Linking East and West African farming systems experience into a BELT of sustainable intensification

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Deliverables

First draft of the Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation plan

The report contains the first draft of the Communication Dissemination and Exploitation plan

Preliminary Report on agri-livestock integrated management

The report contains the preliminary results about the integrated research of both livestock and agricultural productions embedding the suggestions coming from traditional knowledge (harvesting of cereals and grazing)

Report on farmers' perception and knowledge on pests and diseases of crops

The report contains the assessment of farmers perception and knowledge on pests and diseases of crops

First EWA-BELT SI Assessment Framework

The report describes the EWABELT SI Assessment Framework

Second draft of the Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation plan

The report contains an update of the second draft of the Communication Dissemination and Exploitation plan

Report on Incidence and severity of mycotoxin contamination

The report contains data on Incidence and severity of mycotoxin contamination

Second report on knowledge sharing events within the FFRUs

The document will contain the second report on knowledge sharing events within the FFRUs

Practice Abstracts (First set of practice abstracts)

The resulting innovative knowledge and easy accessible enduser material from this project will feed into the EIPAGRI The agricultural European Innovation Partnership website for broad dissemination The enduser material to be produced contains a substantial number of summaries for practitioners in the EIP common format practice abstracts including the characteristics of the project eg contact details of partners etc A full package of practice abstracts will be produced by the project containing all the outcomesrecommendations which are ready for practiceA total target number of six practice abstracts is foreseen for the project Three are expected to be delivered in the first batch

Final-Field Evaluation on NUS

The report contains the final elements of the field evaluation of NUS carried out in the FFRUs

First report on knowledge sharing events within the FFRUs

The document will contain the first report on knowledge sharing events within the FFRUs

Third reports on knowledge sharing events within the FFRUs

The document will contain the third reports on knowledge sharing events within the FFRUs

Preliminary-Phenotypic and genomic characterization of NUS

Preliminary report on phenotypic and genomic characterization of NUS

Preliminary-Field evaluations of NUS

The report contains the preliminary elements of the field evaluation of NUS carried out in the FFRUs

Report on the status of land degradation, restoration options and priority SI technologies

The report will include the results of the status of land degradation, restoration options and priority SI technologies

Diagnostic image repository

Diagnostic images repository

Diagnostics database

The diagnostic database will contain all data images elements useful to promote real time diagnosis and approaches for IPM

Video reports of intervews to local farmers on ethnoecological knowledge

The farmers interviews about their ethnoecological knowledge will be recorded and videos produced

Biophysical and economic database of case study technologies and practices

Biophysical and economic data collected for each case study technologies and practices

Inventory of NUS

The list and main characteristics of the selected NUS

Publications

Data on Soil fertility management at Dore Bafanno, Sidama Region, Ethiopia

Author(s): Shimelis, S., Gizachew, S., & Chala, A.
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17144143

Retrieving Traditional Knowledge: Cassia nigricans as a Sustainable Biopesticide for Small-Scale Farmers in Burkina Faso.

Author(s): Invernizzi, E., Stentella, R., & Nicodème Koudougou, B
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17303668

Phase two of the WEAI for East and West African case studies within EWA-BELT Project

Author(s): Colosio, V., Invernizzi, E., Koudougou, B. N., Chala, A., Kiriba, D., Kombiok Mantent, J., Danquah-Adjebeng, J., Mtei, K., Makete, N. N., & Okoth, S.
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo

Economic, social and environmental analyses of stone bunding for sustainable maize production in Ghana

Author(s): Bidzakin, J., Graves, A., Seddaiu, G., Kombiok, J. M., & Kombiok, D.
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17413937

Baseline data on smallholder farming system and market characteristics of peanuts in Kisumu and Homabay Counties, Kenya

Author(s): Okoth, S., Odunga, G., & Mutsotso, B.
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10675219

Data on Pepper Wilt Diseases in Southern Ethiopia

Author(s): Deju, M., Chala, A., & Mekonen, S.
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17159261

Economic and social analysis of finger millet under organic fertilizer for sustainable production in Kenya.

Author(s): Bidzakin, J., Graves, A., Seddaiu, G., Makete, N., Onyango, E., & Wachau, F.
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17413495

Data on Lab Lab drought tolerant and high yielding accessions

Author(s): Missanga, J., & Mtei, K.
Published in: 2023
Publisher: Zenodo

Data on the interaction of tested compounds with F. culmorum TRI5 protein containing the inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi) or FPP.

Author(s): Oufensou Safa, Dessì Alessandro, Dallocchio Roberto, Balmas Virgilio, Azara Emanuela, Carta Paola, Migheli Quirico, Delogu, Giovanni
Published in: 2021
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10675707

Antifungal efficacy of selected aromatic plant essential oils against toxigenic fungi associated with maize (Zea mays L).

