Community of Practice: Millet and sorghum-based systems in West Africa

This group of projects focuses on improving food security for people depending on millet and sorghum-based systems in West Africa. The program supports collaborative projects involving research and development organizations working together with communities in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.

CCRP projects

»Andes CoP

-select a project- ---------------------- CURRENT PROJECTS 06-016: Quinoa 09-005: Organic groundnut 09-016: Andean grains 09-022: Andean pests 09-025: Climate risk management 09-029: Native potato seed systems 09-032: Water security 09-033: Agrobiodiversity and nutrition 09-168: Food security 09-169: Communal ag. risk mgt. 09-181: Biospecticide/potato moth ---------------------- PAST PROJECTS 01-1563: Andean tubers (Peru) 05-112: Biodiversity and soil 05-112: Cover agriculture 05-112: Green manures/legumes 05-112: Lupin/quinoa 05-112: Native potato 05-112: Potato moth 05-112: Seed systems 07-702: Nutrition support 07-1209: Soil nutrient budgets

»East/Horn of Africa CoP

-select a project- ---------------------- CURRENT PROJECTS 06-447: Cereal roots 06-448: Tef/finger millet 08-019: Sweetpotato breeding

»Southern Africa CoP

-select a project- ---------------------- CURRENT PROJECTS 05-780: P-efficient legumes 06-740: Legume best bets 06-741: Cowpea/Alectra 06-742: Groundnut breeding 06-743: Bean seed 06-744: Climbing beans 09-273: Bruchid mgt. for beans 09-274: Groundnut post-harvest 09-297: Botanical pesticides/legumes 09-298: Soil fertility mgt. 09-299: Bambara groundnuts

»West Africa CoP

-select a project- ---------------------- CURRENT PROJECTS 05-009: Sweetpotato 06-012: Nutrition 06-013: Grain legumes 06-014: Sorghum/millet improv. 06-015: Seed systems ---------------------- PAST PROJECTS 06-011: Insect pest management

»Non-CoP projects

-select a project- ---------------------- CURRENT PROJECTS 05-781: Rice biodiversity ---------------------- PAST PROJECTS 00-1071: Milpa 01-1564: Wheat scab 02-026: Wolbachia 02-027: Chickpea 02-246: Indigenous vegetables 02-460: Potato 02-476: Sweetpotato diversity 02-644: Finger millet 02-778: Legumes

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West Africa CoP Projects

In 2005, the CCRP established the West Community of Practice, "Millet and sorghum-based systems in West Africa." The first set of five new projects joined one existing project, 05-009: Sweetpotato (Burkina Faso). In 2009, another call for proposals for this region was issued, and eight full proposals will be considered at the November 2009 board meeting. The West Africa CoP currently funds four projects in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.
For each of the projects below, click on the project name to learn more.

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Currently funded projects

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»06-012: Nutrition

• Project title: "Hope for All:" Use of local diversity for enhancing nutrition (especially iron and zinc bioavailability) in sorghum/pearl millet consuming communities
• Project leader: Marjolein Smit, International Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
• Funding dates: 3/1/2006-2/28/2010

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»06-013: Grain legumes

• Project title: ALIVE and nutritious cropping systems: A Legume Intensification and Variety Enhancement participatory approach
• Project leader: Boubacar Traoré, Institut d'Economie Rurale du Mali (IER)
• Funding dates: 3/1/2006-2/28/2010

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»06-014: Sorghum/millet improvement

• Project title: Sorghum and pearl millet genetic resources for increased adaptation to diverse production environments in West Africa
• Project leader: Bettina Haussmann, International Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
• Funding dates: 3/1/2006-2/28/2010

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»06-015: Seed systems

• Project title: Sustainable seed supply: Farmer managed seed marketing initiatives for sorghum and pearl millet in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger
• Project leader: Eva Weltzien, International Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
• Funding dates: 3/1/2006-2/28/2010

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Previously funded projects

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»05-009: Sweetpotato

• Project title: Improving vitamin A intakes of women and children through production and consumption of orange-fleshed sweet potatoes in Burkina Faso
• Project leader: Ann Tarini, Helen Keller International (HKI)
• Funding dates: 3/1/2005-2/28/2009

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»06-011: Insect pest management

• Project title: Integrated management of the millet head miner for increasing millet production in the Sahelian zone
• Project leader: Baoua Ibrahim, Institut National de Recherche Agronomique du Niger (INRAN)
• Funding dates: 3/1/2006-2/28/2009

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