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The research reported here has the potential for contributing to a real improvement in the livelihoods of mixed crop-livestock farming households in the dry savannah zone of West Africa through widespread uptake of improved dual-purpose cowpea (IDPC). This technology offers opportunities for the ...


Kristjanson, Patricia M.Tarawali, Shirley A.Okike, I.Singh, B.B.Thornton, Philip K.Manyong, Victor M.Kruska, R.L.Hoogenboom, Gerrit[Genetically improved dual-purpose cowpea. Assessment of adoption and impact in the dry savannah of West Africa]Genetically improved dual-purpose cowpea. Assessment of adoption and impact in the dry savannah of West Africa

Cowpea (Pzgna unguiculata) is grown as an intercrop with cereals in some 9 M ha of West Africa, mostly in the dry savanna. Though grain yields are low (circa 500 kg/ha), it is a nutritious food and dry season fodder. The haulms (leaves and stems) are cut and stored after grain harvest. Cowpea aid...


Tarawali, Shirley A.Okike, I.Kristjanson, Patricia M.Singh, B.B.[Dual-purpose cowpea for West Africa]Dual-purpose cowpea for West Africa

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