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Maize was introduced in Tanzania in the 16th century but research on appropriate varieties and management practices did not get underway until the 1940s. In 1974, a National Maize Research Program (NA{RP) was established to co-ordinate maize research. During 1974-1994 the NM RP released 15 variet...
The major mycotoxins studied at the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Re-search (CGIAR) institutes are aflatoxins in maize, groundnut, sorghum and cassava, Fusa-rium toxins in maize, wheat and sorghum, and ochratoxin in cocoa and cashew. Genetic en-hancement (both through plant bre...
While Kenyan farmers still grow many traditional maiz e varieties, they increasingly face soil, pest and environmental constraints to crop productivity.
In 1987, the leguminous cover crop Mucuna pruriens var. utilis was introduced on researcher-managed demonstration fields for novel technologies. The objective was to ad-dress the serious soil-fertility decline on the Adja Plateau in southern Bénin. But farmers were more impressed by the ability o...
L'histoire du Mucuna a commencé en République du Bénin en 1987, lorsque le Mucunapruriens var. utilis a été introduit aux paysans du village de Zouzouvou sur le plateauAdja. Bien qu'au départ le Mucuna ait été présenté aux paysans pour restaurer la fertilitédes sols, ceux-ci ont été plus impressi...
Exploratory survey have identified many constraints to maize production in the South Shaba region of Zaїre. These include maize streak disease, stalk bearing catapillars, low soil fertility, weed infestations, and irregular end-of- season rainfall. There is also a shortage of labour for land prep...
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