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Improved Varieties of Plantain for Tropical Lowlands

  • Ronny Swennen
  • r.swennen@cgiar.org

Plantain is the third most important food crop after yam and cassava in much of Central and West Africa. The major producing countries are Cameroon (4.5 million t), Ghana (4 million t), Nigeria (3.2 million t), and Ivory Coast (1.6 million t). Black leaf streak disease is the greatest production constraint with yield losses ranging from 33% to 50% or …

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Improved Varieties of Banana for the African Highlands

  • Mpoki Shimwale
  • mpokis@yahoo.com

Production of bananas in the Great Lakes region has stagnated. For example in Uganda, yields are as low as 5 30 t ha-1 year-1 compared to a potential 70 t. Banana bunch weights have dropped from 60 kg to 10 kg or even less. In large part this is because traditionally cultivated varieties of the East African Highland bananas are …

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Pond Liners to Save Water and Ease Maintenance

  • Bernadette Fregene
  • b.fregene@cgiar.org

Sheets of ultra-violet resistant polyvinylchloride, polyethylene or similar materials form an impermeable layer between the water and the soil which decreases water losses through seepage. It also reduces evaporation, improves temperature regulation, helps prevent algal blooms, and promotes nutrient cycling between water and sediment. Many soils require liners to hold water, particularly sands and silts. The technology is easy to …

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Hide Curing and Secondary Leatherworks

  • Adeniyi Adediran
  • a.adeniyi@cgiar.org

Other than the carcass for meat, hides are the next most valuable product from livestock production. For this value to be realized, animals and their hides must be properly treated, and artisans require skill sets and appropriate materials. Value is lost when hides are cut and served as food with the carcass. Alternatively, hides are processed by local communities, stockpiled, …

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Humane Slaughtering and Meat Inspection

  • Adeniyi Adediran
  • a.adeniyi@cgiar.org

Humane slaughter refers to the killing of an animal instantly or rendering it insensible until death follows, without pain, suffering or distress. When slaughtering animals for food, this means they must be stunned prior to bleeding out so they become quickly unconscious. The most humane method involves massive blood loss so that death quickly follows. For goats and sheep, bleeding …

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Processing and Application of Composted Manures

  • Adeniyi Adediran
  • a.adeniyi@cgiar.org

The manure from goats and sheep has economic value and realizing benefit must take into account the characteristics of this material. Some advantages of this manure are its relatively high and balanced nutrient content compared to other manures, and the characteristic of its drier, odorless, naturally pelleted form. These may be applied fresh to soil without damaging plants, or as …

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Disease Eradication through Thermostable PPR Vaccines

  • Adeniyi Adediran
  • a.adeniyi@cgiar.org

“Peste des Petites Ruminants” (PPR) is a serious disease of goats and sheep across Africa. Also known as “sheep and goat plague”, this is a fast-spreading viral disease with high mortality rates, especially among younger animals. Its symptoms are rapidly elevated body temperature, with affected animals displaying discharges from the eyes and nose, sores in the mouth, troubled breathing, coughing, …

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Short-Term Fattening and Supplemental Feeding

  • Adeniyi Adediran
  • a.adeniyi@cgiar.org

Goat and sheep fattening results from intensive and nutritious feeding to promote fast growth and fat deposition, attaining desired carcass growth and quality. It maximizes the value of livestock across minimum time and space, approaching value addition to purchased stock as a business venture. It requires moderate investment and reduced labor, and has minimal risks; allowing peri-urban dwellers to become …

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