info:oai:icrisat:4615info:ofi/fmt:xml:xsd:oai_dc http://oar.icrisat.org/4615/ Impacts of sorghum and millet research in West and Central Africa (WCA) a synthesis and lessons learnt Bantilan, M C S Camara, Y Ndjeunga, J Sorghum Agricultural research is generally accepted as an important means of raising agricultural productivity in Africa. However, compared to alternative investments, most donors, due to budgetary constraints, often consider agricultural research as being an expensive activity with few visible results. Thus, securing funds for agricultural research is no longer as easy as it was in the past. National as well as international agricultural research institutions are challenged to answer questions about the effectiveness of their research products and demonstrate a visible socioeconomic impact of new technologies. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics 2005 Monograph PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://oar.icrisat.org/4615/1/Impacts_of_sorghum_and_millet_research_in_West_and_Central_Africa_%28WCA%29_a_synthesis_and_lessons_learnt.pdf Bantilan, M C S and Camara, Y and Ndjeunga, J (2005) Impacts of sorghum and millet research in West and Central Africa (WCA) a synthesis and lessons learnt. Monograph. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics , Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India.