New highly productive sorghum varieties released
Three improved sorghum varieties with a yield potential of approximately 4 tons per hectare and tolerant to grey leaf spot, rust and Read more...
New multipurpose sorghum variety captures attention in Burkina Faso
A new variety of sorghum that delivers high yields of grain and stover is gaining popularity in Burkina Faso, a region where Read more...
Sorghum goes pop: Success stories from a Nigerian initiative
Have you heard of ‘pop’ sorghum or ‘diet’ sorghum flour? If you haven’t, you are missing updates on an ancient grain that Read more...
A farmer’s choice: tribal communities in Adilabad select their preferred sorghum varieties
Adilabad district in Telangana, with its dry deciduous forests, is home to several tribal groups for whom agriculture is the main source Read more...
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...
Brisk promotion of improved groundnut and sorghum varieties to take adoption to the next level
Five improved varieties of groundnut and three of sorghum with the best market traits were selected for active promotion in Tanzania after Read more...
Improved sorghum varieties are finding new champions in Burkina Faso
The Provincial Union of Agricultural Professionals Bemba Nayala supported by the HOPE II project, recently won a contract to supply 200 tons Read more...
Scientists to focus on favorable nutritional traits in sorghum for both human consumption and animal feed
Recognizing the increased market pull for sorghum grain as health food and animal feed (see box) and the use of foliage as Read more...
Three new farmer-preferred sorghum varieties released in Malawi
Three new improved sorghum varieties have been released in Malawi after extensive trials. Pilira 3, Pilira 4 and Pilira 5 have been Read more...
Where agriculture is religion: Preaching about improved sorghum in Burkina Faso
Improved sorghum varieties are finding new champions in unusual places. In Andemtenga, a remote village about 150 km east of Ouagadougou (capital Read more...