%0 Report
%9 Other
%A ICRISAT, -
%A IFAD, -
%D 2002
%F icrisat:1112
%T Improving income and food supply in the Sahel – On-farm testing of sorghum and pearl millet technologies: summary proceedings of the Stakeholders’ Workshop to Plan and Implement the IFAD Project, ICRISAT, Sadoré, Niger, 24-26 Feb 1999
%U http://oar.icrisat.org/1112/
%X The genesis and the objectives of the IFAD-NARS-ICRISAT project are presented. The  workshop served as a forum to share experiences and information on strategies used to enhance  on-farm productivity in West Africa. Presentations were made by a wide array of  representatives: national and international research institutes, research networks,  nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector.  A synthesis of panel discussions is presented on participatory on-farm approaches to  increase agricultural production and adoption of improved technologies; sustainable on-farm  seed production; sorghum and millet processing; and socioeconomic aspects. An overview of  the project and work-plans for each of the five member countries are given.