African Crop Science Journal - http://www.bioline.org.br/cs
Publishes research, short paper, and a book review abstracts concerning tropical science and agriculture as they affect the region. From the Makerere University, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, African Crop Science Society, in Kampala, Uganda. |
Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa - http://fara.infosysplus.org/
FARA offers information on organisations, projects and experts in Africa. |
IDRC - Cover Crops in West Africa - http://web.idrc.ca/es/ev-9393-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html
Online book (1998) examines the potential for using cover crops to maintain and improve soil fertility in West Africa. Documents past experiences with cover cropping in Africa and is intended to stimulate future research on priority socioeconomic and biophysical aspects of this topic. [English, French] |
IDRC - Farming Systems in the African Savanna: A Continent in Crisis - http://web.idrc.ca/en/ev-9355-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html
Online book (1995) examines selected case studies, highlighting some of the problems facing farmers in the African savanna and suggesting some possible approaches toward solutions. |
Information Systems for International Cooperation in Agricultural Research and Rural Development (ISICAD) - http://www.isicad.org/
The group designs information systems that combine expertise in rural and agricultural development with web based communication concepts. |