Author(s): Chala, A., Atnafu, B., Garbaba, C. A., Lemessa, F., Abdi, M., & Oufensou, S.
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17142221

Introducing Fonio in the farming system to enhance food security and Incomes in Northern Ghana and Burkina Faso

Author(s): Kombiok James, Stentella Rachele, Rizzu Margherita
Published in: 2022
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8341414

Image dataset of healthy and pathogen-affected maize leaves with suggested control measures

Author(s): Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute, TARI, Tanzania
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17085836

Soil and weather data collected for evaluating soil moisture impact of stone bunds in Ghana

Author(s): Tefera, M.
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Zenodo

Image dataset of healthy and pathogen-affected hot pepper leaves with suggested control measures

Author(s): Hawassa University, Ethiopia
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17087046

Biophysical and economic database of EWA BELT case study technologies and practices v2

Author(s): Graves, A., Bidzakin, J., Kombiok, J., Adjebeng-Danquah, J., Etwire, P. M., Okoth, S., Mutsotso, B., Makete, N., Onyango, E., Stentella, R., Koudougou, B. N., Mamadou, T., Bazoumana, K., Nebiyu, A., Kiriba, D., & Mtei, K.
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17466253

Aflatoxin infestation in groundnut as influenced by different storage methods in Northern Ghana

Author(s): Kombiok James, Haruna Fusheina Andan, Sheref Yakubu Iddris, Agbaam Paschal, Abdulai Mashark
Published in: 2022
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10190398

EWA-BELT PROJECT COMMODITY VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK

Author(s): Bidzakin, J., Graves, A., Seddaiu, G., & Altea, L. (2025)
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15167725

Data on agronomic characteristics, yield, disease and aflatoxins in peanut varieties_Kenya

Author(s): Okoth Sheila, Njoki Loise, Wachira Peter, Ouko Abigael, Mwololo James, Rizzu Margherita, Oufensou Safa, Amakhobe Truphosa
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10650421

Data on spatial assessment of soil degradation in the Western cotton-farming zone of Burkina Faso

Author(s): Traorè, M., Koulibaly, B., Fadilatou, S., Rizzu, M., & Seddaiu, G.
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17198900

Image dataset of healthy and pathogen-affected peanut leaves with suggested control measures

Author(s): University of Nairobi, Kenya
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17053222

Sustainable water resources management in East and West African countries: the EWA -BELT project case studies

Author(s): Georgiou Pantazis, Mattas Christos, Lazaridou Dimitra, Mattas Konstadinos, Nastis Stefanos
Published in: 2022
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7115992

Data on Incidence of insect pests in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) faming in Western Kenya

Author(s): Wachira, P., Nyandiala, A., Amakhobe, T., Mung'atu, J., & Okoth, S.
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17242190

Plant Protection Practices Based On Indigenous Traditional Knowledge and n. 7 factsheet each translated in different local languages on plant protection.

Author(s): Invernizzi, E., Mihovska, M., Zanoni, G., Koudougou, B. N., Koulibaly, B., Kombiok Mantent, J., Adjebeng-Danquah, J., Kiriba, D., & Chala, A
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo

Data on the Effectiveness of a Cereal Crop Residue-Based Feed Supplement on the Zootechnical Performance of Draught Cattle in Cotton Farms of Western Burkina Faso (v2).

Author(s): Traorè, M., Koulibaly, B., Belem, A., & Traorè, D.
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17182198

Fonio VCA - Sustainable fonio value chain development in Ghana

Author(s): Bidzakin John, Graves Anil, Haque Sabrina, Seddaiu Giovanna, Altea Laura, Migheli Quirico, Rizzu Margherita, Lombiok James, Yakubu Sheref, Kombiok Dickson
Published in: 2023
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8413797

Sustainable fonio value chain development in Ghana

Author(s): Bidzakin John, Graves Anil, Haque Sabrina, Seddaiu Giovanna, Altea Laura, Migheli Quirico, Rizzu Margherita, Kombiok James, Yakubu Sheref, Kombiok Dickson
Published in: 2023
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10123595

Micotoxin contamination data on maize harvested from farmers fields in South Western Ethiopia

Author(s): Chala, A.
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo

Multiple mycotoxins contaminating maize grains under farmers' storage conditions (post-harvest) in South West Ethiopia

Author(s): Chala, A., Atnafu, B., Garbaba, C. A., Lemessa, F., Sulyok, M., & Migheli, Q.
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Zenodo

Biopesticides in cowpea pest and disease management: economic viability and environmental feasibility in Africa.

