Millet in Mali

In semi-arid regions of Mali millet is intercropped with cowpea on 60% of cultivated plots, but production of millet, the nation's major food crop, has been in decline. Loss of fallow periods, declining soil fertility and an increasingly drier...

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Formato: News Item
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 1988
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/44978
Descripción
Sumario:In semi-arid regions of Mali millet is intercropped with cowpea on 60% of cultivated plots, but production of millet, the nation's major food crop, has been in decline. Loss of fallow periods, declining soil fertility and an increasingly drier...