Tags: crops

ILRI News on crops

20 Sep 2018

‘High-yield’ farming costs the environment less than previously thought—and could help spare habitats

‘Breed More Dairy Cows’ poster from Vietnam. ‘New findings suggest that more intensive agriculture might be the “least bad” option for feeding the world while saving its species—provided use of such “land-efficient” systems prevents further conversion of wilderness to farmland. Our results suggest...

AVCD program blog

25 Jul 2018

Vivian Atakos

Better incomes and health through orange-fleshed sweetpotato in Kenya

AVCD program blog

20 Jul 2018

Vivian Atakos

Tenfold potato harvest for youth in Meru, Kenya

Access to clean seed, knowledge of good agronomic practices and hard work leads youth to a tenfold potato harvest in Kibirichia, Meru County, Kenya. FIPS youthful farmers (from left of photo Stanley, Lucy, Evelyn and Faith) showing part of harvest from seed potato tubers they purchased from Hub...

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Publications on crops

Report

Published2019

Leverage spin-off effect from 2nd generation biofuels to turning Indian cereal straws and stover into concentrate feeds

Presentation

Published2018

Experiences of producing irrigated forages

Journal Article

Published2019

Utilization of molecular marker based genetic diversity patterns in hybrid parents to develop better forage quality multi-cut hybrids in pearl millet

Journal Article

Published2018

Low pyrrolizidine alkaloid levels in perennial ryegrass is associated with the absence of a homospermidine synthase gene

Conference Paper

Published2018

Forage seed systems in eastern Africa: Challenges and opportunities

Conference Paper

Published2018

Feeds and Forages in the Livestock CGIAR Research Program

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ILRI Projects on crops

Jan 2019Dec 2020

Feed the Future - Accelerated Value Chain Development Program phase II

The Feed the Future Kenya Accelerated Value Chain Development program seeks to widely apply technologies and innovations for selected value chains in order to competitively and sustainably increase productivity, contributing to inclusive agricultural growth, nutrition and food security in the...

Oct 2017Sep 2022

Kenya crops and dairy market systems development activity (KCDMSD)

The Kenya Crops and Dairy Market Systems Development Activity (KCDMSD) is a five-year (Oct 2017–Sept 2022) program of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). It is funded as part of Feed the Future, the US government’s global hunger, and food security initiative that helps...