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Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Sorghum and Millet Improvement in Eastern Africa written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 396 pages
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Download or read book Sorghum and Millet Improvement in Eastern Africa written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 374 pages
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Download or read book Sorghum and Millet Improvement in Eastern Africa written by and published by . This book was released on 1986* with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309176891
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 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 405 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 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
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Total Pages : 507 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (929 download)
Download or read book Proceedings of the Seventh EARSAM Regional Workshop on Sorghum and Millet Improvement in Eastern Africa written by and published by . This book was released on 1990* with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas S. Walker
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 1780644019
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (86 download)
Download or read book Crop Improvement, Adoption and Impact of Improved Varieties in Food Crops in Sub-Saharan Africa written by Thomas S. Walker and published by CABI. This book was released on 2015-10-26 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Author : Barnabas N. Mitaru
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ISBN 13 : 9789295070783
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (77 download)
Download or read book Integrated Sorghum and Millet Sector for Increased Economic Growth and Improved Livelihoods in Eastern and Central Africa written by Barnabas N. Mitaru and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Semi-Arid Tropics
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Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (129 download)
Download or read book Finger Millet Blast Management in East Africa written by and published by Semi-Arid Tropics. This book was released on 2007 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Patricia Kristjanson
Publisher : ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
ISBN 13 : 9789291460533
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (65 download)
Download or read book Genetic Enhancement of Sorghum and Millet Residues Fed to Ruminants written by Patricia Kristjanson and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The estimated present value (US$42 million) of the proposed ILRI/ICRISAT/NARS collaborative research project on genetic improvement of millet and sorghum crop residues indicates fairly attractive returns, even with the cautious assumption made about likely adoption rates and the scope of the benefits (i.e. only meat and milk production in cattle in India). The estimated IRR to this research investment (28%) can be compared to market rates on alternative investments. Most longer-run, low-risk, private-sector investments yield rates of return three times as high as alternative investments. However, this raises the question of what is an appropriate rate of return to expect from 'public'good' type of investment such as the investment in international development oriented research. The same methodological approach was recently used (Kristjanson et al 1999) to estimate potential returns to a similary challenging crop-livestock research area, a vaccine against potential returns to a similarly challenging crop-livestock research area, a vaccine against trypanosomosis (a serious livestock disease that poses the greatest development constraint to mixed livestock-crop systems across Africa). Potential returns to this research were estimated at US$ 118 million, with an IRR of 25%, and a benefit:cost ratio of 15:1. In a comparison of predicted rates of return across 5 crop-livestock related research areas at ILRI, potential research benefits were estimated to outweigh the costs of the research by between 9 and 37 times. Returns of similar magnitudes have also been estimated for other crop improvement research. In an economic analysis of returns to 15 research themes at the Centro International de la Papa (CIP) the NPVs ranged from US$ 1 million to US$ 195 million (average US$ 67 million), with IRRs ranging from 13% to 51% (Walker and Collion 1997). ICRISAT ranked returns to 110 different research areas as part of their research priority-setting process several years ago. The average NPV, net benefit:cost ratio and IRR for the top 20 of those were US$ 61 million (with a range from US$ 8 million to US$ 265 million), 52:1 and 39%, respectively (Kelley et al 1995). Thus it appears that the magnitude of returns predicted in this study are very much in line with returns to similar research investments.
Author : Mywish K. Maredia
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Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book Impacts of Food Crop Improvement Research in Africa written by Mywish K. Maredia and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Report on the First FAO/SIDA Training Centre on the Improvement and Production of Maize, Sorghum and Millets in Africa and the Near East Held in India, June-November 1971 written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : S. Appa Rao
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Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (224 download)
Download or read book Review of Sorghum, Pearl Millet, and Finger Millet Improvement in SADCC Countries written by S. Appa Rao and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : J. M. Menyonga
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Total Pages : 714 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book Food Grain Production in Semi-arid Africa written by J. M. Menyonga and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ulrich Koester
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN 13 : 9780896290532
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (95 download)
Download or read book Regional Cooperation to Improve Food Security in Southern and Eastern African Countries written by Ulrich Koester and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cooperation approach of the SADCC countries; Other regional cooperation schemes; Regional market integration and food security; Alternative regional cooperation arrangements to stabilize food consumption.
