Author: J. K. RansomPublisher: CIMMYT
ISBN: 9789291460250
Category : Corn
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Maize productivity gains through research and technology dissemination
Author: J. K. RansomPublisher: CIMMYT
ISBN: 9789291460250
Category : Corn
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Integrated Approaches to Higher Maize Productivity in the New Millennium
Author: Publisher: CIMMYT
ISBN: 9706481206
Category : Corn
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
Farmers' Maize Seed Systems in Western Oromia, Ethiopia
Author: Publisher: CIMMYT
ISBN: 9706480757
Category : Corn
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Modeling extremes of wheat and maize crop performance in the tropics
Author: Securing the Harvest
Author: Joseph DeVriesPublisher: CABI
ISBN: 0851995640
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Improved food security, led by increased productivity among Africa's many small-scale farmers, has been the aim of significant national and international effort in recent decades. It has proved to be one of the most critical challenges facing humankind. This book grew out of a two-year exploration conducted by the food security theme of The Rockefeller Foundation focusing on the potential for crop genetic improvement to contribute to food security among rural populations in Africa. It provides a critical assessment of the ways in which recent breakthroughs in biotechnology, participatory plant breeding, and seed systems can be broadly employed in developing and delivering more productive crop varieties in Africa's diverse agricultural environments. It also presents an analysis of current plant breeding and biotechnology strategies for the key crops in Africa including: maize, sorghum, cowpea, rice, and cassava. The book will appeal to plant breeders, biotechnologists, and seed distributors as well as policy-makers in the area of agricultural development.
Improving the Profitability, Sustainability and Efficiency of Nutrients Through Site Specific Fertilizer Recommendations in West Africa Agro-Ecosystems
Author: Andre BationoPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319587927
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
As part of its efforts to improve fertilizer use and efficiency in West Africa, and following the recent adoption of the West African fertilizer recommendation action plan (RAP) by ECOWAS, this volume focuses on IFDC's technical lead with key partner institutions and experts to build on previous and current fertilizer recommendations for various crops and countries in West Africa for wider uptake by public policy makers and fertilizer industry actors.
Enhancing the Contribution of Maize to Food Security in Ethiopia
Author: Mandefro NigussiePublisher: CIMMYT
ISBN: 9291461008
Category : Corn
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Phenotyping at plant and cell levels: The quest for tolerant crop development
Author: Ulrich SchurrPublisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2832541437
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 563
Book Description
A farm-level perspective of the policy challenges for export diversification in Malawi
Author: Johnson, Michael E.Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The primary goal of the study is to investigate the potential to expand oilseeds, specifically soybeans,as an alternative commercialcrop to tobacco among Malawian farmers. A principal motivation for undertaking the study at the microeconomic level is to determine, in a theoretically consistent fashion, the type of policy and economic environment under which farmers begin to shift more of their scarce resources to oilseed production.The study aims to provide recommendations to a growing demand among policy makers and development partners for a greater diversification of exports and crop production systems of the majority smallholder farmers in Malawi. Using representative farm models, the study examinesthe potential for expanding production of soybeans among typical smallholder farming systems in Malawi. The results will help guide future policies and investments targeted at promoting greater crop diversification and incomes, in order to reduce poverty and malnutrition in Malawi. Given the amount of labor and land resources allocated to maize production for food security purposes, we also consider the policy challenges that emerge for crop diversification as a result
Soil Fertility Improvement and Integrated Nutrient Management
Author: Joann WhalenPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 9533079452
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Soil Fertility Improvement and Integrated Nutrient Management: A Global Perspective presents 15 invited chapters written by leading soil fertility experts. The book is organized around three themes. The first theme is Soil Mapping and Soil Fertility Testing, describing spatial heterogeneity in soil nutrients within natural and managed ecosystems, as well as up-to-date soil testing methods and information on how soil fertility indicators respond to agricultural practices. The second theme, Organic and Inorganic Amendments for Soil Fertility Improvement, describes fertilizing materials that provide important amounts of essential nutrients for plants.The third theme, Integrated Nutrient Management Planning: Case Studies From Central Europe, South America, and Africa, highlights the principles of integrated nutrient management. Additionally, it gives case studies explaining how this approach has been implemented successfully across large geographic regions, and at local scales, to improve the productivity of staple crops and forages.