Backgrounder on seeds and seed breeding
The majority of human food starts as seeds, especially the seeds of cereal crops, legumes, nuts, vegetables, and fruit. Seeds […]
Malawi: Farmers acquire and maintain good quality groundnut seed to improve yield
Cynthia Mvalo smiles with her hands on her hips. She looks happily at the truck full of groundnuts which she […]
Togo: New seed varieties and best agricultural practices help groundnut producers
The first rains began to fall a few weeks ago, heralding the long growing season in southern Togo. Farmers are […]
Senegal: Farmers multiply local seeds
Sidy Balde is the only producer of maize seeds in his village. Mr. Balde is the chief of Saré Gueladjo […]
Backgrounder on seeds and seed breeding
Our Farmer story from Senegal focuses on seed multiplication, and our Script of the week looks more broadly at seeds […]
West Africa: How farmers and processors are impacted by COVID-19 (ICRISAT)
The agricultural season is underway in much of West Africa and farmers are feeling the impacts of COVID-19 in new […]
Togo: Farmers increase cashew production with improved seeds
Kombate Kossi walks barefoot through his vast property. Wearing a hat to ward off the sun, he holds his machete […]
Mali: Farmers fight drought with hybrid crops (Trust)
In Mali, hardy sorghum is helping farmers bring in a harvest even when drought destroys other crops. Last year, when […]
Backgrounder on seeds and seed breeding
This week’s Farmer story from Mali focuses on the benefits of hybrid seeds. Our Script of the week is a […]
Niger: Fighting food insecurity with indigenous plants (Spore Magazine)
The shrub-like plants called hanza and aduwa in Hausa resemble their surroundings—dry, hard, and spiky—and grow on stony desert plains […]