Finger Millet Blast Disease Management
| Autor: | P. Kaloki, A.E. Brown, S. Sreenivasaprasad, J.M. Lenné, E. Manyasa, N. Wanyera, J. Okwadi, S. Muthumeenakshi, J.P. Takan, M.A. Mgonja, M. Tamale |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
Ecology
Poverty business.industry 05 social sciences food and beverages 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Entry point Innovation system medicine.disease Investment (macroeconomics) Livelihood Malnutrition Agronomy Agriculture 0502 economics and business Development economics 040103 agronomy & agriculture medicine 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Animal Science and Zoology 050202 agricultural economics & policy International development business Agronomy and Crop Science |
| Zdroj: | Outlook on Agriculture. 36:101-108 |
| ISSN: | 2043-6866 0030-7270 |
| DOI: | 10.5367/000000007781159994 |
| Popis: | Finger millet is a staple, high-quality food, important to the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers in East Africa. It has been neglected by major donors to agricultural research. This paper reports recent investment by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) in several projects on blast disease that has not only led to successful promotion of sound blast management strategies to farmers, but has also fostered partnerships in an evolving finger millet innovation system in East Africa. A key entry point has been created to address other constraints to finger millet production and utilization, such as ineffective weed management, poor grain quality, inefficient seed systems and production–supply chain problems, notably through‘spill-in’ and adaptation of relevant technologies developed elsewhere. Further donor investment in the finger millet sector is likely to make a significant contribution to fighting malnutrition and poverty in East Africa. |
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