Economic and Sustainability Evaluation of New Technologies in Sorghum and Millet Production in INTSORMIL Priority Countries
Working in Mali, Niger, and Senegal this project’s goal was to bring new production technologies onto the farms of sorghum and millet producers in West Africa […]
- Start Date: 2002
- End Date: 2007
- Project Code: PRF-205
- Lead University: Purdue University
- Region: Global
- Topic: Productivity
CRSP: International Sorghum and Millet (INTSORMIL)
Database: Project
Assessment of the Nematode Incidence and Speciation in West African Soils, Identification of Genetic Resistance to Nematodes in Cowpeas and the Development of Strategies to Control Nematodes in Cowpea-Based Cropping Systems
Research is needed to determine the extent to which plant parasitic nematodes are reducing cowpea production in West Africa, and the extent to which this problem […]
- Start Date: 2002
- End Date: 2007
- Project Code: WA4-A2
- Lead University: University of California
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Innovation
CRSP: Bean/Cowpea
Database: Project
Gender Issues in Aflatoxin Incidence and Control in Groundnut Production Systems of West Africa
Aflatoxin contamination of groundnut production in West Africa poses severe health problems for the populations of the region and is becoming an increasingly important constraint to […]
- Start Date: 2001/08/01
- End Date: 2007/10/31
- Project Code: VT54
- Lead University: Virginia Tech
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Gender, Health and Nutrition
Codou Gueye, Mame
Country of Origin: Senegal- Start Date: 2001
- End Date: 2006
- University: Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
- Degree: PhD
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Bean/Cowpea
Database: Training
Breeding Pearl Millet with Improved Performance and Stability
The goals of this project were to increase diversity of pearl millet germplasm available to breeders and researchers, identify sources of disease and pest resistance for […]
- Start Date: 2000
- End Date: 2007
- Project Code: ARS-206
- Lead University: Not Available
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Innovation
CRSP: International Sorghum and Millet (INTSORMIL)
Database: Project
Thiaw, Samba
Country of Origin: Senegal- Start Date: 1998
- End Date: N.D.
- University: University of California - Riverside
- Degree: PhD
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security, Innovation
CRSP: Bean/Cowpea
Database: Training
Thiaw, Samba
Country of Origin: Senegal- Start Date: 1998
- End Date: 2003
- University: University of California - Riverside
- Degree: PhD
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Bean/Cowpea
Database: Training
Faye , Mbene
Country of Origin: Senegal- Start Date: 1998
- End Date: 2000
- University: Purdue University
- Degree: PhD
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security, Innovation
CRSP: Bean/Cowpea
Database: Training
Socioeconomic Impacts of Alternative Peanut Production Marketing Systems in Senegal
The socioeconomic importance of peanut production in Senegal is illustrated by the fact that this crop is the main source of rural employment, accounts for nearly […]
- Start Date: 1996/08/01
- End Date: 2009/07/23
- Project Code: UCN36S
- Lead University: University of Connecticut
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Markets
Collection, Preservation, and Utilization of Wild Arachis Germplasm from South America
The Peanut CRSP has identified the need for shorter crop duration of peanut under production efficiency, item 5, “Genetic resource conservation, particularly for wild species, and […]
- Start Date: 1996/08/01
- End Date: 2004/07/31
- Project Code: TAM14P
- Lead University: Texas A&M University
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Productivity
