CRSP Dry Grain Pulses (Pulse) : CRSPs

Samboko, Chimuka

Country of Origin: Zambia

Start Date: 2010/01/02
End Date: 2010/01/02
University: University of Zambia
Degree: BS

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic: Markets

CRSP: Dry Grain Pulses (Pulse)

Database: Training

Sunga, Chalwe

Country of Origin: Zambia

Start Date: 2010/01/02
End Date: 2011/01/02
University: University of Zambia
Degree: BS

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic: Markets

CRSP: Dry Grain Pulses (Pulse)

Database: Training

Enhancing biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) of leguminous crops grown on degraded soils in Uganda, Rwanda, and Tanzania

Common beans are the most important legume crop in Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania occupying a very large proportion of land devoted to legumes. For example, over […]

Start Date: 2010
End Date: 2012/12/31
Project Code: ISU-2
Lead University: Iowa State University

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic: Productivity

CRSP: Dry Grain Pulses (Pulse)

Database: Project

Improving Nutritional Status and CD4 Counts in HIV-Infected Children through Nutritional Support

The overall goal of the research is to determine if eating beans or cowpeas will improve the immune status of children that are not being treated […]

Start Date: 2010
End Date: 2012/12/31
Project Code: MSU-3
Lead University: Michigan State University

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic: Health and Nutrition

CRSP: Dry Grain Pulses (Pulse)

Database: Project

Impact assessment of Bean/Cowpea and Dry Grain Pulses CRSP investments in research, institutional capacity building, and technology dissemination in Africa, Latin America and the U.S.

Impact assessments are widely recognized to perform two functions–accountability and learning. Greater accountability (and strategic validation) is seen as a prerequisite for continued support for development […]

Start Date: 2010
End Date: 2012/12/31
Project Code: MSU-4
Lead University: Michigan State University

Region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, US and Canada
Topic: Capacity Building

CRSP: Dry Grain Pulses (Pulse)

Database: Project

Increasing Utilization of Cowpeas to Promote Health and Food Security in Africa

Many poor families in Sub Saharan Africa suffer high rates of malnutrition, especially among children, while diet-related chronic diseases have become a common phenomenon among urban […]