Regions Latin America and the Caribbean : CRSPs

Expanding Pulse Supply and Demand in Africa and Latin America: Identifying Constraints and New Strategies

Angola: Common beans and cowpeas are important crops for smallholder farmers in Angola, with approximately 36% of households in a recent survey indicating that common beans […]

Start Date: 2008
End Date: 2012/12/31
Project Code: MSU-2
Lead University: Michigan State University

Region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic: Markets

CRSP: Dry Grain Pulses (Pulse)

Database: Project

Improving Bean Production in Drought-Prone, Low Fertility Soils of Africa and Latin America

Drought and low soil fertility are principal, pervasive constraints to bean production in Latin America and Africa. The vast majority of bean producers in poor countries […]

Start Date: 2008
End Date: 2012/12/31
Project Code: PSU-1
Lead University: Penn State University

Region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic: Productivity

CRSP: Dry Grain Pulses (Pulse)

Database: Project

Development, Testing and Dissemination of Genetically Improved Bean Cultivars for Central America, the Caribbean and Angola

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important source of protein for low income families in Central America, the Caribbean and Angola. Increased or more stable […]

Start Date: 2008
End Date: 2012/12/31
Project Code: UPR-1
Lead University: University of Puerto Rico

Region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic: Innovation, Productivity

CRSP: Dry Grain Pulses (Pulse)

Database: Project

Enhancing the Utilization and Marketability of Sorghum and Pearl Millet through Improvement in Grain Quality, Processing Procedures and Technology Transfer to the Poultry Industry

The strategy for this project thus far has been to assemble a team of U.S. and host country collaborators to focus on educational programs, promotional programs, […]

Start Date: 2008
End Date: 2012
Project Code: KSU 102
Lead University: Kansas State University

Region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic: Markets

CRSP: Sorghum, Millet, and Other Grains (SMOG / INTSORMIL)

Database: Project

Breeding Sorghum for Improved Grain, Forage Quality and Yield for Central America

Sorghum is an important feed grain, food grain and forage in Central America. In this region it is produced by a range of groups, from subsistence […]

Start Date: 2008
End Date: 2012
Project Code: TAM 101
Lead University: Texas A&M University

Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Topic: Innovation, Productivity

CRSP: Sorghum, Millet, and Other Grains (SMOG / INTSORMIL)

Database: Project

Product and Market Development for Sorghum and Millet in Southern Africa and Central America

This project is integrated with food science, plant improvement, and marketing projects in East Africa, West Africa and Central America to improve components of the supply […]

Start Date: 2008
End Date: 2012
Project Code: TAM 103
Lead University: Texas A&M University

Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Topic: Markets

CRSP: Sorghum, Millet, and Other Grains (SMOG / INTSORMIL)

Database: Project

Contracting Out of Poverty in Peru: Some Experimental Approaches

The research aims to help in the design of new institutional mechanisms that will favor the inclusion of smallholders and link them to dynamic markets through […]