| Project Type | Research Project |
| Project Sub-Type | Application |
| Project Status | Closed |
| Administrative Unit | WARO |
| Regional Office Area | WARO |
| Responsible Officer | Smith, Olanrewaju |
| ODA Sector | Agricultural Extension |
| Canadian Collaboration | No |
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| Duration (months) | 42 |
| Extension (months) | 52 |
| Project Completion Date | 2002/01/28 |
| Legal Close Date | 2002/01/30 |
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| Total Funding | 240436 |
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Abstract
Rapid population growth and low agricultural productivity continue to increase the gap between food supply and demand in sub-Saharan Africa. A potential solution is to increase the production of animals with a rapid reproduction cycle, such as pigs. Previous attempts at developing more efficient pig production systems failed, however, because they were confined to state farms and did not take consumer preferences into consideration. This project will examine and characterize indigenous pig production, as well as processing and marketing systems, in South Benin, and develop and test improved production systems adapted to local demographic and marketing conditions and the financial means of the producers. The systems will be developed with the assistance of the producers and tested on 15 operating farms. The results will be disseminated among farmers, scientists, and public officials.
Post-Project Summary
A postproject abstract could not be written due to lack of documentation (final report) in the IDRC library.
Recipient Institution(s)
| Université d'Abomey-Calavi |
| Acronym | UAC |
| Street Address | Campus universitaire d'Abomey-Calavi | B.P. 526 | Cotonou | Benin |
| Institution Type | Educational |
| Geographic Scope | National |
| UN Organization | No |
| Component Number | 001 |
| Research Status | Closed |
| Institution Country | Benin |
| Researcher Name | René Nonfon |
