Mar 7, 2013 by Jagger Harvey - 0 comments

Aspergillus and Aflatoxin in African Maize Farms

Photo credit: James Karanja, KARI

May 28-June 1, 2012 (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania): As part of a multidisciplinary and multinational collaboration, a team of researchers representing several research institutions met to discuss the growing aflatoxin problem in sub-Saharan Africa.

Tags: Aflatoxins, Africa, Agricultural Pests, Cereals, Crops, Kenya, Maize Production, Pest Management, Tanzania, Maize, Farming

Mar 7, 2013 by Jagger Harvey - 0 comments

Photo credit: James Karanja, KARI

Aspergillus and Aflatoxin in African Maize Farms

May 28-June 1, 2012 (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania): As part of a multidisciplinary and multinational collaboration, a team of researchers representing several research institutions met to discuss the growing aflatoxin problem in sub-Saharan Africa.

Tags: Aflatoxins, Africa, Agricultural Pests, Kenya, Maize Production, Pest Management, Tanzania, Farming

Aug 16, 2010 by Joe (Zhe) Guo - 0 comments

AgMarketFinder v2.0

AgMarketFinder v2.0

HarvestChoice AgMarketFinder is a web-based geoprocessing GIS application that provides a quick-and-easy access to the spatially-explicit agricultural statistics databases, including crop, livestock, and rural/urban human population. No GIS skill necessary!

Tags: Crop Area, Crop Production, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Infrastructure and Transportation, Livestock Production, Market Access, Markets, Population, Population, Time of Travel, Market Access, Production, Demographics, Farming, Markets

Aug 15, 2010 by Melanie Bacou - 0 comments

Household Attributes (Credits: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dadakim/1346547512/)

Farm Household Attributes

HarvestChoice relies heavily on large sets of household survey data to evaluate the economic impact of biophysical productivity responses at the farm level and on target populations.

Tags: Consumption, Farm Characteristics, Food Consumption, Gender, Household Surveys, Households, Nutrition, Rural Areas, Urban Areas, Households, Consumption and Nutrition, Demographics

Aug 5, 2010 by Jawoo Koo - 0 comments

Army worm damage on corn

Using Crop Systems Models to Study Yield Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases

Not only crop growth and yield, crop models can be also used to estimate potential damages from pest/disease through a predefined set of damage pathways, or coupling points.

Tags: Africa, Agricultural Pests, Cereals, Crop Diseases, Crop Models, Crop Yields, East & Central Africa, Maize, Maize Yields, Models, Pest Management, Tanzania, Risk, Yield Analysis, Pests and Diseases, Production, Farming, Productivity
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