1985-1990
Program Director: Dr. David G. Cummins
Host: University of Georgia, Griffin GA USA
Target Countries: Antigua, Belize, Burkina Faso, Jamaica, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Philippines, Senegal, Sudan, Thailand, and Trinidad
Focus:
- Consumer values
- Information/training/impact
- Processor values
- Producer values
Constraints:
- Low yields because of unadapted varieties and lack of cultivar resistance to diseases, insects, and drought
- Health hazards and economic losses due to mycotoxin contamination
- Yield losses due to infestations of weeds, insects, diseases, and nematodes
- Food supplies inadequate and peanuts are not generally considered a primary food source
- Economic and sociological problems preventing efficient production and utilization
- Physiological and soil microbiological barriers to high yields
- Training, information and outreach needs due to insufficient numbers of trained researchers and support personnel
- Inadequate availability and use of technology by producers and processors
Research Projects
| Project | Lead Scientist | Institution |
| Appropriate Technology for Storage/Utilization of Peanut (GA-FT-TP) | Tommy Nakayama | University of Georgia (UGA) |
| Breeding and Cultural Practices for the Caribbean (GA-BCP-CAR) | W.D. Branch | University of Georgia (UGA) |
| Disease-resistant peanut varieties for semi-arid environments (TX-BCP-S) | Olin Smith | Texas A & M University (TAMU) |
| Influence of Rhizobia and Mycorrhizae on nitrogen fixation and growth of peanuts in Thailand and the Philippines, A. Rhizobial considerations (NCS-TX-SM-TP) | G.H. Elkan | North Carolina State University (NCSU) |
| Influence of Rhizobia and Mycorrhizae on nitrogen fixation and growth of peanuts in Thailand and the Philippines, B Mycorrhizal considerations (TX-SM-TP) | Ruth Ann Tabor | Texas A & M University (TAMU) |
| IPM strategies for peanut insects in SAT Africa (GA-IM-BF) | Robert E. Lynch | University of Georgia (UGA) |
| An Interdisciplinary Approach to Optimum Food Utility of Peanut in SAT Africa (AAM-FT-S) | Bharat Singh | Alabama A & M University (AAMU) |
| Management of anthropods on peanut in Southeast Asia (NCS-IM-TP) | W.V. Campbell | North Carolina State University (NCSU) |
| Mycotoxin management in Peanut by Prevention of Contamination and Monitoring (TX-MM-S) | Robert Pettit | Texas A & M University (TAMU) |
| Peanut utilization in food systems in developing countries (AAM-FL-FT-CARDI) | Onuma Okezie | Alabama A & M University (AAMU) |
| Peanut varietal improvement for Thailand and the Philippines (NCS-BCP-TP) | J.C. Wynne | North Carolina State University (NCSU) |
| Peanut viruses: etiology, epidemiology, and nature of resistance (GA-PV-N) | James Demski | University of Georgia (UGA) |