Chamaecrista rotundifolia cWynn has been identified as a promising forage legume for use in subhumid Nigeria. To establish if other accessions of this species have potential in the region, 21 accessions were evaluated for flowering, seed production, dry matter production, disease and pest inciden...
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.
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Okike, I.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Singh, B.B.
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[Dual-purpose cowpea for West Africa]
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Dual-purpose cowpea for West Africa
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Dickson, N.
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Clark, W.
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Prasad, V.L.
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Romney, D.L.
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Bezkorowajnyj, P.G.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Kaelo, D.
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Makui, O.
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Nkedianye, D.
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Nyangaga, J.
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Okwi, P.
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Puskur, Ranjitha
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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MacMillan, Susan
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Grace, Delia
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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Affognon, Hippolyte D.
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[Linking international agricultural research knowledge with action for sustainable poverty alleviation: what works?]
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Linking international agricultural research knowledge with action for sustainable poverty alleviation: what works?
Livestock provide many benefits to society, but at the same time, they generate considerable pressure on land, water and biomass resources and are responsible for 18 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions. The total demand for livestock products may almost double by 2050, mostly in the develop...
Herrero, Mario T.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Gerber, Pierre J.
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Zijpp, A.J. van der
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Steeg, Jeannette van de
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Lecomte, P.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Grace, Delia
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[The way forward for livestock and the environment]
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The way forward for livestock and the environment
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...
In the semiarid region of West and Central Africa, farmers traditionally cultivate different cowpea varieties for grain and fodder. However, the grain yield potential and the availability of good quality fodder is limited by several factors: insects, pests and diseases, low and erratic rainfall, ...
Inaizumi, H.
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Singh, B.
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Sanginga, P.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Adesina, A.A.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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[Adoption and impact of dryseason dualpurpose cowpea in the semiarid zone of Nigeria]
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Adoption and impact of dryseason dualpurpose cowpea in the semiarid zone of Nigeria
The available world collection consisting of 257 accessions of the tropical pasture legume Centrosema brasilianum (L.) Benth. was assessed between 1993 and 1995 in northern Nigeria to complement existing knowledge on the genetic diversity of this species and to identify accessions with high agron...
Peters, M.
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Kramer, H.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Schultze-Kraft, Rainer
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[Characterisation of a germplasm collection of the tropical pasture legume Centrosema brasilianum in subhumid West Africa]
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Characterisation of a germplasm collection of the tropical pasture legume Centrosema brasilianum in subhumid West Africa
Mixed crop-livestock systems provide livelihoods for a billion people and produce half the world’s cereal and around a third of its beef and milk. Market orientation and strong and growing demand for food provide powerful incentives for sustainable intensification of both crop and livestock enter...
Duncan, Alan J.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Thorne, Peter J.
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Valbuena, Diego
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Homann-Kee Tui, Sabine
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[Integrated crop-livestock systems—A key to sustainable intensification in Africa]
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Integrated crop-livestock systems—A key to sustainable intensification in Africa
Implications
• Livestock contribute to food supply by converting low-value materials, inedible or unpalatable for people, into milk, meat, and eggs; livestock also decrease food supply by competing with people for food, especially grains fed to pigs and poultry. Currently, livestock supply 13% of...
Smith, Jimmy W.
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Sones, Keith R.
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Grace, Delia
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MacMillan, Susan
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Beyond milk, meat, and eggs: Role of livestock in food and nutrition security]
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Beyond milk, meat, and eggs: Role of livestock in food and nutrition security
Tarawali, Shirley A.
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[Til the cows come home―A well-worn path or a new trajectory: Exploring why livestock matter in sustainable development]
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Til the cows come home―A well-worn path or a new trajectory: Exploring why livestock matter in sustainable development