Bioscience project helps Kenyan regions that often suffer total crop loss

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cg.contributor.donorSwedish International Development Cooperation Agencyen
cg.coverage.countryKenyaen
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KEen
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen
cg.identifier.urlhttp://blip.tv/ilri/bioscience-project-helps-kenyan-regions-that-often-suffer-total-crop-loss-4935651en
cg.placeNairobi, Kenyaen
cg.subject.ilriBIOTECHNOLOGYen
cg.subject.ilriCROPSen
cg.subject.ilriINNOVATION SYSTEMSen
dc.contributor.authorAugustino, O.en
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-25T13:13:09Zen
dc.date.available2011-03-25T13:13:09Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/3373
dc.titleBioscience project helps Kenyan regions that often suffer total crop lossen
dcterms.abstractA Bio-Innovate project is working on sorghum that is well suited for western Kenya where few other crops can grow. Sorghum growing in western Kenya is held back by weeds, low soil fertility, drought and disease. Crop loss can be total in bad years. First results suggest this new breeding approach could raise yields by at least 20%. Bio-Innovate will help the farmers choose the right varieties for different areas and possibly involve seed companies in the production of seeds for distribution. Initially, a million people are set to benefit, with about 3 million total gaining in the long term (Onkware Augustino, Bio-Innovate sorghum and millets Project Consortium Joint-Principal investigator in Kenya).en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAugustino, O. 2011. Bioscience project helps Kenyan regions that often suffer total crop loss. Video. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.en
dcterms.descriptionVideo recorded at the Launching of Bio-Innovate Programme, ILRI, Nairobi, 16 March 2011.en
dcterms.issued2011-03-16en
dcterms.languageenen
dcterms.publisherInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
dcterms.subjectresearchen
dcterms.typeVideoen

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