West African Cover Crops
Information Technology Experiment
April 1999

• This is actually two experiments in one.
• The agronomic experiment will collect data simultaneously throughout West Africa on Mucuna photoperiod sensitivity and germination, response to moisture, etc.




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The information technology meta-experiment will observe whether those with excellent access to information technology are better able to undertake the agronomic experiment.
• Those with good access to the Internet will submit data weekly to the IITA, and will in return receive a weekly updated copy of the IITA database in order to compare their ongoing results with those of other sites in West Africa.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Those with good access to the Internet will also participate in an electronic conference in which ongoing results will be discussed, discrepancies in methods resolved, technical questions referred to experts, etc.

Contacts:

• Richard Markham, IPM programs
• Gbassay Tarawali, networking experiment facilitator
• Dyno Keatinge, head of division
• David Chikoye, weed scientist
• Jack Reeves, outgoing information unit head
• Jim Scott, IITA computer and communications systems admin

International Institute for Tropical Agriculture
Bénin Research Station
BP 08-0932, Cotonou
Telex: 5329 ITABEN
Fax: 229-350556
Telephone: 229-350553, 350186, 350600, 350601, 350188
Email IITA-Benin@cgiar.org

• Robert Carsky, cover crops scientist, CIEPCA
• Peter Neuenschwander, head of Cotonou station
• Albert C. Eteka
• Brima James, PEDUNE networking facilitator
• Manuel Tamu, PEDUNE
• Aime H. Bokonon-Gantan
• Goergen Langevald, library

USAID/Cotonou

• Yaovi Atohoun, USAID Leland Coordinator for Bénin