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Southern African Regional Finger Millet Improvement Programme
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http://oar.icrisat.org/4695/
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| Title |
Southern African Regional Finger Millet Improvement Programme
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| Creator |
Gupta, S C
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| Subject |
Millets
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| Description |
In southern Africa, finger millet (Eleurine corocono) (L.Gaertn.) is widely gravn In Tanzania, Zimbabwe. Zambia, and Malwi. The grain is used for food and brewing. It is sold at a higher price than maize in most areas and is consumed beyond its area of cultivation. Even though flnger millet is an important cash crop, the area is not expanding and production is not increasing due to the high cost of cultivation and the lack of improved seed. |
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| Date |
1993
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Conference or Workshop Item
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application/pdf
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en
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| Identifier |
http://oar.icrisat.org/4695/1/CP_693.pdf
Gupta, S C (1993) Southern African Regional Finger Millet Improvement Programme. In: Advances in small millets: Proceedings of the Second International Small Millets Workshop, 8-12 April 1991, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. |
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