Background of the visit. Dr. Aryo Feldman, External Coordinator for CFF made a visit from 13-20 August 2017 to Nigeria and Kumasi in Ghana under the ITPGRFA-BSF project. This visit was the continuation of the first visit in December 2016. The main objectives of the visit were: Visit field partners to assess standard of field […]
Publications by Team Members under Crops For the Future (CFF). Burgess, A.J., Retkute, R., Pound, M.P., Mayes, S., Murchie, E.H. (2017). Image-based 3D canopy reconstruction to determine potential productivity in complex multi-species crop systems. Annals of Botany,119 (4) 517-532 ; DOI :10.1093/aob/mcw242.link Chai, H.H, Ho, W.K, Graham, N., May, S., Massawe, F, Mayes, S. (2017). A cross-species […]
Background of the project CFF has gathered experts from both within and outside Malaysia with the common goal of conducting research on underutilised crops. As part of its mandate, it has developed an underutilised crop breeding programme for income generation and food security: BamYIELD. At the centre of BamYIELD is a flagship project; a multi-location field trials […]
On 5-8 July 2017 Dr. Feldman had a visit to Bogor Agricultural University (BAU), Indonesia under ITPGFRFA-BSF Grant. He visited farm in close proximity to BAU campus: Kampung Mangis, Cibeureum. Five Indonesian bambara groundnut landraces were planted (names: Sumedang, Tasik Malaya, Gresik, Madura, Sukabumi). Previously groundnut was grown at the site and now was […]
Dr Sean Mayes was involved in organising the AgriGIS Workshop & Think-Tank meetings in Nairobi jointly organized by the University of Nottingham, the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD), the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) and Crops for the Future (CFF) and funded by a BBSRC GCDF IAA grant […]
Use Patterns and Perceptions About the Attributes of Bambara Groundnut in Northern Ghana Adoption of Bambara Groundnut Production and its Effects on Farmers’ Welfare in Northern Ghana Technical Efficiency in Bambara Groundnut Production in Northern Ghana
Dr. Feldman visited the Division of Seeds Science and Technology, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Bogor Agriculture University (BAU) from 13 to 14 February 2017. This visit was a continuation of the previous visits of partners under International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture – Benefit Sharing Fund (ITPGRFA […]
Research Papers Manggung, R.E.R, Abdul Qadir, Ilyas, S. (2016). Phenology, Morphology and Yield of Four Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) Accessions. J. Agron. Indonesia 44 (1) : 47 – 54. link /photo Sophia Fitriesa, Ilyas, S.,and Abdul Qadir (2016). Invigoration and Reduction of N Fertilizer in Improving Plant Growth, Yield, and Quality of Bambara Groundnut Seed. J. Agron. Indonesia […]
Background of the project In March 2015, CFF (as project leader) and partners (the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria (IITA), the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Crops Research Institute, Ghana (CSIR-CRI), and Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia (BAU) received grant approval from the Third Round of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for […]
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