Looking Behind the Africa Trial Sites Network

While Asia and Latin America have benefitted from the Green Revolution, agricultural yields in Africa have increased little over the last half century.  This gap is due, in part, to the current state of African research systems. Improved systems will lead to increased yields, a solution that African governments and donors already recognize.

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Water Tree

Irrigation at cultivar trial sites Irrigated trial sites provide many benefits over those that solely depend on natural rainfall. They allow the researcher to conduct trials in the dry season. For some crops and areas a third season may even be possible. With the irrigation water the researcher can closely control the amount of water [...]

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