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Closing the cassava yield gap: An analysis from smallholder farms in East Africa

2009-04-01

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Cassava yields in Africa are small and it remains unclear which factors most limit yields. Using a series of farm surveys and on-farm and on-station trials in Uganda and western Kenya, we evaluated the importance of abiotic, biotic and associated crop management constraints for cassava production in a range of socio-economic settings as found in smallholder farms in the region. Average yields under farmer manageme...

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DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2009.01.009

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