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Strengthening Sorghum and Pearl Millet Research in Mali

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Title Strengthening Sorghum and Pearl Millet Research in Mali
 
Creator Shetty, S V R
Beninati, N F
Beckerman, S R
 
Subject Millets
Sorghum
 
Description The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid
Tropics (ICRISAT) began a cooperative research program in
1976 with the principal Malian government agency responsible
for agricultural research, the Institut d’economie rurale (IER).
The program aimed to establish a strong national infrastructure
for long-term research on sorghum and pearl millet and their
cropping systems, including both long- and short-term training.
The program was established with a 1-year grant from the Ford
Foundation, after which funding was assumed by the United
States Agency for International Development (USAID).
This report summarizes the activities and achievements of
the ICRISAT-Mali program over its 12-year life. Agriculture
and agricultural research in Mali are discussed, including the
role of agriculture in the Malian economy, resources, constraints
to agricultural development, agricultural research institutions,
and the context in which the ICRISAT-Mali program
was established. The program to strengthen the national agricultural
research system is described, including the development
of the Cinzana research station and the food technology
laboratory at Sotuba, five different types of training, and technical
assistance. Breeding and crop improvement work for sorghum
and pearl millet are summarized, as is the agronomy and
cropping systems research. Accomplishments are summarized
and discussed, and recommendations offered to continue the
momentum of this highly praised cooperative program. Seven
annexes list trainees, consultants, references, and acronyms
 
Publisher International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
 
Date 1991
 
Type Monograph
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/7087/1/Strengthening-Mali_1991.pdf
Shetty, S V R and Beninati, N F and Beckerman, S R (1991) Strengthening Sorghum and Pearl Millet Research in Mali. Documentation. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India.