IPM-omics: Scalable and sustainable solutions for pest management of insect pests of cowpea in Africa

TBD

• Start Date: 2013
• End Date: N.D.
• Project Code: S01.B1–UIUC
• Lead University: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Food Security

Genetic improvement of cowpea to overcome drought and biotic constraints to grain productivity

TBD

• Start Date: 2013
• End Date: N.D.
• Project Code: S01.A5–UCR
• Lead University: University of California - Riverside

• Topic: Climate Change, Innovation

Appoline, Sanou

• Start Date: 2010/01/01
• End Date: 2014/07/01
• University: University of Ouagadougou
• Degree: PhD

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Food Security, Innovation

Dual Strike Point Index Insurance Contracts for Cotton Farmers in West Africa

The BASIS I4 research team, led by researchers at the University of California Davis and the University de Namur, designed an innovative multi-scale insurance index that […]

• Start Date: 2010
• End Date: 2014/09/30
• Project Code: Not Available
• Lead University: University of California - Davis

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Innovation, Markets

Enhancing the Peanut Value Chain, from Processing to Marketing of Peanuts and Peanut Products – Processing

Our goal is to enhance incomes and employment opportunities of people through a strategy of improving agricultural producers’ and processors’ access to markets and stimulating new […]

• Start Date: 2009/06/01
• End Date: 2012
• Project Code: UGA127
• Lead University: University of Georgia

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Markets

Enhancing the peanut value chain, from processing to marketing peanuts and peanut products

This project’s goals include income enhancement along the peanut value chain, job creation through peanut processing, market access for producers and stimulation of new market demand, […]

• Start Date: 2009/06/01
• End Date: 2012
• Project Code: UGA165
• Lead University: University of Georgia

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Markets

Enhancing the peanut value chain, from processing to marketing peanuts and peanut products – Product Development

This project seeks to enhance incomes and employment opportunities of people through a strategy of improving small agricultural producers’ access to markets and stimulating new market […]

• Start Date: 2009/06/01
• End Date: 2012
• Project Code: UGA166
• Lead University: University of Georgia

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Markets

Fousseni, Traore

• Start Date: 2008/09/01
• End Date: 2012/08/01
• University: University of Ouagadougou
• Degree: MS

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Food Security, Innovation

Improved West African peanut production for enhanced health and socioeconomic status through the delivery of research-based production systems in Ghana

The overall goal is more efficient peanut production. In the U.S. this equates to maintaining yields while reducing inputs. This has been attained in recent years […]

• Start Date: 2008/01/01
• End Date: 2012
• Project Code: NCS131
• Lead University: North Carolina State University

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Health and Nutrition, Markets

Overcoming Abiotic and Biotic Constraints to Yield, and Production of High-Quality Peanuts in West Africa and Texas

A successful outcome will result in being able to develop peanut varieties that are higher in quality and oil content, are tolerant to drought and foliar […]

• Start Date: 2008/01/01
• End Date: 2012
• Project Code: TAM137
• Lead University: Texas A&M University

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Productivity