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Research and development partnerships for a large-scale diffusion of technologies for sorghum and millet systems in Mali

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Title Research and development partnerships for a large-scale diffusion of technologies for sorghum and millet systems in Mali
 
Creator Nzungize, J
Badolo, F
Ba, M N
Tabo, R
 
Subject Pearl Millet
Crop Yield
Sorghum
West Africa
Mali
 
Description The objective of this work is to improve production systems based
on sorghum and pearl millet in the Mopti and Sikasso regions of
Mali, by strengthening research and development partnerships
for large-scale utilization of proven technologies with potential for
improving nutrition, benefiting women and children, and enhancing
the sustainability of smallholder agriculture. At the farm level,
the focus has been to improve production by increasing access to
selected new technologies, and enhancing awareness and ‘knowhow’
for the use of existing technologies to enhance sorghum
and millet production. In the Mopti and Sikasso regions of Mali,
the major technologies targeted for dissemination include: i) the
use of seed treatment such as Apron Star 42WS, ii) seed of improved
varieties of pearl millet, sorghum (both hybrid and open
pollinated varieties), groundnut and cowpea adapted to the Sahelian
environmental conditions, iii) integrated Striga and soil-fertility
management practices; and iv) biological control of the millet
head-miner. Seed treatment of pearl millet with Apron Star
significantly reduced the incidence and severity of diseases. Grain
yield was 20% higher when seed was treated. Further, the practice
increases yield by 39% relative to farmers’ current practice.
 
Date 2017-02
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/10736/1/362.pdf
Nzungize, J and Badolo, F and Ba, M N and Tabo, R (2017) Research and development partnerships for a large-scale diffusion of technologies for sorghum and millet systems in Mali. In: InterDrought-V, February 21-25, 2017, Hyderabad, India.