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A Farmer’s Guide to Profitable Groundnut Production in Nigeria
Nigeria used to be the highest groundnut exporting country in Africa, but a combination of drought, rosette and other diseases wiped out groundnut production in the 1970s. ICRISAT, IAR and partners have developed and ...
Response of groundnut to plant density and phosphorous application in the Sudan savanna zone of Nigeria
Despite the recent release of several improved varieties of groundnut in Nigeria the productivities have not
increase significantly due to lack of commensurate recommendation in agronomic practices. Two groundnut
varieties ...
Assessment of millet-groundnut intercropping systems efficiency in Jigawa and Kano states.
In this study, an intercropping experiment consisting of millet and groundnut was established at Dutse (Jigawa) and
Minjibir (Kano) to compare the efficiencies of intercropping systems. Two intercropping systems (2:2 and ...
Germplasm Enhancement for Increasing Groundnut Productivity and Production in West and Central Africa
West ond Central Afnca (WCA) account for almosl 70% 01 groundnut produClion 10 Afnca playlOg an Important role
10 larmers' livelihood and signlficanlly contributes 10 Ihe export seclor of Ihe countries In Ihe region ...
Estimating the Potential Area Adoption of GLDC Crop Cultivars Released in 2018
The CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (CRP-GLDC) has set aspirational targets to contribute to System-Level Outcomes (SLOs) on reducing poverty, improving food and nutritional security for health ...
Genomic Tools in Groundnut Breeding Program: Status and Perspectives
Groundnut, a nutrient-rich food legume, is cultivated world over. It is valued for its
good quality cooking oil, energy and protein rich food, and nutrient-rich fodder. Globally,
groundnut improvement programs have developed ...
Performance of groundnut genotypes under millet based intercropping systems in Sudan Savanna of Nigeria
Spatial arrangement of crops is critical in
determining the growth and yield of lower crops in
intercropping. The productivity of two spatial
arrangements of pearl millet-groundnut intercrops was
studied in the Sudan savanna ...
Assessing the post-harvest constraints in smallholders’ groundnut production: A Survey in central Malawi
An in-depth scoping survey was conducted on 248 smallholder farmers producing groundnut in Malawi to
delineate the constraints in production, especially on-farm post-harvest operations, while revealing various
aspects in ...
Food Security and Household Welfare Impacts of Adoption of Improved Groundnut Varieties in Nigeria
The sustainability of the global food system is continuously a critical concern, especially among smallholder rural farming households in the developing world. The increased use of improved technologies is continuously ...
Understanding and Managing Aflatoxin Contamination in the Groundnut Value Chain in Nigeria
This manual is conceived to support awareness raising campaigns of the groundnut value chain actors in and out of the States targeted
for the implementation of the USAID funded Groundnut Technology Upscaling Project in ...