Now, get critical seed data in one click

18 Jan 2019

A modern digital seed ‘catalog’ and seed ‘roadmap’ tool is now available for information about the quality and availability of seeds in...

Mr Fidel Yameogo and his wife in their field with improved sorghum variety. Photo: M Magassa, ICRISAT

Where agriculture is religion: Preaching about improved sorghum in Burkina Faso

11 Jan 2019

Improved sorghum varieties are finding new champions in unusual places. In Andemtenga, a remote village about 150 km east of Ouagadougou (capital...

Mr Hamidou Kaboré and his wife during harvest of improved varieties Jakunbe and ICSV 1049. Photo: M Magassa, ICRISAT

Jakunbe: New sorghum variety making a difference in lives of Burkina Faso farmers

16 Nov 2018

An improved, early-maturing sorghum variety is helping farmers in Burkina Faso attain nutritional and financial security. Simba is a village located about...

Dr Vabi explaining the working of motorized groundnut thresher to Chief Audu Innocent Ogbeh, Federal Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nigeria, and Dr Philip Ojo, Director General of NASC.

Nigerian Agriculture Minister endorses groundnut thresher

26 Oct 2018

A motorized groundnut thresher is reducing drudgery for women farmers in rural Nigeria. Introduced in 2015, over 50 threshers have already been...

Synergies between USAID and TL III leading to the registration and release of three groundnut varieties in Nigeria in 2018. Photo: VB Michael

Two to tango: How groundnut production in Nigeria is thriving on synergy

08 Oct 2018

Groundnut farmers in Nigeria have benefited immensely through collaboration between two major projects. This has helped promote improved groundnut varieties and strengthen...

Empowered women and an enriched community – the groundnut story of northern Nigeria

18 Jul 2018

Mrs Hadja Talatu Idrissa of Bunkure, near Kano, Nigeria, is the leader of a 25-women group in groundnut production and processing. They...

‘Excellence in Breeding Platform’ for greater crop genetic gains

30 Apr 2018

In an effort to take stock of the achievements and capacity of existing breeding programs and to optimize genetic gains, the ‘Excellence...

Participants at the meeting in Kano, Nigeria Photo: L. Omoigui

Review of TL III and HOPE II projects highlights the role of synergy

30 Apr 2018

Stakeholders of legume and cereal value chains in Nigeria identified recent successes and set goals for the next cropping season at the...

A scene in Dawanu grain market, Kano, Northern Nigeria, the largest cowpea market in the world. Photo: A. Diama

From grass to great: Tropical Legumes project transforms agricultural extension in Northern Nigeria

30 Apr 2018

Over a decade of efforts by the Tropical Legumes project towards building and strengthening agricultural extension systems is paying off in Northern Nigeria as...

Dr Chris Ojiewo visiting the groundnut field trials together with researchers from Naliendele Agricultural Research Institute, led by Dr Omari Mponda. Photo: C Ojiewo.

Changing lives of smallholder farmers with innovations and partnerships: The Tropical Legumes Project

28 Feb 2018

Innovative technologies for seed multiplication, increased farmer involvement in varietal selection processes, and information and training about efficient farm management practices have...

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