Project
Economic and Sustainability Evaluation of New Technologies in Sorghum and Millet Production in INTSORMIL-Priority Countries
Details
Project Code:
PRF-205
Start Date:
1997
End Date:
2002
CRSP Phase:
Not Available
Budget:
Not Available
Participants
Lead University:
Purdue University
Other Partners:
Collaborating Scientists' Institutions: INRAN (Niger); EARO, ILRI (Ethiopia); University of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso); ICRISAT (India); Texas A&M University (US)
Principal Investigator(s):
John Sanders
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
None
Overview
This project focused on diffusing new technologies including Striga resistant cultivars in West and East Africa. It also made recommendations to expedite the introduction of these new technologies.
Objectives
1. Estimate the potential effects of new technologies; 2. Identify constraints to their introduction; 3. Recommend complementary policies to accelerate the introduction process.
Outcomes
Three new Striga-resistant cultivars were released in 1999 and 2000.