Author(s): Bidzakin, J., Graves, A., Seddaiu, G., Stentella, R., Invernizzi, E., & Koudougou, B.
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17413645

Use of organo-mineral fertilizers to improve sorghum grain and fodder yields while bringing abandoned soils back into production

Author(s): Traoré, M., KOULIBALY, B., Fadilatou, S., Adama, B., & Adama, B.
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17303433

Image dataset of healthy and pathogen-affected pearl millet leaves with suggested control measures

Author(s): Fondazione Acra, Milano, Italy
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17086194

Baseline situation of soil fertility management in cotton base farming systems in Western cotton production zone in Burkina Faso

Author(s): Traorè, M., Koulibaly, B., Sakandé, F., & Bamogo, A.
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo

Assessing fertiliser options for sustainable maize production in Africa

Author(s): Bidzakin John, Graves Anil, Pérez Indira Marcela, Kaffashi Sara, Seddaiu Giovanna, Migheli Quirico, Altea Laura, Rizzu Margherita, Stentella Rachele, Kombiok James, Yakubu Sheref, Kombiok Dickson, Makete Noel, Onyango Eunice, Wachau Francis
Published in: 2023
Publisher: Zenono
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10123091

Groundnuts soil nematodes: data from Karachuonyo and Nyakach case studies, Kenya

Author(s): Okoth, Sheila, Nyandiala, Anne, Amakhobe, Truphosa
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10675599

Promoting remote real time crop health services to rural communities in West and East Africa: Remote Plant Health diagnostic platform (PLANTHEAD)

Author(s): Merafina Simone, Migheli Quirico
Published in: 2022
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8343971

Data on Soil Characteristics and Fluoride Dynamics with Dried Seaweed Hydroxyapatite Treatment in Arusha, Tanzania

Author(s): Mtei, K.
Published in: 2023
Publisher: Zenodo

Field Data on the Effects of Integrated Pest Management on Maize Health and Yield in Northern Ghana

Author(s): Kusi, F., Nboyine, J. A., Adjebeng-Danquah, J., Agrengsore, P., Seidu, A., Quandahor, P., Sugri, I., Adazebra, G. A., Agyare, R. Y., Asamani, E., Kwabena, G., Otchere-Darko, & Etwire, P. M.
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17303051

Image dataset of healthy and pathogen-affected cowpea leaves with suggested control measures

Author(s): Kundok Development Consult Ltd, Ghana
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17175464

Immobilized sodium metabisulphite food grade preservative bags with aslow release of sulphur dioxide to control mycotoxins in stored legumes and cereals.

Author(s): Cervini, C., Graves, A., Bidzakin, J. K., Obuoro Wayua, F., Okoth, S., & Mtei, K.
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17303793

Financial analysis of cotton fertilization under different seeding methods for sustainable crop production in Burkina Faso

Author(s): Bidzakin, J., Graves, A., Seddaiu, G., Traoré, M., & KOULIBALY, B.
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17413719

Maize ISFM - Economic and environmental viability of organic fertilisation for sustainable maize production in Africa

Author(s): Bidzakin John, Graves Anil, Awad Pérez Indira Marcela, Kaffashi Sara, Seddaiu Giovanna, Migheli Quirico, Rizzu Margherita, Stentella Rachele, Kombiok James, Yakubu Sheref, Kombiok Dickson, Makete Nekesa Noel, Onyango Eunice, Wachau Francis
Published in: 2023
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8413685

WEAI Women's Empowerment Agriculture Index - Instruction for the enumerators

Author(s): Colosio Valerio
Published in: 2023, Page(s) 1-28
Publisher: ACRA
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8059018

Prevalence of Aflatoxins in Commonly Consumed Foods in Western Kenya

Author(s): Makete Noel, Wayua Francis O., Minyattah-Onyango Eunice, Ambitsi Nashon, Chengo Daniel, Onyango Eliud, Tarus Lenny, Nyambati Elkana, Seddaiu Giovanna
Published in: 2023
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10159675

Financial and economic analyses of sorghum and cowpea intercropping under organic fertilizer in Burkina Faso. Zenodo

Author(s): Bidzakin, J., Graves, A., Seddaiu, G., Traoré, M., & Koulibaly, B
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17413807

Data on Soil fertility management at Meskan, Ethiopia

Author(s): Tolessa, B., Gizachew, S., & Chala, A.
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17142404

Main factors influencing the sustainable water resources management in Ghana

Author(s): Lazaridou, D., Mattas, K., Georgiou, P., Mattas, C., Nastis, S., Kombiok Mantent, J., Adjebeng-Danquah, J., Ramson, A., & Seddaiu, G
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo

Economic, Social and Environmental Assessment of Teff Production under Different Fertilizer Rates for Sustainable Production in Africa.

