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Are pest regulation and erosion alleviation services conflicting orsynergistic? Lessons from Sahel pearl millet
tFrom 2010 to 2011 in Niger, the effects of a wind erosion-alleviating practice, i.e. mulching pearl milletfields with crop residue, on populations of and damage induced by millet stem borer (MSB), head miner(MHM), and ...
Price-quality relationships in fodder trading in Niger with special regards to comaprison of cowpea and groundnut haulms with concentrates,collected shrubs and grasses
Poster presented in the Pan-African Grain legume and World Cowpea Conference. 27-Feb-4 March 2016. Livingstone, Zambia.
Are millet and sorghum good alternatives to maize in layer’s feeds in Niger, West Africa?
Niger is one of the West African country producing pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum, Setaria italica) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor).
While pearl millet and sorghum are for human consumption, corn is imported and its high ...
Gender roles and constraints in cowpea and groundnut cropping: a case from Niger
A poster presented in Pan-African Grain Legume & World Cowpea Conference 27 February to 4 March 2016 at Zambia.
Comparison of cowpea and groundnut haulm trading in urban and rural fodder markets in Niger
This presentation was made in Pan-African Grain legume and world cowpea conference 27 February -4 March 2016 at Zambia.
Overcoming phosphorus deficiency in West African pearl millet and sorghum production systems: promising options for crop improvement
West Africa (WA) is among the most food insecure regions. Rapid human population
growth and stagnating crop yields greatly contribute to this fact. Poor soil fertility,
especially low plant available phosphorus (P) is ...
Assessing participatory processes and outcomes in agricultural research for development from participants' perspectives
To analyze the experiences of farmers involved in a participatory plant breeding project in West Africa, we develop a two-dimensional framework for evaluating the process and outcomes of participatory agricultural research ...
Participatory analysis of vulnerability to drought in three agro-pastoral communities in the West African Sahel
Drought is one of the major climatic hazards impacting on the various sectors including crop and livestock in the
West African Sahel. Pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in the region are regularly affected by drought, ...