Potential of triple and double cropping with and without irrigation in the Sudan and Northern Guinea Savanna Zones of West Africa
The rapid increase in population and consequent pressure for food is driving agriculture towards greater intensification in West Africa. Various options including double and triple cropping, with and without irrigation, have to be employed for intensification to succeed. Double and triple cropping options with irrigation in Sudan and Sahel savannas and without irrigation in the northern Guinea savanna zones of West Africa were explored as possible options for intensification in these areas.
Lessons from Two Years of Tropical Legumes II: Second Annual Review and Planning Meeting 16–20 November 2009, Bamako, Mali
Lessons from two years of the Tropical Legumes II Project, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), which aims to bring about significant increases in the productivity and production of tropical legumes to improve farmers’ income, nutrition quality, and livelihoods in the drought-prone areas of SSA and South SA.
Farmers’ guide to soybean production in northern Nigeria
This handbook outlines crop production practices that farmers may use to grow soybean profitably in Nigeria.
Breeding peanut for resistance to Aflatoxin contamination at ICRISAT
The research presented in this paper suggests that transgenic resistance against fungal infection and aflatoxin production in combination with conventional breeding efforts may lead to the development of agronomically superior peanuts that are free of aflatoxin contamination.
Report on Awareness & Training: Awareness Raising and Capacity Building, September 2007 – December 2008
Bulletin with summaries of short-term training, regional and national workshops conducted between the launching of TLII in September 2007 and the end of 2008, and plans for the coming season in 2009.
Meet the TLII Advisory Board
Bulletin presenting short biographies of each member of the TLII Advisory Board, which oversees the project by reviewing the progress of activities and achievements and making recommendations to the Project Management Team.
Meet TLII Students
Bulletin presenting profiles of students from the TLII project’s partner NARS institutions who were enrolled in degree programs as of 2009, in plant breeding, agricultural economics and seed systems, agronomy, and agricultural engineering.
Promoting a versatile but yet minor crop: Soybean in the farming systems of Kenya
Using a three-tier-approach based on successful soybean promotion strategies, this study assesses the effect of market development at household-level, community-level, and linking farmers’ groups to industrial processors on sustainable soybean promotion in Kenya.
Highlights of Year One
Bulletin showcasing achievements in the first year of TLII, from September 2007 to August 2008. Covers activities in the socio-economics group, situation analyses, the crops groups, and seed systems.
Dissemination and end-of-project workshop on “Development of Sustainable Seed Systems in West Africa” held in Bamako, Mali
A brief review of the achievements of the 4-year Groundnut Seed Project, funded by the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC).
