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Participatory research in the selection and evaluation of improved groundnut varieties in Mali

author(s) Gonsalves, Julian Francis
from CGIAR - Research Programs and Platforms
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themes
regions
  • Western Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
  • World
citation

Gonsalves J. 2013. A new relevance and better prospects for wider uptake of social learning within
CGIAR. CCAFS Working Paper no. 37. CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture
and Food Security (CCAFS). Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Abstract

New groundnut varieties are empowering women farmers in Mali after a 3-year long participatory research in the selection and evaluation of improved groundnut varieties has yielded positive results. Women groundnut farmers in the village of Wakoro have selected the varieties ICGV86124, Fleur 11 and JL 24, which produce high-quality seed. The women are organized into a groundnut farmers’ association and have taken up groundnut growing as a business.

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