Breeding Sorghum for Improved Resistance to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses and Enhanced End
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) is grown in Africa primarily as a subsistence food crop by small-holder farmers. Uniquely adapted to many indigenous cropping systems sorghum […]
- Start Date: 2008
- End Date: 2012
- Project Code: TAM 102
- Lead University: Not Available
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Innovation
CRSP: Sorghum, Millet, and Other Grains (SMOG / INTSORMIL)
Database: Project
Hachibamba, Twambo
Country of Origin: Zambia- Start Date: 2008/01/01
- End Date: 2008/12/31
- University: Kansas State University
- Degree: MS
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Innovation
CRSP: Sorghum, Millet, and Other Grains (SMOG / INTSORMIL)
Database: Training
Breeding Pearl Millet with Improved Stability, performance, and Resistance to Pests
The vision for this project ”Breeding Pearl Millet with Improved Performance, Stability and Resistance to Pests” is to improve food security, enhance farm income, and contribute […]
- Start Date: 2008
- End Date: 2010
- Project Code: ARS 101
- Lead University: University of Georgia
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Innovation
CRSP: Sorghum, Millet, and Other Grains (SMOG / INTSORMIL)
Database: Project
Market Development in Support of Sorghum and Millet Farmers in Tanzania and Zambia
Improving the income and food security of small-scale sorghum and millet farmers in Zambia and Tanzania through the identification of new market opportunities and related constraints […]
- Start Date: 2008
- End Date: 2012
- Project Code: OSU 101
- Lead University: Ohio State University
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Markets
CRSP: Sorghum, Millet, and Other Grains (SMOG / INTSORMIL)
Database: Project
Building a Sustainable Infrastructure for the Product Development and Food Entrepreneur/ Industry Technical Support: A Strategy to promote increased use of Sorghum and Millet in East Africa
Sorghum and millet are ideal crops for many parts of Africa. Maize, however, is favored by many as a food source; farmers thus grow Maize even […]
- Start Date: 2008
- End Date: 2012
- Project Code: UNL 102
- Lead University: University of Nebraska, Lincoln
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Markets, Productivity
CRSP: Sorghum, Millet, and Other Grains (SMOG / INTSORMIL)
Database: Project
Mkandawire, Nyambe Lisulo
Country of Origin: Zambia- Start Date: 2008/01/01
- End Date: 2011/12/31
- University: University of Nebraska, Lincoln
- Degree: PhD
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Innovation
CRSP: Sorghum, Millet, and Other Grains (SMOG / INTSORMIL)
Database: Training
Chungu, Chisha
Country of Origin: Zambia- Start Date: 2008/01/01
- End Date: 2008/09/01
- University: University of Zambia
- Degree: MS
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Katoma, Nahunda
Country of Origin: Zambia- Start Date: 2007/10/01
- End Date: 2009/09/01
- University: University of Zambia
- Degree: MS
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
CCRA-2: Watershed Modeling and Assessment
The goal of this activity is to enhance the impact of SANREM CRSP’s LTRA projects by providing technical support and a comparative framework in watershed modeling […]
- Start Date: 2007
- End Date: 2009
- Project Code: CCRA-2
- Lead University: Virginia Tech
CCRA-4: Soil Metagenomics to Construct Indicators of Soil Degradation
Soil degradation is one of the most important problems for sustainable agriculture worldwide. Because tropical soils have been studied less than temperate soils, understanding and developing […]
- Start Date: 2007
- End Date: 2009
- Project Code: CCRA-4
- Lead University: Kansas State University
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
