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Publisher : IITA
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Total Pages : 28 pages
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Download or read book West Africa Seed and Planting Material: the newsletter of the West Africa Seed Network (WASNET); 12 written by and published by IITA. This book was released on with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : IITA
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Total Pages : 36 pages
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Download or read book West Africa Seed and Planting Material written by and published by IITA. This book was released on with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 9780309164542
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)
Download or read book Lost Crops of Africa written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2006-10-27 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Paul Richards
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000865169
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)
Download or read book Indigenous Agricultural Revolution written by Paul Richards and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-07-26 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher : IDRC
ISBN 13 : 088936852X
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)
Download or read book Cover Crops in West Africa written by International Development Research Centre (Canada) and published by IDRC. This book was released on 1998 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover Crops in West Africa Contributing to Sustainable Agriculture
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 9780309176897
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)
Download or read book Lost Crops of Africa written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1996-02-14 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 fruits--"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 : Roland Dumont
Publisher : Editions Quae
ISBN 13 : 9782876146327
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)
Download or read book Biodiversity and Domestication of Yams in West Africa written by Roland Dumont and published by Editions Quae. This book was released on 2006-07-17 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of yam domestication practices among smallholders has provided an insight into how farmers exploit wild plant genetic resources so as to adapt them to agriculture. This book describes the domestication operations leading to Dioscorea rotundata yams in Africa. The biodiversity of these yams and of their wild relatives is investigated, and the authors put forward hypotheses to explain the phenotypic changes resulting from smallholder practices. These hypotheses could be possible lines of research for breeders.
Author : Franklin W. Martin
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)
Download or read book Agriculture Handbook written by Franklin W. Martin and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set includes revised editions of some issues.
Author : Paul Richards
Publisher : Bioversity International
ISBN 13 : 9290433493
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)
Download or read book Seeds and Survival written by Paul Richards and published by Bioversity International. This book was released on 1997 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : IITA
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Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book West Africa Seed and Planting Material written by and published by IITA. This book was released on with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
