Abstract: Abstract Over 40 years of research on pearl millet farming in the semi-arid Sahel has not been extended to farmers successfully. The recommendations for proper planting density, inorganic fertiliser application, and short cycle varieties have not been followed by the farmers. The difference in priorities between researchers, who aim to improve yields in average years, and Sahelian farmers, who seek to reduce the frequency of crop failure, could explain the non-adoption of most innovations because the risks of yield losses were not reduced. Inno...
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