Revival of groundnut production continues to change lives of smallholder farmers in Northern Nigeria
Resource ID
18775
Access
Open
Contributed by
B.Muralidhar
Topics
Crop improvement, Seed systems
Crops
Grain legumes, Groundnut
Systems
Farming Systems
Locations
West and Central Africa, Nigeria
CSR Activity
No
Global Date
05 Mar 21
Title
Revival of groundnut production continues to change lives of smallholder farmers in Northern Nigeria
Keywords
Groundnut, Smallholder farmers, Nigeria, AVISA, Tropical Legumes, Food insecurity, Poverty, Seed multiplication
Language
English
New ICRISAT Research Programs
Genetic Gains Program
Story Partners
IITA, CIAT, Institut de l’Environnement et Recherches Agricoles (INERA), Burkina Faso; Institut d’Economie Rurale (IER), Mali; Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI), Ghana; Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) and Usmanu Danfodiyo University of Sokoto (UDUS), Nigeria; Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Ethiopia; Department of Research and Development (DRD), Tanzania; National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute (NaSARRI) of the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO),Uganda
Author/Key contact
SMCO staff
Story Source
ICRISAT Happenings 1896-1, 05 March 2021
Type
Science
URL/Link
https://www.icrisat.org/revival-of-groundnut-production-continues-to-change-lives-of-smallholder-farmers-in-northern-nigeria/
Description
In a remarkable turnaround, farmers in Northern Nigeria organized themselves into innovation platforms, and with support from the Tropical Legumes (TL) project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, turned into successful groundnut seed producers in 2011. The impacts of those actions are felt even today, with farmers continuing to adopt improved variety seeds and good agronomic practices to obtain high yields that help them improve their nutrition as well as incomes in the community.
Date (Date published/released/created if known)
05 Mar 21
CGIAR Research Program
GLDC
SDG
01-No_Poverty, 02-Zero_Hunger, 05-Gender_Equality, 09-Industry_Innovation_and_Infrastructure, 17-Partnerships_For_The_Goals
