
Sorghum plays an important role in the diets and economies of the people of Nigeria. The average per capita annual sorghum consumption in major sorghum growing areas, is more than 75 kg/person and it contributes to more than 50% of the dietary micronutrient requirements, particularly in the northern state's smallholder farmers. However, since 2009, there has been a decline in its production in terms of area harvested and yields (FAOSTAT, 2012), attributable to the unavailability and dissemination of improved varieties and hybrids that are adapted to the Sudan and Sahel ecologies with unpredictable and low rainfall pattern and Striga infestation. In line with the Nigerian Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA), aimed at strengthening the economy through sorghum commodity transformation, ICRISAT in collaboration with Institute for Agricultural Research Ahmadu Bello University (IAR/ABU), developed and evaluated sorghum varieties with farmer participatory evaluation across major sorghum growing ecologies during 2015 rainy season.