University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Benin

Organic Cotton for Employment, Growth and Environment?

Research project We will assess the potential of organic cotton production to improve the livelihoods of millions of poor households in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). These households depend on production, trading, or processing of cotton but are at risk of losing their m ...
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Preserving African Food Microorganisms for Green Growth

Research project The aim of the project is to turn the food sector in West Africa into a driver of sustainable growth, improve food security, create new business opportunities, ensure job generation, alleviate poverty and create stronger linkages between relevant sta ... Project completion report: The establishment of bio-banks in Ghana, Burkina Faso and Benin opened up new opportunities for research on fermented foods ensuring the West African microbial heritage. The bio-banks provide strains for research work ...
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Increasing value of African mango and cashew production

Research project Cashew and mango are high value crops ideal for export and important commodities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Yet production is severely affected by pests reducing yields and quality. Benin, for example, lost 42% of its mango value to fruit flies in ... Project Completion Report: The results will be presented in relation to project objectives as required by DFC in mail from Bente Ilsøe on behalf of Research á 10. April 2014. Objectives are numbered. 1. Sixteen scientific papers have been produ ...
Period: 2011-01-1 to 2015-12-31 Countries: Benin Tanzania Lead institution: Aarhus University (AU), Denmark Partner institutions: Charles Darwin University (CDU), Australia CIRAD, France/Germany Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Benin Project code: 10-025AU Total grant: 10,077,534 DKK
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Economic exploitation and CO2-sequestration of a native West African tree – a short-cut out of rural poverty

Research project The native tree species P. biglobosa is important both economically and for sustaining livelihoods for rural people in the Sahel. In particular, sale of this resource is important to women, due to the limited labour available to them. Sale of the res ... Completion Report: The main objective is to improve the livelihood in Burkina Faso through the use of P. biglobosa. The outcomes are: four scientific papers (IV: only results), a planting guide, and two implementation projects. Paper I examin ...
Period: 2010-10-1 to 2015-03-31 Countries: Burkina Faso Lead institution: Aarhus University (AU), Denmark Partner institutions: University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Benin University of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso Project code: 10-062AU Total grant: 1,664,275 DKK
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