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2007-06-28 | permalink
Non-GE cowpea production technology brings benefit to Niger
Resource poor farmers who were introduced to dry season cowpea production technology in the fadama areas of Radi and Adrawa, two villages near Maradi, Niger Republic have expressed delight at the technology, which has great potentials to improve their livelihoods. After harvest, the farmers sold their cowpea seeds at the rate of 1000 CFA per kg (more than US$ 2 /kg), as against 550CFA normal cost of cowpea grains during the season of plenty. The farmers also made a lot of money from sales of cowpea fodder, often in high demand at the peak of the dry season in the entire Sahel region.
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2007-06-28 | permalink
Non-GE cowpea production technology brings benefit to Niger
Resource poor farmers who were introduced to dry season cowpea production technology in the fadama areas of Radi and Adrawa, two villages near Maradi, Niger Republic have expressed delight at the technology, which has great potentials to improve their livelihoods. After harvest, the farmers sold their cowpea seeds at the rate of 1000 CFA per kg (more than US$ 2 /kg), as against 550CFA normal cost of cowpea grains during the season of plenty. The farmers also made a lot of money from sales of cowpea fodder, often in high demand at the peak of the dry season in the entire Sahel region.
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