Relay intercropping systems with rice cultivars (WAB450-24-3-2-P18-HB (V4) and WAB56-50), the competitive Cajanus cajan and the weakly competitive Stylosanthes hamata were evaluated in the tropical savanna zone in Côte d’Ivoire. The INTERCOM model for competition served for data analysis and understanding of the system based on phenological, physiological and morphological characteristics of th...

Title of dissertation: ESSAYS ON THE IMPACT OF CONFLICT AND REGULATIONS ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Trang Thu Tran, Doctor of Philosophy, 2013 Dissertation directed by: Professor Anna Alberini Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics My dissertation explores the effect of ethnic conflict, or regulations meant to avoid ethnic strife, on firm employment and productivity i...

The objective of this research is to determine (i) the quantity and quality of publications in biomedical research in top-producing countries in West Africa during 2005–2014, as well as (ii) the characteristics of the journals used by the researchers and collaborative evidence in the area. Data was drawn from MEDLINE/PubMed and Google Scholar, while the impact factors of the journals were retri...

Côte d’Ivoire had a strong industrial fleet both in capacity and reach. Despite the decline of the sector, the country still held a particular place within West Africa due to its harbour and shore facilities, which have made Abidjan the second most important fishing port in the region. Its industrial fleets returned to the waters of Côte d’Ivoire after West African countries declared their EEZs...