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West Africa Rice Research and Development
Author | : John Van Dusen Lewis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 26 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Rice |
ISBN | : |
Project data sheet; AID Project budget; Glossary; Map of West Africa.
Annual Report - West Africa Rice Development Association
Author | : West Africa Rice Development Association |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 92 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Rice |
ISBN | : |
Wide Crossing
Author | : John R. Walsh |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 235 |
Release | : 2017-07-12 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1351759868 |
This title was first published in 2001. The West Africa Rice Development Association (WARDA) was established in the early 1970s to help farmers increase rice production. Africa is the only continent whose population has grown faster than its food production; this shortfall provokes the syndrome of poverty, hunger and violence there. WARDA first attempted to alleviate the food deficit by introducing high-yielding imported crop varieties. This strategy drove green revolution in Asia and Latin America but failed in Africa. This book recounts WARDA's revival after nearly succumbing in the 1980s. Not only did the programme have to deal with a harsh agricultural environment, but also with severe economic, political and social constraints. WARDA made crucial advances in rice research and also coped successfully with non-scientific challenges. WARDA serves as a thriving example of a combined international research center and a regional organization.
International Agricultural Research Network for Rice
Author | : United States. Agency for International Development. Office of Agriculture. Technical Assistance Bureau |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
A Program of Partnership
Author | : West Africa Rice Development Association |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 26 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Agriculture |
ISBN | : 9789291130023 |
Annual Report
Author | : West Africa Rice Development Association |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Rice |
ISBN | : |
Lost Crops of Africa
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 405 |
Release | : 1996-02-14 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 0309176891 |
Scenes of starvation have drawn the world's attention to Africa's agricultural and environmental crisis. Some observers question whether this continent can ever hope to feed its growing population. Yet there is an overlooked food resource in sub-Saharan Africa that has vast potential: native food plants. When experts were asked to nominate African food plants for inclusion in a new book, a list of 30 species grew quickly to hundreds. All in all, Africa has more than 2,000 native grains and fruitsâ€""lost" species due for rediscovery and exploitation. This volume focuses on native cereals, including: African rice, reserved until recently as a luxury food for religious rituals. Finger millet, neglected internationally although it is a staple for millions. Fonio (acha), probably the oldest African cereal and sometimes called "hungry rice." Pearl millet, a widely used grain that still holds great untapped potential. Sorghum, with prospects for making the twenty-first century the "century of sorghum." Tef, in many ways ideal but only now enjoying budding commercial production. Other cultivated and wild grains. This readable and engaging book dispels myths, often based on Western bias, about the nutritional value, flavor, and yield of these African grains. Designed as a tool for economic development, the volume is organized with increasing levels of detail to meet the needs of both lay and professional readers. The authors present the available information on where and how each grain is grown, harvested, and processed, and they list its benefits and limitations as a food source. The authors describe "next steps" for increasing the use of each grain, outline research needs, and address issues in building commercial production. Sidebars cover such interesting points as the potential use of gene mapping and other "high-tech" agricultural techniques on these grains. This fact-filled volume will be of great interest to agricultural experts, entrepreneurs, researchers, and individuals concerned about restoring food production, environmental health, and economic opportunity in sub-Saharan Africa. Selection, Newbridge Garden Book Club