Higher quality seeds can help beat Africa’s ‘hunger pandemic’
Resource ID
18700
Access
Open
Contributed by
B.Muralidhar
Topics
Development Pathways, Seed systems, Nutrition
Crops
Dryland cereals, Sorghum, Grain legumes, Chickpea, Groundnut, Pigeonpea, Finger millet
Systems
Farming Systems, Livelihood Systems
Locations
Eastern and Southern Africa, Kenya, Malawi, Uganda
CSR Activity
No
Global Date
03 Feb 21
Title
Higher quality seeds can help beat Africa’s ‘hunger pandemic’
Keywords
Agriculture, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Cereal grains, Seed Revolving Funds, Groundnut, Chickpea, Pigeonpea, Sorghum, Finger millet, Hunger, Under-nutrition
Language
English
Size of PDF
600 kB
Author/Key contact
Dr Christopher Ochieng Ojiewo
Story Source
https://theconversation.com/higher-quality-seeds-can-help-beat-africas-hunger-pandemic-153916
Publishing Location
Global
Story Lead Center
ICRISAT
Type
Science
URL/Link
https://theconversation.com/higher-quality-seeds-can-help-beat-africas-hunger-pandemic-153916
Description
Vaccination efforts across the globe encourage hope of an imminent end to the COVID-19 health crisis. But the food security crisis that the pandemic has deepened cannot be alleviated quickly and will require lasting solutions. Well-adapted and nutrient dense crops like millet, sorghum, groundnut, chickpea, pigeonpea, cowpea and common bean, collectively called dryland cereals and legumes, are like a vaccine of sorts for hunger and under-nutrition.
Date (Date published/released/created if known)
03 Feb 20
