Innovation Collaboration Education
- Productivity
- Economics
- Environment
- Nutrition
- Social
- INERA
- ILRI
- IUCN
- University of Wisconsin
- University of Bobo
- Farmers/Growers
- FNGN, APESS
- Farmers
- Youth
- Undergraduates
- Postgraduates (MS, PhD)
- Scholars and Extension
Information Evaluation Communication
BURKINA FASO
Dual-
Purpose
Sorghum
Cowpea5
2
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6
3
4
Natural Resources
- Integrated Soil Fertility
- Zai/Microdose/Compost
- Water Harvesting
Cropping Systems
(Sorghum/Cowpea/Peanut)
- Fertilizer / Manure
- Genotypes
- Water Management
Livestock Systems
- Animal Feeding
- Animal fattening
- Manure Management
Human Condition
- Nutritional Value
- Diet Diversity
- Human Drudgery
Mechanization
- Planter / Ripper
- Chopper/Silage
- Animal Welfare
Geospatial
- Weather Stations
- Crop Health
- Modeling G x E x M
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2
3
4
5
6
Impacts:
Number of Technologies: 7
Long-term Training: 7
Short-term Training: >1000
+50%Yield; +20% Income
Gender • Youth • Environment • Data Management

BURKINA FASO
Dual
Purpose
Sorghum
Cowpea
Technologies / Innovations:
Sustainable Intensification and
Systems Approaches
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2
3
4
5
6
Natural Resource Management:
Integrated Soil Fertility Management: Quantifying impact of long-term (>60 years)
application of different nutrient sources under sorghum-cowpea/cotton rotations;
Zai/Micro-dose/Compost: Site specific nutrient and water management; Water Harvesting:
Using tied ridges; stone lines; grass strips to harvest rainwater and increase time for water
infiltration; and minimize soil erosion.
Cropping Systems Management:
Dual Purpose Sorghum and Cowpea (Genotype; Nutrients; and Water): Evaluating dual
purpose crops (sorghum and cowpea) and develop suitable agronomic practices (particularly
focused on nutrients and water management).
Livestock Systems Management:
Animal Feeding: Evaluate effect of feeding fodder from dual-purpose sorghum and cowpea
on productivity of livestock (particularly small ruminants and cattle); Manure Management:
Improved methods of manure management and systems.
Human Condition:
Human Nutrition: Evaluating opportunities to enhance human nutrition through access to
diversified food and animal source protein; Human Drudgery: Developing mechanization
opportunities to minimize human labor and drudgery for major agricultural practices (e.g.
planting, weeding, harvesting, and threshing).
Mechanization:
Planter / Ripper: Empowering and training local blacksmiths (private sector) to design
efficient planters and rippers. Planter and Fertilizer Applicator: Efficient planting and
fertilizer application methods. Forage Choppers / Silage: Designing more efficient and faster
methods for chopping fodder and methods to silage materials for animal feeding; Animal
Welfare: Designing and testing improved yokes to improve performance and animal welfare.
Geospatial Tools:
Weather Stations: Online weather stations across selected agro-ecologies; Crop Health:
Monitoring plant health and biomass during the season using satellite imaging; G x E x M:
Understanding and modeling genotype (G) x environment (E) x management (M).

BURKINA FASO
Long-termTraining: 7 Graduate Students
Katian Napon (Ph.D.)
Gender and Nutrition
University of Ouagadougou
Patrice Nikiema (MS)
Agricultural Economics
Polytechnic University of Bobo-
Dioulasso
Aziz Simian (MS)
Animal Science
Polytechnic University of Bobo-
Dioulasso
Yolande Toe (MS)
Agricultural Economics
Polytechnic University of Bobo-
Dioulasso
Salifou Konfe (MS)
Animal Science
Polytechnic University of Bobo-
Dioulasso
ArletteToe (MS)
Animal Science
St Thomas d’Acquin University
Antoine Zorma (MS)
Animal Science
Polytechnic University of Bobo-
Dioulasso