Sorghum flour with high shelf life hits Nigerian markets
In a first-of-its-kind enterprise in Nigeria, a large-scale flour mill has come up with processed sorghum flour with a shelf life as... Read More
Equipping researchers with tools for geospatial and remote sensing data analysis
A recent capacity-building exercise conducted in Nigeria trained a multidisciplinary team of researchers in the use of remote sensing in their respective... Read More
Landmark private-public partnership forged to transform Nigeria’s agricultural sector
Bringing together public and private organizations working in agriculture, Nigeria recently formed a country-level committee with ICRISAT as its co-chair. The committee... Read More
Helping groundnut retain its place in Nigeria through the Tropical Legumes Project
Alhaji Sani Usman remembers what being a groundnut farmer in Nigeria’s Kano state entailed a few decades ago – prosperity, respect and... Read More
Tapping opportunities in Nigeria for high-end agricultural research
Dr Peter Carberry, Director General, ICRISAT, recently interacted with an inspirational women’s group involved in processing sorghum and groundnut into a range... Read More
Groundnut shelling machines for increased productivity in Mali
Increasing productivity and incomes of smallholder groundnut farmers is the goal of the project, Increasing Groundnut Productivity of Smallholder Farmers in Ghana,... Read More
Sorghum improvement collaboration earns community appreciation in Nigeria
The Kambuwa community in Nigeria’s Kebbi state honored representatives of Nigeria Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program – Phase 1 (ATASP-1) and its... Read More
Women and youth in Nigeria turn to sorghum processing for better incomes
Over 300 women and youth in Nigeria discovered recently that the humble, environment-friendly sorghum can be made into delicious products and, in... Read More
Pop sorghum, doughnuts and hammer mills: Nigerian teens see the fun side of agriculture
If the teenagers studying in a secondary school in Nigeria ever thought that agriculture was not ‘a teen thing’, they were in... Read More
Legumes beckon, children of soil return to roots in Africa
It was a gamble that 30-year-old Fuseini Zaanyeya realizes was worth taking. For, quality healthcare and primary education are well within reach... Read More