Climate vulnerability of sorghum and millet

Abstract

Sorglium and millet are !lie most imoortnnl cereals lor resourcu.l)nor larnlersof West Alrica. Tliey are Ille o~ilyst aple crops that can whlistnnll tlie ravages of weatlier in that area. Tenl~~uraanl d snatral variat~oris1 11 rainfall and tlie persistence and patterns df railifall sl;ortages, especrally since 1969, have conlribured lo low producl~vitvo ver the last 2 decades. Increased yields can only be acliieved tlirougli effective rnanaye~risnot f available resources, both pliysical and biolog~calO. ngoing research iri West Africa offers hope, but s~gnilicant clianges In present farming n~etliodsw ill be needed lo reduce tlie cli~iiatic~ (rlnerab~lo~lt yso rghu~ri arid millet