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Introduction of promising West African pearl millet germplasm, and its utilization in Asian hybrid breeding program
Brief on Introduction of promising West African pearl millet germplasm, and its utilization in Asian hybrid breeding program.
Achieving Food Security and Reducing Poverty through Land Restoration
Land restoration and avoiding further degradation can be a key pathway to achieving food security and exiting poverty for some of the most vulnerable people living in Africa’s drylands. Achieving the UN’s SDGs requires ...
Dietary change in Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and North Africa: historical changes and future food consumption perspectives
The objective of this brief is to provide an outlook on historical dietary changes and future trends of diets by 2050 in selected Asian, SSA, and MENA countries. The study further focuses on the anticipated importance of ...
Maximizing Rainwater and Nutrient Use in the Volta Basin
Outcome story: Maximizing Rainwater and Nutrient Use in the Volta Basin
The Future of Wheat Research and Production in Sub-Saharan Africa
The objective of this brief is to summarize the major available findings in terms of wheat foresight in Africa, including the prospects for future genetic, agronomic, seeds and political economy under different climate ...
Supplemental Irrigation: A promising Climate-Smart Practice for Dryland Agriculture
Supplemental irrigation - the addition of
limited amounts of water to essentially
rainfed crops to improve and stabilize
yields when rainfall fails to provide
sufficient moisture for normal plant
growth - is an effective ...
Improving food security and nutrition in Africa
Few regions present bigger development challenges than the African drylands – home to nearly 300 million people, and the vast majority of Africa’s poor. Food security and rural welfare in these areas are limited by a range ...
Domestic production: a solution to African import dependence
The impressive performance of improved varieties of high-yielding, heat-tolerant wheat developed in Sudan has
convinced Nigerian decision makers that a viable solution to their country’s growing dependence on wheat
imports ...
Nomination of new d. alata variety for naming, registration and release in Nigeria in 2020
Nomination of new d. alata variety for naming, registration and release in nigeria in 2020
Restoration of degraded land for food security and poverty reduction in East Africa and the Sahel: taking successes in land restoration to scale
The Restoration of degraded land for food security and poverty reduction in East Africa and the Sahel: taking successes in land restoration to scale project aims to reduce food insecurity and improve livelihoods of poor ...