Author : Ambayeba Muimba-Kankolongo
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128143843
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (281 download)
Download or read book Food Crop Production by Smallholder Farmers in Southern Africa written by Ambayeba Muimba-Kankolongo and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2018-02-07 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Food Crop Production by Smallholder Farmers in Southern Africa: Challenges and Opportunities for Improvement evaluates traditional cultivation practices used by smallholder farmers, providing a synthesis of the latest information on increasing crop yield through adoption of research innovations. The book catalogs smallholder cultivation practices and recommends innovative strategies for improving the agriculture sector including: management practices that reduce net carbon emissions; technologies that improve soil structures and conserve the natural resources base; means of empowering female resources along value chains; and government commitment to adopt policies that enhance agriculture productivity by encouraging farmers to use environmentally sound cultivation technologies. Traditional farming techniques often produce negative impacts on the environment and ecosystem resulting in outbreaks of diseases and pests. In addition to the region’s recurrent droughts, these outbreaks of numerous diseases and pests, weeds and other invasive plants put thousands at risk of poverty and hunger, as well as malnutrition. This book presents enhanced agricultural production technologies for ensuring adequate food production, safety and nutritional quality for the population of Southern Africa and forms the basis for an increased SADC regional effort in food production through which financial and trade institutions can improve stakeholder capacities, encourage micro-enterprise development and enhance employment and regional trade. Provides a critical synthesis of data and information for increasing crop yield through adoption of research innovations Evaluates traditional and scientific interventions that address food security issues of the poor farmers in the region Presents agro-ecologies of countries in the region and how they relate to various cultivation practices Catalogs smallholder cultivation practices and recommends innovative strategies for improving the agriculture sector
Author : Chittaranjan Kole
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 354034389X
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (43 download)
Download or read book Cereals and Millets written by Chittaranjan Kole and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-10-28 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of the seven-volume series Genome Mapping and Molecular Breeding in Plants, this book covers Cereals and Millets, which provide staple food for most of the earth’s population. This book includes chapters on rice, wheat, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, pearl millet, foxtail millet and finger millet. The emphasis is on advanced research on the major crops, including the model plants maize and rice, as well as on future road maps of genomic research for the less-often considered but equally deserving cereals and millets.
Author : Richard W. Hemingway
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1468475118
Total Pages : 539 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (684 download)
Download or read book Chemistry and Significance of Condensed Tannins written by Richard W. Hemingway and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was developed from the proceedings of the first North American Tannin Conference held in Port. Angeles, Washington, August 1988. The objective of the conference was to bring together people with a common interest in condensed tannins and to promote interdisciplinary interactions that will lead to a better understanding of these important substances. Anot. her objective was the publicat. ion of this book because there has not been a monograph devoted to the chemistry and significance of tannins for several decades. The book is organized into sections dealing with the biosynthesis, structure, re actions, complexation with other biopolymers, biological significance, and use of tannins as specialty chemicals. The authors made a special attempt to focus on what we don't know as well as to provide a summary of what we do know in an effort to assist in planning future research. Our thanks go to the authors who so kindly contributed chapters and so pa tiently responded to our requests. We also thank Rylee Geboski and the Conference Assist. ance Staff, College of Forestry, Oregon State University, for their assistance in planning and conducting t. he conference, and Julia Wilson, Debbie Wolfe, Helen Coletka, and Nancy Greene of the Southern Forest Experiment Station, Pineville, Louisiana, who typed the chapt. ers. Linda Chalker-Scott was especially helpful in assisting us wit. h editing. Dick Hemingway is indebted t. o the staff of the Alexandria Forest.
