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Flour-blending project and the quest to uplift small-scale sorghum, millet farmers


Flour-blending project and the quest to uplift small-scale sorghum, millet farmers
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By Jael Mboga
| February 26th 2021 at 09:20:00 GMT +0300
A millet farm in Kombuini area of Mwea constituency, Kirinyaga County. [Joseph Muchiri, Standard]
The government’s plan to blend flour is expected to improve profits for sorghum and millet farmers.
According to the CGIAR Research Programme on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (CRP-GLDC), major food policy changes are underway in Kenya.
The project that started in 2018 involves blending flour to increase the demand for millet, sorghum, cassava, sweet potato and amaranth.  
An article on the CRP-GLDC research says some of the under-utilized high value foods are produced by approximately four million smallholder farmers. ....

Mequanint Melesse , Amos Tirra , Research Programme On Grain Legumes , Kirinyaga County , Grain Legumes , Dryland Cereals , Grain Legumes And Dryland Cereals Millet Sorghum , ஆமோஸ் திர்ரத , ஆராய்ச்சி ப்ரோக்ராம் ஆன் தானிய பருப்பு வகைகள் , கிரிநாக கவுண்டி , தானிய பருப்பு வகைகள் , வறண்ட நிலம் சிஇஆர்இஏஎல்எஸ் , தானிய பருப்பு வகைகள் மற்றும் வறண்ட நிலம் சிஇஆர்இஏஎல்எஸ் தினை சோளம் ,

Reviving the pulse in food security


#WorldPulsesDay2021
World Pulses Day, hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, raises awareness about the nutritional benefits of a global wonder food: pulses. CGIAR, the world s largest global agricultural innovation network, is working hard with FAO to raise the profile of these delicious and nutritious crops by showcasing the pivotal role pulses can play in achieving global food security goals and targets.
 
The ongoing climate crisis highlights more than ever the need to diversify our agri-food systems to more climate-smart ways of producing our food, strengthening supply chains, and improving diets, especially for family farmers and low-income consumers in vulnerable dry regions. ICARDA works alongside other CGIAR research centers with the CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC), to carry out research on pulses to demonstrate how they can benefit not just family farmers but also world pulses product ....

New Delhi , Agriculture Organization , Research Program On Grain Legumes , United Nations , European Investment Bank , World Pulses Day , Research Program , Grain Legumes , Dryland Cereals , South Asian , South Asia , புதியது டெல்ஹி , ஆராய்ச்சி ப்ரோக்ர்யாம் ஆன் தானிய பருப்பு வகைகள் , ஒன்றுபட்டது நாடுகள் , ஐரோப்பிய முதலீடு வங்கி , உலகம் பருப்பு வகைகள் நாள் , ஆராய்ச்சி ப்ரோக்ர்யாம் , தானிய பருப்பு வகைகள் , வறண்ட நிலம் சிஇஆர்இஏஎல்எஸ் , தெற்கு ஆசிய , தெற்கு ஆசியா ,

Cues to Making Crop Improvement in Africa Gender Responsive - Ethiopia


Cues to Making Crop Improvement in Africa Gender Responsive
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A cluster of activities are helping make The Accelerated Varietal Improvement and Seed Delivery of Legumes and Cereals in Africa (AVISA) Project s crop improvement efforts gender-responsive. The activities include: Gender responsiveness in product profiling, Youth transitions in the drylands and Gender dynamics in seeds systems (G-SEED).
Gender responsiveness in product profiling
According to Dr Tawanda Mashonganyika, former product manager with CGIAR s Excellence in Breeding (EiB) platform, while markets vary place to place, women are key players in them. As varieties developed using gender responsive (G+) tools address needs of both men and women, Dr Mashonganyika says they will have a greater chance of being adopted and a greater impact upon adoption. ....

Tawanda Mashonganyika , Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute , Youth Quality Centers , Makerere University , Breeding Initiative , Centre For Behavior Change Communication , Seed Revolving Fund Initiative , Haramaya University , Sokoine University Of Agriculture , Research Program , Accelerated Varietal Improvement , Xseed Delivery , Youth Quality , Seed Revolving Fund Initiative Youth Engagement , Gender Inclusion , Behavior Change Communication , Sokoine University , Seeds Systems , Program Grain Legumes , Dryland Cereals , இளைஞர்கள் தரம் மையங்கள் , இனப்பெருக்க முயற்சி , மையம் க்கு நடத்தை மாற்றம் தொடர்பு , விதை சுழலும் நிதி முயற்சி , ஆராய்ச்சி ப்ரோக்ர்யாம் , விதை டெலிவரி ,