relation: http://oar.icrisat.org/4891/
title: Prospects for a Pearl Millet and Sorghum Food Processing Industry in West Africa Semi-Arid Tropics
creator: Ndjeunga, J
creator: Nelson, C H
subject: Millets
subject: Sorghum
description: The necessary conditions for the growth of a coarse grain processing industry in West Africa are discussed and significant research themes that need to be investigated are highlighted. Sections cover: raw material supply (definition of production zones, climate, soils, farming systems; coarse grain production, acreage and yields; the competitive position of sorghum and pearl millet); finished product demand (current utilization and consumption); and market organization (dependence on imports, marketing channels, prices, and processing constraints
date: 1999
type: Conference or Workshop Item
type: PeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
language: en
identifier: http://oar.icrisat.org/4891/1/NJupiterpaper.pdf
identifier:   Ndjeunga, J and Nelson, C H  (1999) Prospects for a Pearl Millet and Sorghum Food Processing Industry in West Africa Semi-Arid Tropics.  In: Towards Sustainable Sorghum Production, Utilization, and Commercialization in West and Central Africa Proceedings of a Technical Workshop of the West and Central Africa Sorghum Research Network, 19-22 April 1999, Lome, Togo.