Where do more than 80% of the smallholder farmers in West Africa go for seeds? They go to a neighbor’s farm. If farmers can be trained to produce good-quality seed, then the existing system of community and informal exchange can be strengthened. An…
Archive for March, 2012
Création d’entreprise semencières gérées par les femmes
Où vont 80 % des producteurs en Afrique de l’Ouest pour se procurer ses semences ? Ils vont sur l’exploitation d’un voisin. Si les producteurs peuvent être formés pour produire des semences de bonne qualité, alors le système d
Smallholder dairy the focus of Livestock and Fish Research Program meetings in Tanzania
In March, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and Sokoine University of Agriculture with partners including Irish Aid and the International Fund of Agricultural Development (IF…
African Development Bank green lights US$63M multi-CGIAR Center R4D initiative
The African Development Bank has approved a US$ 63.24 million fund package for the implementation of a 5-year, multi-CGIAR Center project dubbed “Support to Agricultural Research for Development of Strategic Crops in Africa” (SARD-SC). It is a rese…
Cameroon reaps benefits of investments in agricultural research for development
Funding for cassava research for development in Cameroon is having a positive impact with farmers recording increases in yield, fewer pests and disease pressure, improved livelihoods and more money in their pockets.