West Africa Seed and Planting Material
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Publisher : IITA
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 29,8 MB
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Page : 36 pages
File Size : 29,8 MB
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Publisher : IITA
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 17,88 MB
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Publisher : IITA
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 27,55 MB
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Author : International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 38,45 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Cover crops
ISBN : 088936852X
Cover Crops in West Africa Contributing to Sustainable Agriculture
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 47,32 MB
Release : 2006-10-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0309164540
This report is the second in a series of three evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply. The volume describes the characteristics of 18 little-known indigenous African vegetables (including tubers and legumes) that have potential as food- and cash-crops but are typically overlooked by scientists and policymakers and in the world at large. The book assesses the potential of each vegetable to help overcome malnutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and create sustainable landcare in Africa. Each species is described in a separate chapter, based on information gathered from and verified by a pool of experts throughout the world. Volume I describes African grains and Volume III African fruits.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 26,25 MB
Release : 1996-02-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0309176891
Scenes of starvation have drawn the world's attention to Africa's agricultural and environmental crisis. Some observers question whether this continent can ever hope to feed its growing population. Yet there is an overlooked food resource in sub-Saharan Africa that has vast potential: native food plants. When experts were asked to nominate African food plants for inclusion in a new book, a list of 30 species grew quickly to hundreds. All in all, Africa has more than 2,000 native grains and fruitsâ€""lost" species due for rediscovery and exploitation. This volume focuses on native cereals, including: African rice, reserved until recently as a luxury food for religious rituals. Finger millet, neglected internationally although it is a staple for millions. Fonio (acha), probably the oldest African cereal and sometimes called "hungry rice." Pearl millet, a widely used grain that still holds great untapped potential. Sorghum, with prospects for making the twenty-first century the "century of sorghum." Tef, in many ways ideal but only now enjoying budding commercial production. Other cultivated and wild grains. This readable and engaging book dispels myths, often based on Western bias, about the nutritional value, flavor, and yield of these African grains. Designed as a tool for economic development, the volume is organized with increasing levels of detail to meet the needs of both lay and professional readers. The authors present the available information on where and how each grain is grown, harvested, and processed, and they list its benefits and limitations as a food source. The authors describe "next steps" for increasing the use of each grain, outline research needs, and address issues in building commercial production. Sidebars cover such interesting points as the potential use of gene mapping and other "high-tech" agricultural techniques on these grains. This fact-filled volume will be of great interest to agricultural experts, entrepreneurs, researchers, and individuals concerned about restoring food production, environmental health, and economic opportunity in sub-Saharan Africa. Selection, Newbridge Garden Book Club
Author : Paul Richards
Publisher : Bioversity International
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 31,32 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Crops
ISBN : 9290433493
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Publisher : CIMMYT
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 13,29 MB
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Author : Maynard W. Quimby
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File Size : 21,37 MB
Release : 1972
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Author : Paul Richards
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 49,27 MB
Release : 2023-07-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1000865169
Originally published in 1985, this book argues forcefully and practically for new relationship between science and the small farmer. It advocates scientific research seeking out changes which are already taking place within the smallholder farming sector and building on local initiatives. Drawing on his experience of West Africa, the author demonstrates that many of the most successful innovations in food-crop production during the 20th century have indigenous roots and that there should therefore be less emphasis on ‘teaching’ farmers how to farm and more emphasis on how to foster and support local adaptation and inventiveness. This book will be of interest to students of agriculture, environmental studies and rural development as well as those working with relief and development agencies.