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
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 […]
- Start Date: 2002
- End Date: 2007
- Project Code: ESA2-A1
- Lead University: Texas A&M University
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Markets
CRSP: Bean/Cowpea
Database: Project
Analysis of Cooking and Consumer Preference Traits to Achieve Wider Impact from Bean/Cowpea CRSP Developed Bean Cultivars
Coming soon
- Start Date: 2002
- End Date: 2007
- Project Code: ESA2-A2
- Lead University: Oregon State University, Texas A&M University
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Markets
CRSP: Bean/Cowpea
Database: Project
