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Autor: Blade, S.

Agriculture is a primary driver for economic development in Africa. African agriculture must benefit from the research that can be conducted with the full arsenal of cutting-edge scientific tools to ensure food security, minimization of risk and the creation of wealth. The International Institute...


Blade, S.[IITAs research for development agenda for Africa]IITAs research for development agenda for Africa

The use of cowpea haulms as fodder is attractive in mixed crop/livestock systems where both grain and fodder can be obtained from the same crop. Traditional farming systems which use the haulms as fodder in Asia, Australia, Africa, and other regions are reviewed. ILRI and I1TA have undertaken joi...


Tarawali, Shirley A.Singh, B.Peters, M.Blade, S.[Cowpea haulms as fodder]Cowpea haulms as fodder

The production of cowpea in Africa and America is reviewed briefly. In traditional cropping systems in West Africa, a diversity of both systems and varieties is observed. The contribution of cowpea to overall productivity is small (on average about a tenth of grain yields, averaging 1.5 l/ha), an...


Mortimore, M.Singh, B.Harris, F.Blade, S.[Cowpea in traditional cropping systems]Cowpea in traditional cropping systems

The imponance of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.) is underscored by its use as a component in many cropping system combinations in Africa, Asia, and tropical America. Cropping systems research over the past decade has served as a multidisciplinary approach to examine the biological superiori...


Blade, S.Shetty, S.Terao, T.Singh, B.[Recent developments in cowpea cropping systems research]Recent developments in cowpea cropping systems research

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