Author(s): Bidzakin, J., Graves, A., Seddaiu, G., & Chala, A.
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17413613

Image dataset of healthy and pathogen-affected rice leaves with suggested control measures

Author(s): University of Makeni, Sierra Leone
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17175416

Baseline of the WEAI for East and West African case studies within EWA-BELT Project

Author(s): Colosio, V., Stentella, R., Invernizzi, E., Koudougou, B. N., Chala, A., Kiriba, D. S., Kombiok, J., Danquah, J. A., Mtei, K., Makete, N. N., & Okoth, S.
Published in: 2023
Publisher: Zenodo

Farmer Awareness and Management of Aflatoxins in Groundnuts in Western Kenya

Author(s): Minyattah-Onyango Eunice, Makete Noel, Wayua Francis O., Ambitsi Nashon, Chengo Daniel, Onyango Eliud, Tarus Lenny, Nyambati Elkana, Seddaiu Giovanna
Published in: 2023
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10159744

Efficacy of Slow-Release So2 Laminated Sheets to Control Fungal Spoilage and Mycotoxins Contamination in Unshelled Peanuts

Author(s): Carla Cervini, Vaibhav Verma, Carol Verheecke-Vaessen, Angel Medina, Naresh Magan
Published in: SSRN, 2023
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4431654

Data on Soil fertility management for Haricotbean at Wulbareg, Ethiopia

Author(s): Chala, A., Elias, M., Worku, W., & Abate, B.
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17160229

Use of Neem seed oil as an environmental safe biopesticide to manage pest damage in different crops

Author(s): Danquah Adjebeng Joseph, Kiriba Deodatus
Published in: 2022
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8341467

Data on Primary Macronutrient Deficiency of Maize, case study from Ethiopia

Author(s): Edao, M., Ahmed, M., & Nebiyu, A.
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo

Dataset on Land Degradation and Soil Erosion Control Measures in the Maasai Steppe, Northern Tanzania

Author(s): Mtei, K., Kalonga, J., Kimaro, A., Massawe, B., & Winowiecki, L. A
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Zenodo

Improving Soil Quality and farm productivity through agri-livestock integration in cotton-based cropping systems in Western Burkina Faso.

Author(s): Traoré, M., Adama, B., TRAORE, D., KOULIBALY, B., & Fadilatou, S.
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17303577

Evaluation of anchote (Coccinia abyssinica) genotypes and processing methods for mineral and phytochemical composition

Author(s): Bogalech Negassa, Amsalu Nebiyu, Weyessa Garedew, Lord Abbey, Raphael Ofoe, Nasir Seyed Mousavi, Bawa Nutsukpo, Tessema Astatkie, Chala G. Kuyu
Published in: Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, Issue 18, 2024, Page(s) 101415, ISSN 2666-1543
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafr.2024.101415

Incidence of insect pests in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) fields and storage in Karachuonyo and Nyakach Constituencies of Western Kenya

Author(s): null null, P Wachira, A Nyandiala, T Amakhobe, J Mung’atu, S Okoth
Published in: African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, Issue 25, 2025, Page(s) 25639-25660, ISSN 1684-5374
Publisher: African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development
DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.138.24895

Perception locale de la dégradation des sols et pratiques de réhabilitation dans la zone cotonnière Ouest du Burkina Faso

Author(s): Fadilatou SAKANDE, Mamadou TRAORE, Bazoumana KOULIBALY, Florent Yambila LANKOANDE, Tahibou PARE, Kalifa COULIBALY1 et Bismarck Hassan NACRO
Published in: International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Issue 16(5), 2022, Page(s) 2189-2201, ISSN 1997-342X
Publisher: International Formulae Group
DOI: 10.4314/ijbcs.v16i5.28

Unlocking the Potential of Teff for Sustainable, Gluten-Free Diets and Unravelling Its Production Challenges to Address Global Food and Nutrition Security: A Review

Author(s): Mary Adepoju, Carol Verheecke-Vaessen, Laxmi Ravikumar Pillai, Heidi Phillips, Carla Cervini
Published in: Foods, Issue 13, 2025, Page(s) 3394, ISSN 2304-8158
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/foods13213394

Genetic diversity, population structure and selection signatures in Enset (Ensete ventricosum, (Welw.) Cheesman), an underutilized and key food security crop in Ethiopia

