CRSP Bean/Cowpea : CRSPs

Development of Cowpea-Based Value-Added Foods with High Nutritive Health Values Preferred by Consumers and Food Processors

The goal of this research component is to enhance the availability of nutritious/healthful, and affordable cowpea-based foods to consumers in both West Africa and the U.S., […]

Start Date: 2002
End Date: 2007
Project Code: WA2-A1
Lead University: University of Georgia

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic: Markets

CRSP: Bean/Cowpea

Database: Project

Development of Improved Cowpea Cultivars with Increased Yield Potential, Tolerance to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses, and Having Grain Quality Traits Preferred by Farmers and Consumers for Three Target Agro-Ecological Zones, the Sahel and the Sudan/Guinea Savanna Regions in West Africa and the U.S. Southwest

On-farm cowpea yields in West Africa average 240 kg/ha even though potential yields in the region, as demonstrated in on-station and on-farm trials, are often five […]

Start Date: 2002
End Date: 2007
Project Code: WA4-A1
Lead University: University of California - Riverside

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa, US and Canada
Topic: Innovation, Productivity

CRSP: Bean/Cowpea

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

Improved Methods for Rapid Sucrose Analysis of Cowpea Grain and Assessment of Genetic Environmental Influences on ”Sweetness”

This project provides resources for interaction between economists and cowpea breeders. Dissemination of the improved technique through a formal training effort will help ensure progress in […]

Start Date: 2002
End Date: 2007
Project Code: WA4-A3
Lead University: University of California

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic: Innovation

CRSP: Bean/Cowpea

Database: Project

Molecular Genetic Improvement of Cowpeas for Growers and Consumers

Coming soon

Start Date: 2002
End Date: 2007
Project Code: WA5-A1
Lead University: Purdue University

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic: Innovation, Markets, Productivity

CRSP: Bean/Cowpea

Database: Project

Toward a Comprehensive Resistance Management Plan for Bt Transformed Cowpeas to Control Maruca vitrata in West Africa

A potential problem facing Bt cowpeas is that cowpeas evolved and were domesticated as a crop in central Africa. Wild relatives of cultivated cowpeas persist in […]

Start Date: 2002
End Date: 2007
Project Code: WA5-A2
Lead University: Purdue University

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic: Innovation

CRSP: Bean/Cowpea

Database: Project

Market Assessment of Bean and Cowpea Grain and Processed Value-Added Products, and Determination of Both Constraints to and Potential for Growth of Markets in the ESA Region

Most of the bean and cowpea research by the Bean/Cowpea Collaborative Research Support Program (CRSP), National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS), and the International Agricultural Research Centers […]

Start Date: 2002
End Date: 2007
Project Code: ESA1-A1
Lead University: Purdue University

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic: Markets

CRSP: Bean/Cowpea

Database: Project

Value-Added, Processing and Qualities of Cowpea- and Bean-Based Foods

The preferences and desires of consumers for bean or cowpea products should be considered in the development of improved germplasm. Information required includes food quality attributes […]