and drought stresses in banana production and their impact on economic welfare in ...	Abele S., Pillay M.	2007	Journal of Crop Improvement	19	02-Jan	10.1300/J411v19n01_09	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, P.O. Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda	Abele, S., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, P.O. Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda; Pilla...	This study investigates the economic impact of banana Xanthomonas wilt (bxw) and drought on banan...	Banana markets; Breeding; Impact; Musa; Uganda; Xanthomonas wilt	Bacteria (microorganisms); Musa; Xanthomonas	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84914665086	Exploitation of beneficial alleles from maize (Zea mays L.) landraces to enhance performance of a...	Meseka S., Menkir A., Obeng-Antwi K.	2015	Euphytica	201	1	10.1007/s10681-014-1214-1	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PMB 5320 Oyo Road, Ibadan, Nigeria; Crops Resear...	Meseka, S., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PMB 5320 Oyo Road, Ibadan, Nigeria; ...	Yield losses of maize due to drought stress (DS) in environments with limited rains can reach 100...	Backcross; Beneficial alleles; Drought stress; Introgression; Maize landrace	Zea mays	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84947867679	Impact of the productive safety net program on farmers' investments in sustainable land managemen...	Adimassu Z., Kessler A.	2015	Environmental Development	16	None	10.1016/j.envdev.2015.06.015	International Water Management Institute (IWMI), PO Box: 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Wageningen ...	Adimassu, Z., International Water Management Institute (IWMI), PO Box: 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopi...	This study assesses the impact of the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) on farmers' investment...	Central Rift Valley; Food security; Productive Safety Net; Propensity score matching; Sustainable...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-24644463657	Evaluation of a new formulation of atrazine and metolachlor mixture for weed control in maize in ...	Chikoye D., Udensi U.E., Fontem Lum A.	2005	Crop Protection	24	11	10.1016/j.cropro.2005.02.011	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PMB 5320, Ibadan, Nigeria	Chikoye, D., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PMB 5320, Ibadan, Nigeria; Udensi, ...	Field studies were conducted in 2002 and 2003 at Ibadan, Nigeria, to evaluate the effects on weed...	Grasses; Sedges; Weed competition	atrazine; maize; pesticide application; weed control; Africa; Eastern Hemisphere; Nigeria; Sub-Sa...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84891372864	Performance of tissue-cultured versus sucker-derived East African highland banana (Musa AAA-EA) u...	Niere B., Gold C.S., Coyne D., Dubois T., Sikora R.	2014	Field Crops Research	156	None	10.1016/j.fcr.2013.11.014	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PO Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda; University of Bonn...	Niere, B., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PO Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda, Julius ...	Banana ( Musa spp.) is a vegatatively propagated crop and the type of planting material is of gre...	Helicotylenchus multicinctus; Hot water treatment; Mulch; Paring; Plant parasitic nematodes; Rado...	agronomy; crop yield; cultivar; fruit; mulch; nematode; performance assessment; plantation; produ...	None	View
None	None	Does a cassava research-for-development program have impact at the farm level? Evidence from the ...	Rusike J., Mahungu N.M., Lukombo S.S., Kendenga T., Bidiaka S.M., Alene A., Lema A., Manyong V.M.	2014	Food Policy	46	None	10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.03.012	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-Tanzania, PO Box 34441, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; ...	Rusike, J., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-Tanzania, PO Box 34441, Dar es Salaam...	This paper evaluates the impact of a cassava research-for-development program on farm level outco...	Agricultural research-for-development; Cassava; Democratic Republic of Congo; Selection bias; Tre...	agricultural research; cassava; crop yield; research and development; Democratic Republic Congo	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84887059894	Pro-poor development performance of livestock projects: Analysis and lessons from projects' docum...	Wanyoike F., Baker D.	2013	Development in Practice	23	7	10.1080/09614524.2013.811470	International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya	Wanyoike, F., International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya; Baker, D., Inter...	The importance of livestock as a pathway out of poverty is widely recognised, but the effectivene...	Aid - Aid effectiveness; Labour and livelihoods - Poverty reduction	agricultural development; aid flow; development project; institutional development; livestock far...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33846347337	Maasai perception of the impact and incidence of malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) in southern Kenya	Bedelian C., Nkedianye D., Herrero M.	2007	Preventive Veterinary Medicine	78	04-Mar	10.1016/j.prevetmed.2006.10.012	International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), P.O. Box 30709, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya; Institu...	Bedelian, C., International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), P.O. Box 30709, Nairobi, 00100, ...	