eprintid: 9217
rev_number: 13
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datestamp: 2016-01-04 09:47:30
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creators_name: Ajeigbe, H A
creators_name: Angarawai, I I
creators_name: Motagi, B N
creators_name: Tabo, R
creators_name: Whitbread, A M
creators_name: Kunihya, A
creators_name: Kamara, A Y
icrisatcreators_name: Ajeigbe, H A
icrisatcreators_name: Angarawai, I I
icrisatcreators_name: Motagi, B N
icrisatcreators_name: Tabo, R
icrisatcreators_name: Whitbread, A M
icrisatcreators_name: Kunihya, A
affiliation: ICRISAT (Kano)
affiliation: ICRISAT (Bamako)
affiliation: ICRISAT (Patancheru)
affiliation: IITA (Kano)
country: Nigeria
country: Mali
country: India
title: Adoption of agricultural intensification options for increasing productivity of farmers in semiarid of West Africa
ispublished: pub
subjects: s2.4
subjects: s2.8
divisions: D5
full_text_status: public
pres_type: paper
keywords: Adoption, Increase, Intensification, Producutivity, Semi Arid, West Africa, Agricultural Intensification
note: Them of the Conference:
Economically Viable and Sustainable Agricultural Systems for Food and Nutrition Security in Africa
abstract: To ensure sustainable increase in agricultural productivities of small holder farmers in West Africa,
Agricultural Scientists have developed varieties of component crops. Nutrient management options
combining inorganic and organic fertilizer in different dosages have been developed. The research institutes
are collaborating with extension outfits, development partners and key stakeholders to disseminate these
technologies to farmers and provide market and financial linkages. On farm grain and fodder yields advantage
of 20 to 50 % were recorded by participating farmers. P fertilizer application on legumes increased yield 26 to 
62 %. Increase in plant hill population from 8,889 hills/ha led to corresponding increase in millet yield
by 48 %. Cultivation of improved varieties coupled with fertilizer application and appropriate plant 
hill population will increase productivities of smallholder farmers in the semi arid West Africa.
date: 2015-11
date_type: published
pagerange: 58-61
event_title: 1st Annual Conference Proceedings of the African Society of Agronomy, Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences (ASACSES)
event_location: Abuja, Nigeria
event_dates: November 02-05, 2015
event_type: conference
refereed: TRUE
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citation:   Ajeigbe, H A and Angarawai, I I and Motagi, B N and Tabo, R and Whitbread, A M and Kunihya, A and Kamara, A Y  (2015) Adoption of agricultural intensification options for increasing productivity of farmers in semiarid of West Africa.  In: 1st Annual Conference Proceedings of the African Society of Agronomy, Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences (ASACSES), November 02-05, 2015, Abuja, Nigeria.     
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/9217/1/ASACSC%2C%20Abuja%2C%20Nov%2C%202015.pdf