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Apr 27, 2022
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT); Zambian Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI), 2022, "Conservation Agriculture Mother Trials in Chipata, Lundazi, and Sinda, Zambia, 2021", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/RSGLGB, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:K3xPUQMwWJQo60b4S31eQA== [fileUNF]
This study contains data originating from on-farm trials that were conducted to test and demonstrate the crop yield and economic benefits derived from manual and animal traction conservation agriculture (CA) systems on smallholder farms where the ridge and furrow tillage system i... |
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2022, "Exploring Smallholder Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Mechanization in Tanzania: The Case of Maize Shelling Machines", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/13YBCW, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:RLknHgrrfErCXGkM6qpV0A== [fileUNF]
This dataset is generated from the research study conducted to understand the willingness to pay (WTP) for small-scale maize shelling machines and to identify factors affecting the willingness to pay among farmers. The study was conducted in three districts in central and norther... |
Jan 10, 2022
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2022, "The Impact of Soil and Water Conservation Technologies in Tanzania", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/MA4OWZ, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:QtvI2Aosu92MCZwqUu72SQ== [fileUNF]
The focus of the survey was to collect data on the adoption and intensity of use of soil and water conservation technologies in Kongwa and Kiteto districts of Tanzania. The data includes demographic information about the households (e.g., age, and sex), socioeconomics (crop incom... |
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2022, "Willingness to Pay for Quality of Maize and Beans Using Experimental Auctions in Tanzania", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/RMB3GL, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:CvFvI2ioQGIhDDW4/sogGg== [fileUNF]
The main aim of the survey and experiment were to elicit consumer willingness to pay (WTP) for different quality grades of maize and beans. The data includes demographic information about the households (e.g., age, and sex), socioeconomics (crop income, household income, value of... |
Oct 5, 2021
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), 2020, "Sweet Lupine as an Alternative Food-Feed Crop in the Mixed Systems", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/CMYKY8, Harvard Dataverse, V2, UNF:6:ZKrqDGZEaUlchXbPCvcnFg== [fileUNF]
Dual purpose crops that meet the demands of smallholders for food and feed have a higher likelihood of being adopted by farmers. Africa RISING project in the Ethiopian highlands in collaboration with Amhara Agricultural Research Institute has evaluated sweet lupine as an alternat... |
Oct 5, 2021
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), 2019, "Irrigated Fodder Production for Sheep Fattening", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/DQGTMP, Harvard Dataverse, V2, UNF:6:+//XP9AKnfA7dhMleOZf7w== [fileUNF]
Feed shortage and poor quality of available feeds are major constraints for livestock production in the highlands of Ethiopia. A trial was conducted to assess if producing irrigated oat-vetch fodder during the dry period could adequately supplement the diet of fattening sheep and... |
Oct 5, 2021
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), 2019, "Faba Bean Forage Intercropping Practices to Meet Food-Feed Demands in Land-Constrained Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems of Southern Ethiopia", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/JAOXFJ, Harvard Dataverse, V3, UNF:6:PVlFAmiWtormcw6rvhbzSQ== [fileUNF]
Small land holdings are among the main constraints for smallholders to produce enough food and feed to meet household demands. During the main cropping season, when all the land is covered by stable crops, feed is critically in short supply. Africa RISING’s diagnostic surveys sho... |
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), 2021, "Effect of Feed-Health Intervention for Improved Small Ruminant Production on Gender and Household Nutrition in Northern Ghana", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/CA4J4K, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:Nc65gaGlyG+Twmfbld+44w== [fileUNF]
Under the feed and health intervention study for improved, small-ruminant production in nine intervention communities in three regions of Northern Ghana, data has been collected on animal performance (average daily gain, flock dynamics), manure production (both quantity and quali... |
Oct 1, 2021
International Water Management Institute (IWMI); International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), 2021, "Effect of Wetting Front Detector Irrigation Scheduling on Yield and Water Productivity of Pepper in the Upper East Region of Ghana", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/U9MZZV, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:NtGtEtQf6MtRI0+JMOY6EQ== [fileUNF]
This dataset is generated from the research study that was conducted to understand and compare water use and agricultural productivity following the use of wetting front detectors (WFDs) against farmers' standard practice. The study was conducted in Nyangua and Tekuru communities... |
World Agroforestry (ICRAF), 2021, "Simulated Productivity of Gliricidia-Maize System in Selected Dryland Areas of Dodoma Region in Tanzania", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/F1CNKY, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:VWuuEQ8kw3wuY7EU51kvPw== [fileUNF]
The database contains six simulated datasheets, namely: The MaizeDailyReport datasheet contains soil data including soil water and minerals at 10cm, 30cm and 50cm depths of the soil profile. Additionally, it contains data on maize phenology. The MaizeHarvestReport datasheet conta... |
