CRSP Bean/Cowpea : CRSPs

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

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

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

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

Strengthening the Cowpea ”Value-Chain” in West Africa: Determination of the Demand and Market Opportunities for Cowpea Grain and Processed Products in West Africa

This component of the Bean/Cowpea CRSP focuses on marketing and trade research with the aim of identifying new market opportunities for cowpea grain and processed products […]

Start Date: 2002
End Date: 2007
Project Code: WA1-A1
Lead University: Purdue University

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic: Markets

CRSP: Bean/Cowpea

Database: Project

Develop Bean Cultivars for East and Southern Africa with Enhanced Resistance to Diseases and Insects

Coming soon

Start Date: 2002
End Date: 2007
Project Code: ESA6-A1
Lead University: Oregon State University

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic: Innovation

CRSP: Bean/Cowpea

Database: Project

Preservation of Post Harvest Cowpea by Subsistence Farmers in Cameroon

To improve cowpea storage technologies for subsistence farmers in the Cameroon to minimize losses caused by storage insects. Such technologies will be based upon an understanding […]