633
Norwegian Landrace (NL), 268, 289–291,
294, 296
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
(NMBU), 268, 590
N uptake, 95, 98, 102, 103, 109, 110
O
Oecophylla longinoda
biocontrol agents, 435, 436
cashew pests, 441
colony identification and mapping,
433, 434
economic analyses, 436
economic relevance
benefit-cost analyses, 440, 441
economic analyses, 438
MRR, 439, 440
partial budgeting, 438, 439
pest management, 437
effectiveness, 436
efficacy, 437
experiments, 435
multiple crops and forest trees, 433
natural forests, 433
orchard and field crops, 432
transportation to experimental fields, 434
Omental fat (OF), 255, 261
Open-pollinated varieties (OPVs), 451
Ordinary least squares (OLS) method, 183
Organic cotton, Tanzania
area, production and yield, 177
assessment, profitability, 182–185
conventional farming, 178
conventional system, 176
determination of yield, 182
farming systems, 176, 178
fertilisers, 176
field experimental design and
treatments, 180–182
innovative practices
cotton-legume intercrop, 195
cow urine, 194
manure-fertiliser combination, 193, 194
neem-leaf extract, 194
inorganic fertilisers, 178
nutrient management, 177
pest management, 177
pesticides, 176
soil properties, 179
statistical analysis, 183
strategies, 177
study site description, 178
synthetic pesticides, 178
weather conditions, growing seasons, 186
weather data, 179
yield and economic performance,
186–188, 190–193
yield compared to potential yield, 190, 191
yield-limiting factors, 177
yield vs. potential yield, 195
Organic fertilizer, 550, 552, 554
Ox-plough system, 26, 27
P
Parity, 228, 229, 231, 232, 234, 235
Participatory action research (PAR)
methodology, 572
Pastoralists, 306
Pearl millet
broiler diets, 209, 210
carcass characteristics, 208
cost of production, 210
feed digestibility, 208
nutrient composition, 207–209
productivity cost, 208
Pesticide exposure, 161, 165, 166, 168
Photography, 571
Pigeon pea, 94–96, 100
Pinus patula, 109
Planning, monitoring, and evaluation
(PME), 590
Plant genotypes, 473
Policy initiatives, 131
Policy synchronization, 561, 562
Polygamy, 510
Poverty, 63, 69, 83, 88, 89
Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRSP), 333
Private-public partnership (PPP), 269
Programme implementation team (PIT), 593
Project storytelling framework (PSF), 590,
598, 599
Public-private partnership (PPP), 132
Q
Quality Declared Seed (QDS), 336
R
Rainfall, 167
Rain-fed farming, 529, 534, 535, 538, 545
Rainwater harvesting (RWH), 612
Reducing carbon footprint through breeding
and feeding based technologies for
improved productivity
(REDCAP), 570
Index
Norwegian Landrace (NL), 268, 289–291,
294, 296
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
(NMBU), 268, 590
N uptake, 95, 98, 102, 103, 109, 110
O
Oecophylla longinoda
biocontrol agents, 435, 436
cashew pests, 441
colony identification and mapping,
433, 434
economic analyses, 436
economic relevance
benefit-cost analyses, 440, 441
economic analyses, 438
MRR, 439, 440
partial budgeting, 438, 439
pest management, 437
effectiveness, 436
efficacy, 437
experiments, 435
multiple crops and forest trees, 433
natural forests, 433
orchard and field crops, 432
transportation to experimental fields, 434
Omental fat (OF), 255, 261
Open-pollinated varieties (OPVs), 451
Ordinary least squares (OLS) method, 183
Organic cotton, Tanzania
area, production and yield, 177
assessment, profitability, 182–185
conventional farming, 178
conventional system, 176
determination of yield, 182
farming systems, 176, 178
fertilisers, 176
field experimental design and
treatments, 180–182
innovative practices
cotton-legume intercrop, 195
cow urine, 194
manure-fertiliser combination, 193, 194
neem-leaf extract, 194
inorganic fertilisers, 178
nutrient management, 177
pest management, 177
pesticides, 176
soil properties, 179
statistical analysis, 183
strategies, 177
study site description, 178
synthetic pesticides, 178
weather conditions, growing seasons, 186
weather data, 179
yield and economic performance,
186–188, 190–193
yield compared to potential yield, 190, 191
yield-limiting factors, 177
yield vs. potential yield, 195
Organic fertilizer, 550, 552, 554
Ox-plough system, 26, 27
P
Parity, 228, 229, 231, 232, 234, 235
Participatory action research (PAR)
methodology, 572
Pastoralists, 306
Pearl millet
broiler diets, 209, 210
carcass characteristics, 208
cost of production, 210
feed digestibility, 208
nutrient composition, 207–209
productivity cost, 208
Pesticide exposure, 161, 165, 166, 168
Photography, 571
Pigeon pea, 94–96, 100
Pinus patula, 109
Planning, monitoring, and evaluation
(PME), 590
Plant genotypes, 473
Policy initiatives, 131
Policy synchronization, 561, 562
Polygamy, 510
Poverty, 63, 69, 83, 88, 89
Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRSP), 333
Private-public partnership (PPP), 269
Programme implementation team (PIT), 593
Project storytelling framework (PSF), 590,
598, 599
Public-private partnership (PPP), 132
Q
Quality Declared Seed (QDS), 336
R
Rainfall, 167
Rain-fed farming, 529, 534, 535, 538, 545
Rainwater harvesting (RWH), 612
Reducing carbon footprint through breeding
and feeding based technologies for
improved productivity
(REDCAP), 570
Index