Author(s): Alye Tefera Haile, Mallikarjuna Rao Kovi, Sylvia Sagen Johnsen, Bizuayehu Tesfaye, Trine Hvoslef-Eide, Odd Arne Rognli
Published in: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, Issue 71, 2024, Page(s) 1159-1176, ISSN 0925-9864
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-023-01683-9

Evaluation of Agronomic Characteristics, Disease Incidence, Yield Performance, and Aflatoxin Accumulation among Six Peanut Varieties (Arachis hypogea L.) Grown in Kenya

Author(s): Loise Njoki; Sheila Okoth; Peter Wachira; Abigael Ouko; James Mwololo; Margherita Rizzu; Safa Oufensou; Truphosa Amakhobe
Published in: Toxins, Issue 15, 111, 2023, Page(s) 1-14, ISSN 2072-6651
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/toxins15020111

Community Perception of Land Degradation Across Maasai Landscape, Arusha Tanzania: Implication for Developing Sustainable Restoration Strategy

Author(s): Joseph Kalonga
Published in: Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 2024, Page(s) 0-0, ISSN 2812-4936
Publisher: Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Egypt
DOI: 10.21608/ejar.2024.263444.1500

Rainfall variability and drought in West Africa: challenges and implications for rainfed agriculture

Author(s): Meron Lakew Tefera, null Giovanna Seddaiu, null Alberto Carletti, Hassan Awada
Published in: Theoretical and Applied Climatology, Issue 156, 2025, ISSN 0177-798X
Publisher: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-024-05251-8

Remote Sensing and Field Data Analysis to Evaluate the Impact of Stone Bunds on Rainfed Agriculture in West Africa

Author(s): Meron Lakew Tefera, Hassan Awada, Mario Pirastru, James Mantent Kombiok, Joseph Adjebeng-Danquah, Ramson Adombilla, Peter Anabire Asungre, George Mahama, Alberto Carletti, Giovanna Seddaiu
Published in: Land, Issue 13, 2025, Page(s) 1654, ISSN 2073-445X
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/land13101654

Assessing sustainable water management in a resource-scarce environment (Ghana, West Africa) via the Analytic Hierarchy Process

Author(s): Mattas Konstadinos, Georgiou Pantazis, Lazaridou C. Dimitra, Mattas Christos, Nastis A. Stefanos, Seddaiu Giovanna, Kombiok James Mantent, Adjebeng-Danquah Joseph, Ramson Adombilla
Published in: Agricultural Water Management, Issue 313, 2025, Page(s) 109497, ISSN 0378-3774
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2025.109497

Revealing Ghana’s unique fonio genetic diversity: leveraging farmers knowledge for sustainable conservation and breeding strategies

Author(s): Richard Yaw Agyare, Thomas Kaczmarek, Christian Leclerc, Doris Kanvena Puozaa, Theophilus Kwabla Tengey, Samuel Kwame Bonsu, James Mantent Kombiok, Sandrine Causse, Theo Guillerminet, Alexander Wireko Kena, Joseph Adjebeng-Danquah, Adeline Barnaud, Claire Billot, Richard Akromah
Published in: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, Issue 72, 2025, Page(s) 235-253, ISSN 0925-9864
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-024-01974-9

OCCURRENCE, ABUNDANCE, AND DISTRIBUTION OF SOIL NEMATODESASSOCIATED WITH GROUNDNUT FARMING IN KENYA

Author(s): Nyandiala A, Amakhobe T and Okoth S.
Published in: African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, Issue Vol 23, N. 8, 2023, Page(s) 24293-24316, ISSN 1684-5374
Publisher: African Scholarly Science Communications Trust
DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.123.23270

Chemical composition of selected aromatic plant essential oils and their antifungal efficacy against toxigenic fungi associated with maize ( <i>Zea mays</i> L)

Author(s): Birhane Atnafu, Chemeda Abedeta, Fikre Lemessa, Abdi Mohammed, Safa Oufensou, Alemayehu Chala
Published in: Cogent Food & Agriculture, Issue 10, 2024, ISSN 2331-1932
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2024.2329116

Spatial Assessment of Soil Degradation in the Western Cotton-Growing Zone of Burkina Faso

Author(s): Fadilatou Sakandé, Margherita Rizzu, Mamadou Traoré, Bazoumana Koulibaly, Seddaiu Giovanna
Published in: Open Journal of Soil Science, Issue 15, 2025, Page(s) 715-731, ISSN 2162-5360
Publisher: Scientific Research Publishing, Inc.
DOI: 10.4236/ojss.2025.1510032

Molecular Docking and Comparative Inhibitory Efficacy of Naturally Occurring Compounds on Vegetative Growth and Deoxynivalenol Biosynthesis in Fusarium culmorum

