Improvement of Farmers' Incomes through Improved Processing of Sorghum and Millets in West Africa

Authors

Ababacar Sadikh N'Doye, Institut de Technologie Alimentaire (Dakar, Senegal)
Bruce Hamaker, Purdue University
Roy L. Whistler, Purdue University

Date of this Version

11-2011

Document Type

Presentation

Citation

ITA, INTSORMIL, November 2011.

Comments

PDF of slides.

Abstract

Purdue University and ITA are very active in the USAID INTSORMIL CRSP Program for promoting the production and the consumption of millet and sorghum in West Africa. Countries involved in this program are : Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Sénégal.

Market-oriented objectives of the INTSORMIL Program on millet and sorghum in West Africa:

Objective 1: Increase the supply of high quality grain through the introduction of new production technologies at the farmer level in West Africa.

Objective 2: Contribute to the development of the processing sector through technologies improvement , more effective technology transfer to processors, and better links between processors and farmers.