IPM-omics: Scalable and sustainable solutions for pest management of insect pests of cowpea in Africa

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• Start Date: 2013
• End Date: N.D.
• Project Code: S01.B1–UIUC
• Lead University: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Food Security

Risk, perception, resilience, and adaptation to climate change in Niger and Tanzania

Building on household interviews conducted during the 2004/2005 food crisis, the RPRA project is developing indicators of pastoral community vulnerability and resilience to climate change, and […]

• Start Date: 2010/11/01
• End Date: 2012
• Project Code: RPRA
• Lead University: University of Florida

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Climate Change

Karimou, Laouali

• Start Date: 2010/09/01
• End Date: 2011/03/01
• University: University of Niamey
• Degree: PhD

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Food Security, Innovation

Ibrahim, Abdoulaye

• Start Date: 2009/01/01
• End Date: 2012/12/31
• University: Purdue University
• Degree: PhD

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Markets

Biological Foundations for Management of Field Insect Pests of Cowpea in Africa

Field and storage insect pests are the most severe biotic constraints for cowpea production. Insect-resistant cultivars have the potential to resolve some of the pest problems […]

• Start Date: 2008
• End Date: 2012/12/31
• Project Code: UIUC-1
• Lead University: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Food Security, Productivity

Ecological-Based Management of Sorghum and Pearl Millet Insect Pests in Africa and the United States

Sorghum, Sorghum bicolor, and pearl millet, Pennisetum glaucum, are uniquely suited for production with limited inputs of water, fertilizer, and pesticides in Africa and the U.S. […]

• Start Date: 2008
• End Date: 2012
• Project Code: WTAMU 101
• Lead University: West Texas A&M University

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Natural Resource Management

Developing Sorghum with Improved Grain Quality, Agronomic Performance, and Resistance to Biotic Abiotic Stresses

Sorghum is poised to play a key role in expanding agricultural development and food security in countries around the world. New marketing opportunities for sorghum include […]

• Start Date: 2008
• End Date: 2012
• Project Code: PRF 104
• Lead University: Purdue University

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Innovation

Integrated Soil, Water, Nutrient and Crop Management Strategies for Improving Productivity in Sorghum and Millet Based Cropping Systems

The goal of this project is to improve and intensify cropping systems to help transform sorghum and millet from subsistence to cash crop status, generate more […]

• Start Date: 2008
• End Date: 2012
• Project Code: KSU 104
• Lead University: Kansas State University

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Natural Resource Management, Productivity

Grain Molds, Mycotoxins and Stalk Rots of Sorghum and Millet

Fusarium diseases that cause grain mold and stalk rot of sorghum and millet are the most important, but as yet unmanaged diseases, of these crops on […]

• Start Date: 2008
• End Date: 2012
• Project Code: KSU 101
• Lead University: Kansas State University

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Food Security

Development of the Input and Product Markets in West Africa for Sorghum and Millet

Over the next two years the focus will be on documenting the technology-marketing project effects and scaling them up principally in Mali and Niger. The project […]

• Start Date: 2008
• End Date: 2012
• Project Code: PRF 103
• Lead University: Purdue University

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Markets