Breeding Peanut for Better Productivity and Quality
Peanut is an important source of income for small farmers in Sahelian Africa. Peanut varieties with stable productivity, appealing product quality, and low aflatoxin contamination are […]
- Start Date: 1996/08/01
- End Date: 2007/10/31
- Project Code: TAM17P
- Lead University: Texas A&M University
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Productivity
Improved Production Efficiency through Standardized, Integrated, and Enhanced Research and Technology
Foliar diseases and pests are responsible for significant yield losses in the Guinean and Sudanian zones of West Africa and the higher rainfall areas of Southern […]
- Start Date: 1996/08/01
- End Date: 2007/10/31
- Project Code: NCS19P
- Lead University: North Carolina State University
- Region: Europe and Eurasia, Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Productivity
Utilizing Arachis Species for Peanut Improvement
Coming soon
- Start Date: 1996/08/01
- End Date: 2001/07/31
- Project Code: NCS20P
- Lead University: North Carolina State University
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Productivity
Systems Research to Assess Risk of Preharvest Aflatoxin Contamination and to Develop Technologies to Reduce Aflatoxin Contamination of Peanut
Aflatoxin contamination reduces peanut quality and value, and may adversely affect the health of consumers, both human and livestock. In human health, aflatoxin consumption may cause […]
- Start Date: 1996/08/01
- End Date: 2007/10/31
- Project Code: UGA22A
- Lead University: University of Georgia
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security, Health and Nutrition
Development of Appropriate Technology for New and Improved Weaning Foods and Aflatoxin Detoxification in Peanuts
There is a lack of safe and adequate weaning foods at low cost in Ghana and other parts of West Africa. There is also inadequate use […]
- Start Date: 1996/08/01
- End Date: 2007/04/27
- Project Code: ALA26U
- Lead University: Alabama A&M University
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security, Health and Nutrition
Production Efficiency and Market Development of Peanuts and Peanut Products for Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Jamaica
Peanut is an important secondary crop grown throughout most of the rural portions of Haiti, Dominican Republic and Jamaica. However, little effort has gone into improving […]
- Start Date: 1996/08/01
- End Date: 2007/10/31
- Project Code: AUB30S
- Lead University: Auburn University
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Markets, Productivity
Development of Spicy Meat Analogs and Technology Transfer of Value-added Products from Peanuts
In the US, there is a need for new value-added peanut products to increase human consumption and enhance the viability and stability of the peanut industry. […]
- Start Date: 1996/08/01
- End Date: 2007/10/31
- Project Code: NCA32U
- Lead University: North Carolina A&T State University
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security
Development of Spicy Meat Analogs and Technology Transfer of Value-added Products from Peanuts
Coming soon
- Start Date: 1996/08/01
- End Date: 2000/12/31
- Project Code: TAM33A
- Lead University: Texas A&M University
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security
Breeding Peanut for Resistance to Foliar Diseases and Arthropod Pests
Foliar diseases and pests cause significant yield losses in peanuts globally. The losses are greater in countries where chemical disease and pest control are not feasible […]
- Start Date: 1996/08/01
- End Date: 1998/07/31
- Project Code: NCS34P
- Lead University: North Carolina State University
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Productivity
Peanut Production and Consumption Systems: Intra-household and Inter-sector Transactions
Community and household structure and resource dynamics drive the resource allocation choices that influence peanut production potential and consumption demands for peanuts. Gender differentiated intra-household and […]
- Start Date: 1996/08/01
- End Date: 2001/07/31
- Project Code: VT35S
- Lead University: Virginia Tech
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Markets
