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24 lis 2023 · Impact of climate change on millet production in Sahel region. Butt et al. estimated that without the adaptation of tolerant varieties, pearl millet grain yield would decrease by 6–12% in Mali under various climate change scenarios (Hadley Center Coupled Model and Coupled General Circulation Model).
1 paź 2021 · The eastern wave has pearl millet cultivation dating from at least 2000 BCE, deriving from the Tilemsi Valley, a remaining Saharan water channel at a time of increasing desiccation (Manning and Fuller, 2014).
Pearl millet (Cenchrus americanus, commonly known as the synonym Pennisetum glaucum) is the most widely grown type of millet. It has been grown in Africa and the Indian subcontinent since prehistoric times. The center of diversity, and suggested area of domestication, for the crop is in the Sahel zone of West Africa. [2] Recent archaeobotanical ...
24 lis 2023 · This review suggests strengthening farmers' adaptive capacity to climate change, promoting regional knowledge, integrating millet as a fundamental crop group for food security in the Central...
14 sie 2024 · Millets have positive health benefits related to blood sugar, cardiovascular disease and obesity, and the gastrointestine. This article provides an overview of the functional role of millets as promising food for human health.
Pearl millet is the th most important world cereal. It is also a fundamental crop in the6 drylands of Sub-Saharan Africa, including the Sahel region. It contributes to both rural food security and livelihood systems, as it provides good nutritional supplies and income sources to small-scale farmers.
1 lip 2004 · Pearl millet cultivation in the Sahel constitutes a high-risk farming system and farmers on marginal land seek to reduce the frequency of crop failure – below a minimum yield – because low yields directly affect self-sustenance.
