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rev_number: 13
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type: conference_item
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contact_email: Library-ICRISAT@CGIAR.ORG
creators_name: Ndjeunga, J
creators_name: Nelson, C H
icrisatcreators_name: Ndjeunga, J
affiliation: ICRISAT(Niamey)
affiliation: University of Illinois(Urbana-Champaign)
country: India
country: USA
title: Prospects for a Pearl Millet and Sorghum Food Processing Industry in West Africa Semi-Arid Tropics
ispublished: pub
subjects: S1.5
subjects: s1.4
full_text_status: public
monograph_type: technical_report
pres_type: paper
abstract: 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
date_type: published
pagerange: 178-216
event_title: 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
event_location: Lome, Togo
event_dates: 19-22 April 1999
event_type: conference
refereed: TRUE
isbn: 92-9066-433-9
related_url_url: http://scholar.google.co.in/scholar?as_q=Towards+sustainable+sorghum+production%2C+utilization%2C+and+commercialization+in+West+and+Central+Africa.+Proceedings+of+a+technical+workshop+of+the+West+and+Central+Africa+Sorghum+Research+Network&num=10&btnG=Sea
related_url_type: author
citation:   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.     
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/4891/1/NJupiterpaper.pdf