Author(s): Safa Oufensou; Alessandro Dessì; Roberto Dallocchio; Virgilio Balmas; Emanuela Azara; Paola Carta; Quirico Migheli; Giovanna Delogu
Published in: Toxins, Issue 13 (11), 759, 2021, Page(s) 1-23, ISSN 2072-6651
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/toxins13110759

Effectiveness of a cereal crop residue-based feed supplement on the zootechnical performance of draught cattle on cotton farms in western burkina faso

Author(s): Adama Belem, Salifou Ouedraogo-Koné, Bazoumana Koulibaly, Yssouf Sieza, Dramane Traoré and Mamadou Traoré
Published in: Journal of Chemical, Biological and physical sciences, Issue 15, 2025, ISSN 2249-1929
Publisher: SAE Publications
DOI: 10.24214/jcbps.b.15.3.50922

Cultural-morphology and molecular analysis of Botryodiplodia theobromae, a pathogen of coconut fruit

Author(s): Osayomore Endurance Ekhorutomwen, Safa Oufensou, Nnamdi Ifechukwude Chidi, Quirico Migheli, Olalekan Hakeem Shittu
Published in: Open Research Europe, Issue 5, 2025, Page(s) 140, ISSN 2732-5121
Publisher: F1000 Research Ltd
DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.19692.1

Independent domestication and cultivation histories of two West African indigenous fonio millet crops

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Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-59454-2

Remediation of Soils Contaminated by Fluoride Using a Fermentation Product of Seaweed (Eucheuma cottonii)

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DOI: 10.1155/2022/6967031

Co-occurrence of mycotoxins in stored maize from southern and southwestern Ethiopia

Author(s): Birhane Atnafu, Asaminew Amare, Chemeda Abedeta Garbaba, Fikre Lemessa, Quirico Migheli, Michael Sulyok, Alemayehu Chala
Published in: Food Additives & Contaminants: Part B, Issue 17, 2024, Page(s) 261-274, ISSN 1939-3210
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
DOI: 10.1080/19393210.2024.2372426

Peanut Value Chain Development: The Case of Lower Lake Victoria Basin of Kenya

Author(s): George Okoth Odunga, John K. Bidzakin, Philip Okaka, Sheila Okoth, Beneah Mutsotso, Anil R. Graves
Published in: Economies, Issue 13, 2025, Page(s) 86, ISSN 2227-7099
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/economies13040086

Towards conservation and sustainable use of an indigenous crop: A large partnership network enabled the genetic diversity assessment of 1539 fonio (Digitaria exilis) accessions

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Published in: Plants, People, Planet, Issue 3, 2023, ISSN 2572-2611
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
DOI: 10.1002/ppp3.10424

Status of Groundnut Production in Africa: A Review From 2012 to 2022

Author(s): Loise Njoki, Sheila Okoth, Peter Wachira, Abigael Ouko, Victor Kagot
Published in: Journal of Agricultural Science, Issue 16, 2024, Page(s) 50, ISSN 1916-9760
Publisher: Canadian Center of Science and Education
DOI: 10.5539/jas.v16n10p50

Caractéristiques chimiques des substrats locaux utilisés pour l’amendement des sols dans les agrosystèmes à base du cotonnier à l’Ouest du Burkina Faso

Author(s): Adama Bamogo, Yambila Florent Lankoande, Bazoumana Koulibaly, Mamadou Traore
Published in: International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Issue 19, 2025, Page(s) 1530-1541, ISSN 1997-342X
Publisher: African Journals Online (AJOL)
DOI: 10.4314/ijbcs.v19i4.18

Multiple mycotoxins associated with maize (Zea mays L.) grains harvested from subsistence farmers’ fields in southwestern Ethiopia

Author(s): Birhane Atnafu, Chemeda Abedeta Garbaba, Fikre Lemessa, Quirico Migheli, Michael Sulyok, Alemayehu Chala
Published in: Mycotoxin Research, Issue 40, 2024, Page(s) 389-399, ISSN 0178-7888
Publisher: Hans W. Schmidt
DOI: 10.1007/s12550-024-00536-3

Assessment of primary macronutrient deficiency of maize ( <i>Zea mays</i> L.) through nutrient omission trials in Omo Nadda district, southwestern Ethiopia

Author(s): Mustefa Edao, Milkiyas Ahmed, Endale Kibru, Amsalu Nebiyu
Published in: Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment, Issue 8, 2025, ISSN 2639-6696
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/agg2.70188

Lablab purpureus: Evaluation and Selection of Drought-tolerant - High-yielding Accessions in Dry Farming Systems Based on Drought Tolerance Indices and Multienvironmental Yield Trials

