Critical Issues in Plant Health: 50 Years of Research in African Agriculture - Couverture rigide

Livre 52 sur 97: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
 
9781786762320: Critical Issues in Plant Health: 50 Years of Research in African Agriculture

Synopsis

This collection summarises 50 years of research on plant health by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to improve the health of crops in Africa. It will be a standard reference on improving the management of pests and diseases in developing countries.

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À propos des auteurs

Dr Peter Neuenschwander is an Emeritus Scientist at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), based in Benin. Formerly Director of the IITA's Plant Health Management Division, he has worked on integrated pest management (IPM) projects in over 25 countries.



Dr Manuele Tamò is an insect ecologist at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Benin, with a particular focus on IPM in cereal-legume systems. He has worked with organisation such as AVRDC, ICRISAT and AfriceRice on IPM projects in many countries.

Djana Mignouna, is an Agricultural Economist in charge of M&E of YIIFSWA Project for IITA. Djana supports market development for various crops and led research on technology adoption, consumer acceptance and impact assessment. He has led the development and implementation of over 10 household and sector level surveys in Africa. He has 11+ years of experience working in international development, private sector and economics research. He is adept at survey design and data collection, data entry, visualization and analysis in STATA and Excel, cost-benefit analysis, monitoring and evaluation, micro-econometric analysis, report writing, literature review, program evaluation, environmental management and qualitative research methods.

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