Cowpea

Market integration for agricultural products has been widely explored using different methodological approaches. While a substantial effort has been made towards improving the technical tools, the extent of the understanding of how markets work is still not satisfactory. The cur…

Cowpea (Vigna ungiculata L. Walp) is a major food and fodder legume in poor countries, particularly Sub-Saharan Africa countries. It is generally produced in sandy, acid soils, deficient in phosphorus (P) which severely limits its production. Because processed phosphate fertiliz…

Member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are determined to form a West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) by 2004 whereby a single currency and a common monetary policy would be adopted as an attempt to promote regional trade. A West and Central Afric…

Identification of efficient selection criteria remains a major challenge to cowpea breeders in developing drought-resistant cultivars. Simply-measured plant characteristics were evaluated in a series of greenhouse pot experiments for their potential use as selection criteria in …