Potato perspectives in Africa

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International Journal of Development Research

Volume: 
14
Article ID: 
27643
4 pages
Research Article

Potato perspectives in Africa

Dr. Tenemaka SANOGO and Dr. Brahima COULIBALY

Received 11th December, 2023; Received in revised form 28th December, 2023; Accepted 03rd January, 2024; Published online 30th January, 2024

Copyright©2024, Rauf Pathan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract: 

Potato is an important grain crop for millions of poor farmers and consumer in the semi-arid region of West Africa. It is one the four most important cereals (rice, maize, sorghum and millet) grown in tropical in tropical semi-arid regions of the world primarily in Africa and Asia. Potato is well adapted to production system characterized by low rainfall (200-600mm), low soil fertility and high temperature. It is generally used as a temporary summer pasture crop or in some areas as a food crop.

DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.37118/ijdr.27643.01.2024
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