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Millet Research Program:
Millet is the main food for most people of Kordofan and Darfur, where it is grown in the sandy soils in the northern parts of these states. In these areas rainfall is around 400 mm per annum, which is too little to sustain the production of other cereals. This allows millet to be the best alternative cereal to be grown in these areas. Average millet acreage is around 5.4 million feddans, producing some 300,000 tons with low average yields of about 90 kg/fed. This program targets the following:
(1) Breeding varieties that are tolerant to water stress and resistant to powdery mildew disease and millet head worm – Naffasha – (Heliocheilus albidennis).
(2) Improving agricultural practices to increase production and better utilize available resources.
The expected outcome is production of millet to enhance food security in these areas where other cereal crops cannot be successfully grown.
