Resources Tagged: Grain Crops

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  1. Foxtail Millet

    Foxtail millet is an annual grass crop, up to 1.5 m in height, and one of the most water efficient (250-300 mm per crop), short term (60-70 days), warm weather crops which can be used as a “catch” crop, planted after another crop has failed. The grain can be cooked whole or ground into flour....
    Pasture and Feed C... Grain Crops

  2. Pearl Millet

    Pearl millet is an annual, tillering grass, growing to 4 m in height, and more drought tolerant than maize. The seed head is compact, cylindrical and up to 30 cm long. The grains are ground into flour for preparation of porridge, flat breads and fermented products. Pearl millet is widely grown...
    Pasture and Feed C... Grain Crops

  3. CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

    CGIAR’s first results-oriented Strategy and Results Framework (SRF) was developed in 2010, providing for first time an overarching structure for the combined work of CGIAR Centers delivery through 16 CGIAR Research Programs (CRP),steering the CGIAR system to overall delivery of impact. The 2010 –...
    Aquaponics Animal Production Grain Crops Key Resource Root Crops Salt Tolerance Water

  4. Grain Amaranth

    Grain amaranths are annual plants and include several species of Amaranthus grown specifically for the seeds which are usually lighter colored than vegetable amaranth varieties. The cultivation of grain amaranths as food plants is traceable to ancient Aztec civilizations of Mexico. The grain...
    Leafy Vegetables Grain Crops

  5. Save and Grow in Practice: A Guide to Sustainable Cereal Production

    The FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) has put together a guide about intensifying crop production in sustainable ways. The guide’s overview states, “The ‘Save and Grow’ model of crop production intensification, proposed by FAO, aims at increasing both yields and...
    Grain Crops Cereals Sustainable Agricu... Maize System of Rice Int...

  6. Aggregated Marketing: Grain Crops

    2021-09-28
    Grain Crops East Africa

  7. Lost Crops of Africa. Volume 1: Grains

    1996-04-19 The species covered include: African rice, finger millet, fonio (acha), pearl millets, sorghums (subsistence, commercial, specialty, and fuel and utility types), tef, other cultivated grains (guinea millet, emmer, irregular barley, and Ethiopian oats), and wild grains.
    Grain Crops Underutilized Crops

  8. Low temperature & solar grain drying handbook.

    1980-01-01 Prepared under the direction of the Solar Energy subcommittee of the Midwest Plan Service. 86 pages, illustrated
    Solar Drying Grain Crops

  9. Oats

    Agronomy 523 X Contains different sections, each with own page numbers, illustrated, photos
    Barley Grain Crops Oats

  10. Amaranth Potential for the Highlands of Southeast Asia in View of Lessons Learned in East Africa

    2009-04-01 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #1 Based on the experiences of CRWRC and its collaborating partnering organizations in East Africa, the introduction of grain and vegetable amaranths shows real potential for the highlands of Southeast Asia. Grain amaranth should be seen and managed as a high...
    Dark Green Leafy V... Drought Tolerant P... Agriculture Extension Grain Crops Nutrition Health and Nutrition Amaranth Asia