ABOUT US

Providing large quantities of seeds to SSA farmers for 3 ICARDA and 1 CIMMYT durum wheat genotypes that showed great promise when tested along the Senegal River

Period of Implementation
Dec 1, 2019 - Oct 31, 2021
Total Budget
USD 47,500.00

Project team

Partners

Donors

OUR IMPACT

Goals

Send 100kg of improved varieties of durum wheat seeds to African partners, record relevant data, and develop a manual on wheat cultivation with a communications campaign.

Objectives

Provide seeds, test adaptation, and promote cultivation in SSA

Intervention Strategy(ies)

Germplasm

Impact Pathway

CGIAR seeds > SSA farmers grow it >> collect yield and production infromation >> Promote to neighboring farmers >> Raise rural income and nutritional security

WHERE WE WORK

RESOURCES

Manuel technique pour la plantation de blé en Afrique subsaharienne

Author(s): Filippo Maria Bassi | Amadou T. Sall

Date: 2019-12-01 | Type: Report - Sub-type(s): Internal Report

Technical manual for wheat planting in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author(s): Filippo Maria Bassi | Amadou T. Sall

Date: 2019-12-01 | Type: Report - Sub-type(s): Internal Report

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