We investigated the perceived impact of malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) to pastoralists in Isinya...	Disease impact; Disease incidence; Kenya; Maasai pastoralists; Malignant catarrhal fever; Partici...	animal; animal disease; animal parasitosis; anthrax; article; cattle; cattle disease; female; foo...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34250777275	Ex ante impact assessment and seasonal climate forecasts: Status and issues	Thornton P.K.	2006	Climate Research	33	1	None	International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), PO Box 30709, Nairobi 00100, Kenya	Thornton, P.K., International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), PO Box 30709, Nairobi 00100, K...	The field of ex ante impact assessment has been receiving increasing attention in recent years, d...	Climate forecast; Evaluation; Ex ante; Impact assessment; Innovation; Risk; Targeting	Agriculture; Environmental impact; Innovation; Risk assessment; Weather forecasting; climate pred...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84911380768	Breeding programs for smallholder sheep farming systems: I. Evaluation of alternative designs of ...	Gizaw S., Rischkowsky B., Valle-Zárate A., Haile A., van Arendonk J.A.M., Mwai A.O., Dessie T.	2014	Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics	131	5	10.1111/jbg.12101	International Livestock Research Institute, ILRI, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; International Centre for...	Gizaw, S., International Livestock Research Institute, ILRI, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Rischkowsky, ...	Village-and central nucleus-based schemes were simulated and evaluated for their relative bio-eco...	Breeding programs; Nucleus breeding; Sheep; Smallholder system; Village breeding	Ovis aries; animal; animal husbandry; breeding; Ethiopia; evaluation study; genetics; procedures;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84874255771	Using participatory impact diagrams to evaluate a community development project in Kenya [Utilisa...	Kariuki J., Njuki J.	2013	Development in Practice	23	1	10.1080/09614524.2013.753031	International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya	Kariuki, J., International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya; Njuki, J., International Livestoc...	Participatory approaches for impact assessment are increasingly becoming popular with development...	Aid - Monitoring and evaluation; Aid - Aid effectiveness; Gender and diversity; Methods; Monitori...	aid organization; assessment method; community development; development aid; drought; gender; mon...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-67349151120	Using participatory epidemiological techniques to estimate the relative incidence and impact on l...	Bett B., Jost C., Allport R., Mariner J.	2009	Preventive Veterinary Medicine	90	04-Mar	10.1016/j.prevetmed.2009.05.001	International Livestock Research Institute, Old Naivasha Rd, Kabete, Nairobi, Kenya; Vétérinaires...	Bett, B., International Livestock Research Institute, Old Naivasha Rd, Kabete, Nairobi, Kenya; Jo...	A participatory epidemiological (PE) study was carried out with Turkana pastoralists in Turkana S...	Diseases; Goats; Kenya; Participatory epidemiology (PE); Turkana pastoralists	animal; animal husbandry; article; camel; economics; goat; goat disease; human; incidence; Kenya;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-55749086059	Market institutions and transaction costs influencing trader performance in live animal marketing...	Jabbar M., Benin S., Gabre-Madhin E., Paulos Z.	2008	Journal of African Economies	17	5	10.1093/jae/ejn004	International Livestock Research Institute, PO Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; International Foo...	Jabbar, M., International Livestock Research Institute, PO Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Benin...	In this paper, the hypothesis that performance of trading firms depends on their assets (physical...	None	agricultural market; agricultural trade; capital; livestock; regression analysis; tax system; tra...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-80053052278	Drivers and impacts of land-use change in the Maasai Steppe of northern Tanzania: An ecological, ...	Msoffe F.U., Kifugo S.C., Said M.Y., Neselle M.O., van Gardingen P., Reid R.S., Ogutu J.O., Herer...	2011	Journal of Land Use Science	6	4	10.1080/1747423X.2010.511682	International Livestock Research Institute, Theme: People, Livestock and Environment, Nairobi, Ke...	Msoffe, F.U., International Livestock Research Institute, Theme: People, Livestock and Environmen...	In this article, we discuss the drivers, causes, and impacts of land-use change in the Maasai Ste...	agriculture; drivers of change; land-use change; landscape fragmentation; semi-arid environment; ...	GIS; habitat fragmentation; land use change; land use planning; livestock farming; population dec...	None	View
WoS	WOS:000267270800004	Evaluating multi-stakeholder perceptions of project impacts: a participatory value-based multi-cr...	Mendoza, Guillermo A.,Prabhu, Ravi	2009	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND WORLD ECOLOGY	16	3	10.1080/13504500902919672	International Livestock Research Institute, University of Illinois System, University of Illinois...	"Mendoza, Guillermo A.: University of Illinois System","Mendoza, Guillermo A.: University of Illi...	This paper describes a participatory multi-stakeholder impact assessment approach based on the co...	"analytic network process","multi-criteria analysis","participatory analysis","project assessment...	None	None	View

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