Cowpeas
The cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is an annual herbaceous legume from the genus Vigna. Due to its tolerance for sandy soil and low rainfall, it is an important crop in the semiarid regions across Africa and Asia. It requires very few inputs, as the plant's root nodules are able to fix atmospheric nitrogen, making it a valuable crop for resource-poor farmers and well-suited to intercropping with other crops. The whole plant is used as forage for animals, with its use as cattle feed likely responsible for its name. Four subspecies of cowpeas are recognised, of which three are cultivated. A high …
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AIC: Agricultural Institute of Canada · 30 July 2022 English
Ekwendeni Mission Hospital and social scientists in Malawi and Canada Legumes such as pigeon peas, cowpeas, groundnuts and soybeans are a nutritious food for the family and for the soil, the stalks and leaves …
Malawi and Canada Legumes such as pigeon peas, cowpeas, groundnuts and soybeans are a nutritious food …
Canadian Council for International Cooperation · 2 June 2020 English
Women speak of the respect they now experience in their communities, of the ongoing benefits of the savings and loans groups they still participate in, and the improved lives they …
cropping was improved to the point that it of cowpeas. I usually get less. delivered good yields. Female …
Canadian Council for International Cooperation · 12 May 2020 English
In the regions of North, Boucle du Mouhoun, and North Center and Central Plateau, the project supported the adoption of innovative practices inspired by local priorities through interventions in the …
cultivating cowpeas, sorghum, millet, onions, or livestock in rural Burkina Faso. Value chains: Cowpeas, sorghum … year, in addition to the 0.5 ha where I produced cowpeas, I had 0.25 ha of degraded land that I have worked … I obtained about 700 kg of maize and 400 kg of cowpeas. I usually get less.” Contributions to other development …
CIRANO: Centre for Interuniversity Research and Analysis on Organizations · 30 April 2019 French
of plots, the yield and production, the food available in the household and finally, the sale of cowpeas and maize. [...] Finally, in the event of non-compliance of one member with the grant conditions … organize their extension activities in the field. [...] We analysed the sales in kg and in FCFA of cowpeas in the northern part of the project, and maize in the southern part of the project. [...] presents …
available in the household and finally, the sale of cowpeas and maize. Even if positive, our results show that … an increase in the areas planted with maize or cowpeas. On the other hand, the difficulties of access … production. We analysed the sales in kg and in FCFA of cowpeas in the northern part of the project, and maize … Lahmar and Guissou (2012), the production of cowpeas is mostly done in association with other crops …
desLibris · 30 April 2019 English
of plots, the yield and production, the food available in the household and finally, the sale of cowpeas and maize. [...] The provinces of Nahouri and Ziro in southern Burkina Faso and the provinces of …
available in the household and finally, the sale of cowpeas and maize. Even if positive, our results show that … an increase in the areas planted with maize or cowpeas. On the other hand, the difficulties of access … production. We analysed the sales in kg and in FCFA of cowpeas in the northern part of the project, and maize … Lahmar and Guissou (2012), the production of cowpeas is mostly done in association with other crops …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 21 March 2019 English
Our report, available in English and French, explains how voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) can be used as a tool to meet the SDGs and targets related to gender equality and …
contributes to the productivity of soya, niebe (cowpeas) and maize in Benin (Kloos, & Renaud, 2014). While …
desLibris · 19 March 2019 English
In addition to the social attributes and opportunities associated with being male and female and the relationships between women and men and girls and boys, gender also refers to the …
contributes to the productivity of soya, niebe (cowpeas) and maize in Benin (Kloos, & Renaud, 2014). While …
NSP: New Society Publishers · 12 October 2018 English
Growing in hoophouses reduces the impact of increasingly unpredictable climate on crops, mitigates soil erosion, extends growing seasons, and strengthens regional food supply. The Year-Round Hoophouse teaches how to site, …
either as food crops or cover crops. We favor cowpeas (southern peas) and edamame. Our goal with our …
CPRC: University of Regina Press · 3 March 2018 English
“[Women Who Dig] belongs in the canon of food studies. I’ll be thinking about the testimonies in this book for a very long time to come.” Raj Patel, author of …
bathroom, Mariam squatted down in a field of cowpeas and grunted as her baby slipped into her hands: … planting sorghum, sweet potatoes, beans, and cowpeas. The British preferred that Ugandan farmers grow …
CCSC: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives · 27 September 2017 English
Such a scenario of shifting to the primary society, is considered a positive outcome of liberalization and conducive to the implementation of the co-operative integration as we shall see in …
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