Pulse Crops For Sustainable Farms In Sub Saharan Africa

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789251300886

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Pulse crops for sustainable farms in sub-Saharan Africa by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

Pulses have a long history in sub-Saharan Africa due to their multiple benefits. Pulses, and legumes in general, can play an important role in agriculture because of their ability to biologically fix atmospheric nitrogen and to enhance the biological turnover of phosphorus; thus they could become the cornerstone of sustainable agriculture in Africa. In this sense, there is a body of literature that points to diversification of existing production systems – particularly legumes species, which provide critical environmental services, including soil erosion control and soil nutrient recapitalization. This publication is a review of some of the promising strategies to support the cultivation and utilization of pulses on smallholder farms in sub-Saharan Africa. The review is part of the legacy of the International Year of Pulses (IYP), which sought to recognize the contribution that pulses make to human well-being and the environment.

Author : Andre Bationo,Boaz Waswa,Jeremiah M. Okeyo,Fredah Maina,Job Kihara,Uzo Mokwunye
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9400715366

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Fighting Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Multiple Roles of Legumes in Integrated Soil Fertility Management by Andre Bationo,Boaz Waswa,Jeremiah M. Okeyo,Fredah Maina,Job Kihara,Uzo Mokwunye Pdf

Legumes play an important role in the cropping systems of sub Saharan Africa (SSA). Legumes are an important source of nutrition to both humans and livestock by providing the much needed protein, minerals, fibre and vitamins. The sale of legumes seed, leaves and fibre generates income for the marginalized communities especially women. Cultivation of legumes is essential for the regeneration of nutrient-deficient soils. By biologically fixing nitrogen (BNF) in the soil, legumes provide a relatively low-cost method of replacing otherwise expensive inorganic nitrogen in the soil. This enhances soil fertility and boosts subsequent cereal crop yields. Production of legumes in SSA is however; hampered by a number of constraints among them low and declining soil fertility, low soil pH, high salinity, drought and flooding, poor access to improved germplasm, diseases, pests and weeds. Farmers need to learn how to overcome these constraints if the full benefits of legumes are to be gained. This book presents a synthesis of research work on legumes and draws attention to the importance of legumes in integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) and poverty alleviation in SSA.

Author : International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Publisher : IITA
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 9789781310867

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Sustainable Food Production in Sub-Saharan Africa: IITA's contributions by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Pdf

History and evolution. Resource and crop management. Crop improvement. Plant health management. Looking ahead.

Author : Essegbemon Akpo,Chris O. Ojiewo,Issoufou Kapran,Lucky O. Omoigui,Agathe Diama,Rajeev K. Varshney
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811580147

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Enhancing Smallholder Farmers' Access to Seed of Improved Legume Varieties Through Multi-stakeholder Platforms by Essegbemon Akpo,Chris O. Ojiewo,Issoufou Kapran,Lucky O. Omoigui,Agathe Diama,Rajeev K. Varshney Pdf

This open access book shares the experiences of Tropical Legumes III (TLIII) project in facilitating access to seed of improved legume varieties to smallholder farmers through innovation platforms. It highlights practices and guiding principles implemented in eight developing countries of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. This book details key processes that respective teams employed to create an innovation space that delivers seed, other inputs, knowledge and financial services to agricultural communities and most importantly, the underserved farmers in remote areas of the drylands. It offers valuable insights into the pathway to establishing, promoting and operating innovation platforms to enhance the performance and competitiveness of legume crops’ value chains, and addresses critical issues that must be considered to make innovation platforms more sustainable and attractive to beneficiaries. The book offers a wealth of practical insights for development workers, technical staff, and project managers. This publication is all about TLIII community of practice. It will definitely inspire other development workers and scientists to share their own experiences for others to learn from.

Author : J. M. Powell
Publisher : ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Agricultural ecology
ISBN : 9789290532941

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Livestock and Sustainable Nutrient Cycling in Mixed Farming Systems of Sub-Saharan Africa: Technical papers by J. M. Powell Pdf

Technical papers. Setting the scene. Interactions between animals and plants. Interactions between animals and soils. Interactions between plants and soils. Nutrient cycling in mixed farming systems. Modelling nutrient cycles in plant/animal/soil systems.

