Training manual on ‘Trade negotiation, marketing, contracting and seed business management’ for small and medium scale seed enterprise managers
This paper presents several insights into international and local institutions for seed trade promotion and advertising, and seed import and export procedures. It also provides a guide to facilitate participation in agricultural fairs and exhibitions.
A farmer’s guide to profitable groundnut production
This handbook provides an effective guide for farmers on groundnut crop production and general management best practices in Nigeria and its neighboring countries.
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.
Response of some groundnut varieties to Alectra vogelii infestation in northern Nigeria
This paper presents the results of a field trial conducted in northern Nigeria in 2014 during the rainy season to evaluate the response of 11 local and improved groundnut genotypes to natural infestation of Alectra vogelii.
Agronomic response of soybean varieties to plant population in the Guinea Savannas of Nigeria
This study examined the agronomic responses of three contrasting soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] varieties to plant populations in two distinct agro‐ecological locations (at Samaru Zaria and Samaru‐Kataf) within the Guinea savanna region of northern Nigeria in the 2009, 2010, and 2011 growing seasons.
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.
Grain Legumes Strategies and Seed Roadmaps for Select Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia (Nigeria: Chapter 13 of 16)
Grain legumes strategies and roadmaps for Nigeria, identifying workable and efficient models for the production of different categories of legume seed.
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.
Response of old and new cowpea varieties to insecticide spray regimes in the Sudan Savanna of Nigeria
This paper determines the response to insecticide spraying of old cowpea varieties developed in the late 1970s and new varieties developed in the 2000s – in order to determine whether the new varieties have less requirement for spraying.
Four Seasons of Learning and Engaging Smallholder Farmers: Progress of Phase 1
Book-length report published at the end of the TLII project’s first phase (2007–2011) to document the lessons learned across the 10 target countries. Chapters report on experiences with specific grain legumes in specific regions.
