Australian Science Helps Boost Africa's Cotton Crops
September 12, 2012| |
Researchers and farmers from Australia, Central West Africa and global cotton industry leaders will be conducting trainings to boost cotton production in the C-4 countries Chad, Benin, Mali and Burkina Faso. The training in Burkina Faso this week will be the second step of a broader learning exchange process which started early this year.
Dr. Ousmane Ndoye, the West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF/WECARD) Program Manager from Senegal said, "The program will help African farmers understand how to develop higher yielding and better quality crops from their soils, discuss the implications of climate change on cotton production and understand how to use less water and control pests using integrated pest management best practices."
For more information, see http://www.csiro.au/en/Portals/Media/Australian-science-helps-boost-Africas-cotton-crops.aspx.
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