Author : Essegbemon Akpo,Christopher O. Ojiewo,Lucky O. Omoigui,Jean Claude Rubyogo,Rajeev K. Varshney
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811508455

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Sowing Legume Seeds, Reaping Cash by Essegbemon Akpo,Christopher O. Ojiewo,Lucky O. Omoigui,Jean Claude Rubyogo,Rajeev K. Varshney Pdf

This open access book shares impact stories – testimonies from various value chain actors who have been part of the Tropical Legumes (TL) projects, over the past twelve years. The Tropical Legumes projects led by ICRISAT in three parts (TLI, TLII and TLIII), constitute a major international initiative supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and jointly implemented by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) partners from Sub-Saharan Africa and India. The project developed improved cultivars of common bean, cowpea, chickpea and groundnut (but also soya bean and pigeon pea cultivars in its initial phases) and delivers their seed to smallholders in BMGF-focus areas. It also strengthens the NARS and CGIAR's breeding programs and seed platforms to enhance their ability to deliver high and sustained outputs to smallholder farmers. The book compiles the experiences of a diversity of actors within the grain legume value chains, with a focus on groundnut and common beans in Tanzania and Uganda, groundnut and cowpea in Nigeria, and groundnut in Ghana. All stakeholders involved share their thoughts on being part of a decade-long development project family. National agricultural research institutes, knowledge brokering organizations, NGOs, public and private seed companies, agro-dealers, individual seed entrepreneurs, farm-implement makers, farmer cooperatives, farmer groups, individual men and women farmers, middlemen, processors, traders and consumers were all involved in this project, and as such this book provides valuable insights for development workers, technical staff, and project managers.

Author : Andre Bationo,Boaz Waswa,Job Kihara,Joseph Kimetu
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1091 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2007-10-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781402057601

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Advances in Integrated Soil Fertility Management in sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and Opportunities by Andre Bationo,Boaz Waswa,Job Kihara,Joseph Kimetu Pdf

Food insecurity is a fundamental challenge to human welfare and economic growth in Africa. Low agricultural production leads to low incomes, poor nutrition, vulnerability to risk and threat and lack of empowerment. This book offers a comprehensive synthesis of agricultural research and development experiences from sub-Saharan Africa. The text highlights practical lessons from the sub-Saharan Africa region.

Author : Hupenyu Allan Mupambwa,Adornis Dakarai Nciizah,Patrick Nyambo,Binganidzo Muchara,Ndakalimwe Naftal Gabriel
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811667718

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Food Security for African Smallholder Farmers by Hupenyu Allan Mupambwa,Adornis Dakarai Nciizah,Patrick Nyambo,Binganidzo Muchara,Ndakalimwe Naftal Gabriel Pdf

This book provides a synthesis of current agricultural research in Africa with the aim of presenting evidence based information that can be directly applied into improving the African smallholder farmers’ food security. It presents positive scientific research that has been undertaken in Africa, in simpler terms, thus driving the research for development agenda contributing to the attainment of SDG 2. Numerous research that targets resource poor African smallholder farmers has been published, yet the region faces very low productivity levels. This lack of translation from research to food security and increased agricultural incomes is due to the poor uptake of scientific research by farmers, which is partly due to poor presentation of this body of knowledge into simpler forms that extension workers and farmers can directly adopt. Therefore, this book offers research information in an easy, digestible and application oriented style, so as to enable transformation of the African agricultural sector by effectively driving agricultural productivity in Africa. This book is of interest to African extension workers, who will translate the simplified knowledge into lessons that can be useful to smallholder farmers. The book is also beneficial for policy makers as well as academics, researchers and other science based professionals.

Author : Essegbemon Akpo,Christopher O. Ojiewo,Lucky O. Omoigui,Rajeev K. Varshney,Jean Claude Rubyogo
Publisher : Springer
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9811508445

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Sowing Legume Seeds, Reaping Cash by Essegbemon Akpo,Christopher O. Ojiewo,Lucky O. Omoigui,Rajeev K. Varshney,Jean Claude Rubyogo Pdf

This open access book shares impact stories – testimonies from various value chain actors who have been part of the Tropical Legumes (TL) projects, over the past twelve years. The Tropical Legumes projects led by ICRISAT in three parts (TLI, TLII and TLIII), constitute a major international initiative supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and jointly implemented by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) partners from Sub-Saharan Africa and India. The project developed improved cultivars of common bean, cowpea, chickpea and groundnut (but also soya bean and pigeon pea cultivars in its initial phases) and delivers their seed to smallholders in BMGF-focus areas. It also strengthens the NARS and CGIAR's breeding programs and seed platforms to enhance their ability to deliver high and sustained outputs to smallholder farmers. The book compiles the experiences of a diversity of actors within the grain legume value chains, with a focus on groundnut and common beans in Tanzania and Uganda, groundnut and cowpea in Nigeria, and groundnut in Ghana. All stakeholders involved share their thoughts on being part of a decade-long development project family. National agricultural research institutes, knowledge brokering organizations, NGOs, public and private seed companies, agro-dealers, individual seed entrepreneurs, farm-implement makers, farmer cooperatives, farmer groups, individual men and women farmers, middlemen, processors, traders and consumers were all involved in this project, and as such this book provides valuable insights for development workers, technical staff, and project managers.

