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Africa Rice Kicks Off Rice Market Intelligence Surveys in Liberia
Market Intelligence Bulletin, Volume 3, September 2024

Africa Rice Kicks Off Rice Market Intelligence Surveys in Liberia

Originally published at CGIAR website last Oct 02, 2024
Edgar Twine

In a recent Brookings “Viewpoint” article (Getting rice right in Liberia | Brookings), former Liberian Minister of Agriculture J. M. Cooper observed that Liberians “hold one...

Drylands crops elevating product design team’s role toward impactful product selection
Market Intelligence Bulletin, Volume 3, September 2024

Drylands crops elevating product design team’s role toward impactful product selection

Originally published at CGIAR website last Oct 02, 2024
Pieter Rutseart, Agnes Gitonga, Mark Nas Tamerlane, Ganga Rao Nadigatla, Rachel Kisuli, Biswanath Das, Harish Gandhi

Across crop breeding programs, considerable effort has been invested in setting up product design teams (PDTs) per crop per country. These are multidisciplinary teams made...

Kenya’s Pigeon Pea Market
Market Intelligence Bulletin, Volume 3, September 2024

Kenya’s Pigeon Pea Market

Originally published at CGIAR website last Oct 02, 2024
Susan Kairu, Agnes Gitonga, Ganga Rao Nadigatla, Rael Karimi, Harish Gandhi

Pigeon pea is one of Kenya’s key grain legume crops for food security, particularly in arid and semi-arid areas due to its drought tolerance. Kenya currently produce...

Supporting data-driven proposal development through GloMIP
Market Intelligence Bulletin, Volume 3, September 2024

Supporting data-driven proposal development through GloMIP

Originally published at CGIAR website last Oct 02, 2024
Bert Lenaerts, Neale Paguirigan, Matty Demont

In the world of research, securing successful funding proposals is crucial and competition for limited funds is intense. Crafting compelling funding proposals requires not just outlining...

Market intelligence initiative joins top agricultural economics experts at ICAE 2024
Market Intelligence Bulletin, Volume 3, September 2024

Market intelligence initiative joins top agricultural economics experts at ICAE 2024

Originally published at CGIAR website last Oct 02, 2024
Matty Demont, Ruvicyn Bayot, Mary Joe Grefaldo

(Photo)A session during International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE)- New Delhi, India. The CGIAR Initiative on Market Intelligence (MI) teamed up with...

Sorghum market segments: What are farmers’ needs for seed products in Tanzania?
Market Intelligence Bulletin, Volume 3, September 2024

Sorghum market segments: What are farmers’ needs for seed products in Tanzania?

Originally published at CGIAR website last Oct 02, 2024
Mercy Mbugua, Pieter Rutseart, Harish Gandhi, Mark Nas Tamerlane

Tanzania is one of the largest sorghum producers in Eastern and Southern Africa and the seventh largest producer globally. In the past decade, sorghum production...