Project
Entrepreneurship and Product Development in East Africa: A Strategy to Promote Increased Use of Sorghum and Millet
Details
Project Code:
UNL 220
Start Date:
2005
End Date:
2007
CRSP Phase:
Not Available
Budget:
Not Available
Countries:
Not Available
Participants
Lead University:
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Other Partners:
Not Available
Principal Investigator(s):
David S. Jackson
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
None
Overview
This project established, primarily in Tanzania, an active educational and small-business assistance infrastructure designed to support entrepreneurial businesses developing sorghum and millet food products.
Objectives
1. Farmers have an established outlet for cash sales of high-quality sorghum and millet. 2. Small businesses or cooperatives develop processing capabilities enabling the incorporation of sorghum and millet into a wide variety of food products. 3. Markets and market channels for sorghum and millet-based products develop.
Outcomes
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