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Benin farmers unite against effects of climate change - SciDev.Net
Benin farmers unite against effects of climate change....quotes nathalie beaulieu...me good friend...
Project in Niger seeks to improve cowpea cultivation methods | BiotechBytes.Com
Interesting collaboration between crop improvement people and Peace Corps volunteers...
Mapping indicators of poverty in West Africa - Maps and Graphics at UNEP/GRID-Arendal
Generally shows how poverty increases from south to north, from wet to dry in West Africa.
Sahel Drought Trends, including climate chagne
shows drought trends in West Africa, including climate predictions to 2100....nice animations too.
GhanaDot.com Ghana’s Irrigation Potentials Untapped
I doubt they could do something like what India did during the Green Revolution....Interesting stats on the potential of irrigation in Ghana.
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The total potential of irrigable land in Ghana is put at 500,000 hectares with the current area developed for irrigation estimated at 11,000 hectares. This means that as a country, after 50 years of independence, Ghana has been able to develop only 0.02% of its irrigable land.
It is therefore no surprise that irrigation has not as yet impacted significantly on Ghana’s food production. Ghana needs to pay more attention to irrigationif the country is to develop and expand its agro-industries for the country’s economic growth and development at this stage, experts have warned.
Farmers get better yields from new drought-tolerant cassava
Article on a cassava variety that IITA is promoting in West Africa - with multiple characteristics.
DailyProgress.com | UVa professor leading endeavor to make dietary staple tougher
This article describes work at the Univ. of Virginia to develop cowpeas resistant to striga, drought and other problems....
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