Cinzana Agricultural
Research Station
The project aims to build capacity for sustainable agriculture among
rural communities in Cinzana and Katiena
Overview
Objectives of the research project
- Build and operate a center of excellence in crop breeding
- Address the challenge of producing a sustainable domestic
food supply
- Develop and disseminate to farmers new millet, sorghum
and cowpea varieties
- Evaluate new cropping practices producing conservation
of water and soil
- Build nutrition education programs
- Create and support research information networks
Key achievements of the research project
- Built facilities for conservation of local germplasm
- Developed new varieties of millet tolerant to downey mildew
and earworm, new sorghum tolerant to charcolrot and striga,
and new cowpea varieties resistant to striga, improving
on-farm yields by 30% to 100%
- Initiated pilot systems for disseminating improved seeds
and agronomic technologies to smallholder farmers
- Facilitated North-South technology transfer on seed treatment
- Promoted South-South exchange among Sahel millet crop
breeders
Goals of the research project
- Widen distribution networks for new millet seed varieties
to smallholder farmers
- Initiate stakeholder education programs on adoption of
new seed and on improved crop management
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FIELD
STORY
"The most important thing for a
good harvest, Bourema explains, is getting enough
rain.
related topics
Technology transfer is extremely important
to developing countries.
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