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Published in: Journal of Agricultural Sciences s (Tarim Bilimleri Dergisi), Issue 29 (2), 2023, Page(s) 690-709, ISSN 1300-7580
Publisher: Ankara Universitesi
DOI: 10.15832/ankutbd.1169256

Analysis of the Management of Cereal Crop Residues on Farms to Optimise Cattle Feed in the Western Cotton Growing Zone of Burkina Faso

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Published in: Journal of Agricultural Studies, Issue 12, 2025, Page(s) 101, ISSN 2166-0379
Publisher: Macrothink Institute, Inc.
DOI: 10.5296/jas.v12i2.21834

Perfume Guns: Potential of Yeast Volatile Organic Compounds in the Biological Control of Mycotoxin-Producing Fungi

Author(s): Zahoor Ul Hassan; Safa Oufensou; Virgilio Balmas; Quirico Migheli; Samir Jaoua
Published in: Toxins, Issue 15(1), 45, 2023, Page(s) 1-22, ISSN 2072-6651
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/toxins15010045

Hydroxyapatite-activated seaweed biochar for enhanced remediation of fluoride contaminated soil at various pH ranges

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Published in: Environmental Advances, Issue 11, April 2023, 100329, 2023, ISSN 2666-7657
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.envadv.2022.100329

Traditional In Situ Water Harvesting Practices and Agricultural Sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa—A Meta-Analysis

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Published in: Sustainability, Issue 16, 2025, Page(s) 6427, ISSN 2071-1050
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/su16156427

Pratiques paysannes de gestion de la fertilité des sols dégradés dans la zone cotonnière Ouest du Burkina Faso.

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Published in: Science et technique, Sciences Naturelles et Appliquées, Issue VOL 41, 2022, Page(s) 133-145, ISSN 1011-6028
Publisher: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique

The influence of fertilizers on the behavior of fluoride fractions in the alkaline soil

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Published in: Journal of Flourine Chemistry, 2021, Page(s) 1-7, ISSN 0022-1139
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluchem.2021.109883

Land degradation and the upper hand of sustainable agricultural intensification in sub-Saharan Africa - A systematic review

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Published in: Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, Issue 7, 2024, ISSN 2363-6033
Publisher: German Institute for Agriculture in the Tropics and Subtropics (DITSL GmbH)
DOI: 10.17170/kobra-202403129757

Bioprospecting Phenols as Inhibitors of Trichothecene-Producing Fusarium: Sustainable Approaches to the Management of Wheat Pathogens

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Published in: Toxins, Issue 14(2), 72, 2022, Page(s) 1-29, ISSN 2072-6651
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/toxins14020072

A fast and effective method to distinguish cultivated fonio species: conservation and evaluation perspectives

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Published in: Genetic Resources, Issue 6, 2025, Page(s) 83-94, ISSN 2708-3764
Publisher: Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
DOI: 10.46265/genresj.jdut8893

Characterization of soil health and nutrient content status across the North-East Maasai Landscape, Arusha Tanzania

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Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.envc.2024.100847

Constraints and Opportunities in Peanut Production and Marketing in Nyakach and Karachuonyo of Nyanza Kenya

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Publisher: IJISRT
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7817365

Sustainable Solutions to Land Degradation and Rainfall Variability in Sub-Saharan Africa: Integrating Traditional Water Management, Agricultural Intensification, and Machine Learning Approaches.

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Published in: 2024
Publisher: Università degli Studi di Sassari

Distribution of Hot Pepper Wilt (Fusarium Oxysporium F.Sp. Capsici) and Associated Biophysical Factors in Southern Ethiopia, And Efficacy of Biocontrol Agents Against the Pathogen

Author(s): MELAKU DEJU
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Hawassa University, Ethiopia

ASSESSMENT OF GENETIC DIVERSITY AND AGRONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF FONIO (Digitaria exilis (Kippist) Stapf) ACCESSIONS IN GHANA.

Author(s): RICHARD YAW AGYARE
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17722525

Reconstruire et prédire les dynamiques évolutives du fonio (Digitaria exilis, Digitaria iburua) : domestication, diversité cultivée et potentiel adaptatif.

Author(s): Kaczmarek, Thomas
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Universitè de Montpelier, France

Rhizobium inoculation, Phosphorus Fertilization, and Vermicompost Application Impact on the Estimateof BNF and Productivity of Haricot bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and Selected Soil Properties at Dore Baffano Woreda,Sidama Region.

