Seven Seasons of Learning and Engaging Smallholder Farmers in the Drought-Prone Areas of Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia through Tropical Legumes, 2007–2014 (Enhancing cowpea productivity and production in drought-prone areas of sub-Saharan Africa: Chapter 5 of 13)
Chapter 5 of a book published after seven years of TLII, representing an important record of the project’s work and achievements.
Project: TLIII
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Seven Seasons of Learning and Engaging Smallholder Farmers in the Drought-Prone Areas of Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia through Tropical Legumes, 2007–2014 (Integrated seed systems delivering on the promise – Experiences from Tropical Legumes II: Chapter 12 of 13)
Chapter 12 of a book published after seven years of TLII, representing an important record of the project’s work and achievements.
Project: TLIII
File type: PDF (325.21 KB)
Seven Seasons of Learning and Engaging Smallholder Farmers in the Drought-Prone Areas of Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia through Tropical Legumes, 2007–2014 (Gross economic benefits from Tropical Legumes II modern varieties in project countries: Chapter 13 of 13)
Chapter 13 of a book published after seven years of TLII, representing an important record of the project’s work and achievements.
Project: TLIII
File type: PDF (649.72 KB)
Prevalence and distribution of aflatoxin contamination in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) in Mali, West Africa
This review analyzes the prevalence and distribution of aflatoxins in the groundnut value chain in Mali and suggests timely interventions that can help to minimize health-related hazards and exposure to aflatoxin contaminated food.
Project: TLIII
File type: External site / PDF (1.06 MB)
Post-Harvest Management of Aflatoxin Contamination in Groundnut
This review reports the extent of post-harvest aflatoxin contamination along the groundnut value chain in Mali and highlights different management tools for reducing losses.
Project: TLIII
File type: External site / PDF (331.87 KB)
Tropical Legumes II: Final Report
Final report to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on the achievements of the Tropical Legumes II phase II project, which ran from 2011 to 2015. Note, some financial details have been redacted.
Project: TLII
File type: PDF (743.33 KB)
Potential benefits of drought and heat tolerance in groundnut for adaptation to climate change in India and West Africa
This study used the crop growth simulation model for groundnut (CROPGRO-Groundnut model) to quantify the potential benefits of incorporating drought and heat tolerance and yield-enhancing traits into commonly grown cultivar types at sites in India, Mali, and Niger.
Project: TLII
File type: External site
Grain Legumes Strategies and Seed Roadmaps for Select Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia (Mali: Chapter 11 of 16)
Grain legumes strategies and roadmaps for Mali, identifying workable and efficient models for the production of different categories of legume seed.
Project: TLII
File type: PDF (469.33 KB)
Grain Legumes Strategies and Seed Roadmaps for Select Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia (Foreword: Chapter 1 of 16)
Foreword and front matter for a set of grain legumes strategies and roadmaps created by TLII that identify workable and efficient models for the production of different categories of legume seed in individual countries.
Project: TLII
File type: PDF (887.07 KB)
Involving women in research for economic growth through agricultural technologies and practices: ICRISAT’s initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa
This paper assesses major ICRISAT initiatives in Mali, Niger and Nigeria and looks at the economic growth implications of involving women in agricultural research for development.
Project: TLII
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