scholarly journals Determinants of farmers adoption decisions for improved pearl millet variety in Sahel savanna zone of northern Nigeria

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 437-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. I. Okeke-Agulu, ◽  
G. O. Onogwu,
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Northern Nigeria ◽  
Adoption Decisions ◽  
Savanna Zone

scholarly journals Farmer participatory varietal selection in pearl millet: Experience across some states of Northern Nigeria

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (16) ◽  
pp. 1421-1425 ◽  
Author(s):  
I I Angarawai ◽  
B Bukar ◽  
O G Olabanji ◽  
N Iro ◽  
B G Haussmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Northern Nigeria ◽  
Participatory Varietal Selection

scholarly journals Genetic diversity studies for morphological traits in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) landraces of Northern Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 060-070
Author(s):  
Abdulhakeem Abubakar ◽  
Olamide Ahmed Falusi ◽  
Matthew Omoniyi Adebola ◽  
Oladipupo Abdulazeez Yusuf Daudu
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Morphological Traits ◽  
Pennisetum Glaucum ◽  
Northern Nigeria ◽  
Diversity Studies

Improving food crop production in the Sudan Savanna zone of Northern Nigeria

1976 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 341-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
A H Kassam ◽  
M Dagg ◽  
J M Kowal ◽  
F H Khadr
Keyword(s):  
Crop Production ◽  
Food Crops ◽  
Northern Nigeria ◽  
Food Crop ◽  
Strong Function ◽  
Disaster Area ◽  
Crop Husbandry ◽  
Food Crop Production ◽  
Sudan Savanna ◽  
Savanna Zone

Poor rainfall in 1972 and 1973 led to much of the area in the Sudan Savanna zone of Nigeria being declared a disaster area due to the widespread failures of major food crops under indigenous practices. However, in the same circumstances, a group of farmers using improved seed, fertilizer and better methods, obtained yields which were satisfactory. Crop losses from “drought” are a strong function of the cultivars grown and of the level of crop husbandry.

scholarly journals Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum [L. R. Rr.]) Varietal Loss and its Potential Impact on Smallholder Farmers in Northern Nigeria: A Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sa’adu Mafara Abubakar ◽  
◽  
Salisu Mohammed ◽  
Francis Bayo Lewu ◽  
Muhammad Nuraddeen Danjuma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Pennisetum Glaucum ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Northern Nigeria ◽  
Marginal Lands ◽  
Alternative Source ◽  
Medicinal Value ◽  
The World

Pearl millet is an alternative source of livelihood for poor farmers who use it to supplement food and income. Pearl millet has high medicinal value and its consumption reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes, constipation, and anemia. Pearl millets are an excellent source of protein and fiber, and a great source of starch, making it a high-energy food. It is an exceptional food source for babies from six months of age because it has high nutrients and is easily digestible. Pearl millet is the most widely cultivated millet varieties in the world. The cereal crop is grown in arid, infertile, marginal lands in Africa and Asia, and cope with unpredictable climatic conditions. Nigeria is the second-largest producer of pearl millet in the world with a tremendous amount of pearl millet diversity. However, there is growing recognition that the diversity of pearl millet in northern Nigeria is vastly diminishing thereby affecting the livelihood of smallholder farmers. This paper reviews the erosion of pearl millet, multiple drivers of loss of local varieties of pearl millet and presents some of the strategies that can be implemented to save the erosion of its diversity in northern Nigeria.

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