Author : Essegbemon Akpo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1371404680

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Sowing Legume Seeds, Reaping Cash by Essegbemon Akpo Pdf

This open access book shares impact stories - testimonies from various value chain actors who have been part of the Tropical Legumes (TL) projects, over the past twelve years. The Tropical Legumes projects led by ICRISAT in three parts (TLI, TLII and TLIII), constitute a major international initiative supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and jointly implemented by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) partners from Sub-Saharan Africa and India. The project developed improved cultivars of common bean, cowpea, chickpea and groundnut (but also soya bean and pigeon pea cultivars in its initial phases) and delivers their seed to smallholders in BMGF-focus areas. It also strengthens the NARS and CGIAR's breeding programs and seed platforms to enhance their ability to deliver high and sustained outputs to smallholder farmers. The book compiles the experiences of a diversity of actors within the grain legume value chains, with a focus on groundnut and common beans in Tanzania and Uganda, groundnut and cowpea in Nigeria, and groundnut in Ghana. All stakeholders involved share their thoughts on being part of a decade-long development project family. National agricultural research institutes, knowledge brokering organizations, NGOs, public and private seed companies, agro-dealers, individual seed entrepreneurs, farm-implement makers, farmer cooperatives, farmer groups, individual men and women farmers, middlemen, processors, traders and consumers were all involved in this project, and as such this book provides valuable insights for development workers, technical staff, and project managers.

Author : Haggblade, Steven,Hazell, Peter B. R.
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780801895036

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Successes in African Agriculture by Haggblade, Steven,Hazell, Peter B. R. Pdf

Sub—Saharan Africa is one of the poorest regions of the world. Because most Africans work in agriculture, escaping such dire poverty depends on increased agricultural productivity to raise rural incomes, lower food prices, and stimulate growth in other economic sectors. Per capita agricultural production in sub—Saharan Africa has fallen, however, for much of the past half—century. Successes in African Agriculture investigates how to reverse this decline. Instead of cataloging failures, as many past studies have done, this book identifies episodes of successful agricultural growth in Africa and identifies processes, practices, and policies for accelerated growth in the future. The individual studies follow developments in, among other areas, the farming of maize in East and Southern Africa, cassava across the middle belt of Africa, cotton in West Africa, horticulture in Kenya, and dairying in East Africa. Drawing on these case studies and on consultations with agricultural specialists and politicians from across sub—Saharan Africa -- undertaken in collaboration with the African Union's New Partnership for Africa's Development -- the contributors identify two key determinants of positive agricultural performance: agricultural research to provide more productive and sustainable technologies to farmers and a policy framework that fosters market incentives for increasing production. The contributors discuss how the public and private sectors can best coordinate the convergence of both factors. Given current concerns about global food security, this book provides timely and important resources to policymakers and development specialists concerned with reversing the negative trends in food insecurity and poverty in Africa.

Author : Samuel Adjei-Nsiah,Isaac Danso,Andrews Opoku,Kwame Agyei Frimpong
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889766659

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Soil Fertility Management for Sustainable Food Production in Sub-Saharan Africa by Samuel Adjei-Nsiah,Isaac Danso,Andrews Opoku,Kwame Agyei Frimpong Pdf

Author : Benjamin Karikari,Francis Tetteh,Fred Kizito,Folorunso Mathew Akinseye,Christopher Mutungi,Bekele Hundie Kotu,Terry Ansah
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2024-04-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832546475

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Sustainable intensification of smallholder farming systems in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia by Benjamin Karikari,Francis Tetteh,Fred Kizito,Folorunso Mathew Akinseye,Christopher Mutungi,Bekele Hundie Kotu,Terry Ansah Pdf

Author : D. J. Greenland,H. Nabhan,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9251045631

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Soil Fertility Management in Support of Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa by D. J. Greenland,H. Nabhan,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

This publication reviews issues related to land degradation, with focus on problems of soil fertility management in sub-Saharan Africa. It highlights some successful experiences in the region, constraints and possible solutions specific to the major agro-ecological zones and the importance of the holistic and participatory approaches for soil productivity improvement. The need for action and collaborative efforts of all stakeholders, within the framework of ongoing initiatives, are emphasized. It is hoped that this document will contribute to increase awareness of senior specialists and policy-makers about the problems and alternative solutions towards enhanced and sustained soil productivity.

Author : Raymond Auerbach,Gunnar Rundgren,Nadia Scialabba
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Organic farming
ISBN : 9251076669

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Organic Agriculture by Raymond Auerbach,Gunnar Rundgren,Nadia Scialabba Pdf

This publication demonstrates that organic management can benefit people, the economy and ecosystems and that this can be achieved in Africa, where hunger and degradation stubbornly persist, despite decades of development efforts. The work presented in this volume stems from the conference on Mainstreaming Organic Agriculture in the African Development Agenda, held in Lusaka, Zambia, from 2 to 4 May 2012. This publication expands on selected research presented during the Lusaka Conference. The different chapters document sustainability experiences, including: mainstreaming organic agriculture into African development approaches; community-based livestock systems combining holistic range management; indigenous ethno-veterinary practices and new understanding of customary systems of resource management; eco-functional intensification through management of legumes, systems of rice intensification and integrated farming; and smallholders knowledge harnessed through family farmers learning