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Dov Pasternak
Researcher at International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
Publications - 17
Citations - 654
Dov Pasternak is an academic researcher from International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics. The author has contributed to research in topics: Crop yield & Drip irrigation. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 17 publications receiving 567 citations.
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Solar-powered drip irrigation enhances food security in the Sudano-Sahel.
TL;DR: Analysis of solar-powered drip irrigation in rural Sudano–Sahel region of West Africa finds that it significantly augments both household income and nutritional intake, particularly during the dry season, and is cost effective compared to alternative technologies.
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Dry land tree management for improved household livelihoods: farmer managed natural regeneration in Niger.
TL;DR: The results show that 26% of households practice a form of FMNR involving both pruning and protecting woody vegetation, which supports the value of continued promotion ofFMNR as an inexpensive means of enhancing rural livelihoods and an attractive alternative to reforestation efforts relying on tree planting.
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Okra (Abelmoschus spp.) in West and Central Africa: Potential and progress on its improvement
TL;DR: This review describes a general overview of okra’s nutritional and economic potential with special reference to its past and recent progress on germplasm regeneration, genetic studies and efforts on genetic improvement in West and Central Africa.
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The economics of low pressure drip irrigation and hand watering for vegetable production in the Sahel
TL;DR: The African Market Garden (AMG) as mentioned in this paper is a horticultural production system for small-holders based on low-pressure drip irrigation combined with an improved crop management package.
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The African market garden: The development of a low-pressure drip irrigation system for smallholders in the sudano sahel†
TL;DR: The African Market Garden (AMG) is a holistic horticultural production system for small producers based on low-pressure drip irrigation combined with a crop management package as mentioned in this paper, which is used in the Sudano Sahel of West Africa.