Author: Kaka GadoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description
Production Schedule of Sorghum in Niger a Time Series Study
Author: Kaka GadoProduction Schedule of Sorghum in Niger
Author: Kaka GadoLost Crops of Africa
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309176891
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
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
Crop Improvement, Adoption and Impact of Improved Varieties in Food Crops in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Thomas S. WalkerPublisher: CABI
ISBN: 1780644019
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Following on from the CGIAR study by Evenson and Gollin (published by CABI in 2003), this volume provides up-to-date estimates of adoption outcomes and productivity impacts of crop variety improvement research in sub-Saharan Africa. The book reports on the results of the DIIVA Project that focussed on the varietal generation, adoption and impact for 20 food crops in 30 countries. It also compares adoption outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa to those in South Asia, and guides future efforts for global agricultural research
Sorghum Production and Utilization
Author: Joseph S. WallPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 718
Book Description
Joint Acquisitions List of Africana
Author: Pattern of Water Availability and Water Requirement for Grain Sorghum Production at Samaru, Nigeria
Author: Jan M. KowalFAS M
Author: Abraham AvidorPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
FAS M
Author: Nigeria
Author: Abraham AvidorPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture and state
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description