Author(s): SENAIT SHIMELS
Published in: 2023
Publisher: Hawassa University, Ethiopia

Evaluation of Vermicompost and Rhizobium Inoculation on Nodulation, Yield, and Yield Traits of Common Bean (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.) Varieties and Selected Soil Physico-Chemical Properties at Meskan District, Gurage Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Author(s): BIKILTU TOLESSA SEDI
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Hawassa University

Amélioration des pratiques d'intégration agriculture-élevage à travers l'optimisation de la valorisation des résidus de récolte dans les exploitations cotonnières à l'Ouest du Burkina Faso.

Author(s): Belem, Adama
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Universitè de Nazi Boni, UNB

Effect of Blended Nps Fertilizer and Rhizobium Inoculation on Yield and Yieldcomponents of Common Bean (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.) Varieties In Wulberagi District, Snnpr, Ethiopia

Author(s): MULATU ELIAS LEDAMO
Published in: 2023
Publisher: Hawassa University

Key Traits in White Fonio (Digitaria Exilis (Kippist) Stapf) Diversity in Ghana: Implications for Plant Breeding and End-User Considerations

Author(s): Richard Yaw Agyare, Doris Kanvena Puozaa, Abdul-Rashid Issah, Theophilus Kwabla Tengey, Samuel Kwame Bonsu, Yussif Baba Kassim, Ramson Adombilla, James Mantent Kombiok, Thomas Kaczmarek, Sandrine Causse, Christian Leclerc, Joseph Adjebeng-Danquah, Alexander Wireko Kena, Adeline Barnaud, Richard Akromah, Claire Billot
Published in: SSRN 4919066, 2024, ISSN 2304-7151
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4919066

Production Technologies towards Safe or No Aflatoxin Risk in Groundnut: The Case of Northern Ghana

Author(s): Issah Sugri, Mutari Abubakari, Joseph Adjebeng-Danquah, Mohammed Mujitaba Dawuda, Jerry Asalma Nboyine, Richard Oteng-Frimpong, Rashidatu Abdulai, Ahmed Seidu, Yahaya Asieku, Issah Alidu Abukari, Peter Quandahor, Yahaya Iddrisu, Julius Yirzagla, Edward Martey, Mustapha Mohammed Suraj, Francis Kusi, Quirico Migheli, Rachele Stentella, Bekele Kotu, Abdul Rahman Nurudeen, Fred Kizito, Irmgard Hoeschl
Published in: Preprint.org, 2024, ISSN 2310-287X
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202407.2235.v1

PLANTHEAD - A Remote PLANT HEAlth Diagnostic network to foster sustainable agricultural intensification in Eastern and Western Africa- Abstracts of presentations at the XXVII Congress of the Italian Phytopathological Society (SIPaV)

Author(s): Oufensou Safa, Balmas Virgilio, Migheli Quirico, Margherita Rizzu, Laura Altea, Giovanna Seddaiu, Okoth Sheila, Pierpaolo Saporito, Simone Merafina, Giuseppe Enne
Published in: Journal of Plant Pathology, 2022, Page(s) 1261, ISSN 2193-1801
Publisher: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/s42161-022-01234-8

Sustainable Intensification Indicators: perspectives from European and African researchers

Author(s): Margherita Rizzu; Laura Altea; Quirico Migheli; Alessandra Paulotto; Pier Paolo Roggero; Giovanna Seddaiu
Published in: 2021
Publisher: Società Italiana di Agronomia
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6593054

Promoting the adoption of sustainable agricultural production strategies in sub-Saharan smallholder farming system: the case of EWA BELT project.

Author(s): Laura Altea, Giovanna Seddaiu, Margherita Rizzu, Alberto Carletti1
Published in: 2022
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8032058

Promoting the adoption of sustainable agricultural production strategies in sub-Saharan smallholder farming system: the case of EWA BELT project

Author(s): Laura Altea; Giovanna Seddaiu; Margherita Rizzu; Alberto Carletti
Published in: Issue 17, 2022
Publisher: Zenodo

From Shade to Light: Fonio, an African Orphan Crop, Towards Renewed Challenges

Author(s): Barnaud, Adeline; Billot, Claire; Abrouk, Michael; Adjebeng-Danquah, Joseph; Akanvou, Louise; Ibrahim Ahmed, Hanin; Adje, Charlotte O.A.; Bakasso, Yacoubou; Barry, Mamadou Billo; Achigan-Dako, Enoch G.; Yerima, Abdou R. Ibrahim Bio; Kane, Ndjido Ardo; Krattinger, Simon G.; Oselebe, Happiness; Saidou, Sani; Sêkloka, Emmanuel; Uyoh, Edak A.; Vigouroux, Yves; Gueye, Mame Codou
Published in: Crop adaptation and improvement for drought-prone environments, 2023
Publisher: New Prairie Press
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7817420

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