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Sowing Legume Seeds, Reaping Cash: A Renaissance within Communities in Sub-Saharan Africa (A brief overview of smallholder farmers’ access to seed of improved legume varieties: Chapter 1 of 9)
Chapter 1 of a book that shares impact stories and testimonies from various value chain actors who were part of the Tropical Legumes projects over the course of 12 years.
A decade of Tropical Legumes projects: Development and adoption of improved varieties, creation of market‐demand to benefit smallholder farmers and empowerment of national programmes in sub‐Saharan Africa and South Asia
This article highlights 12 years (2007–2019) of research, achievements, lessons learned, challenges and gaps in discovery‐to‐delivery research in legumes emanating from three projects, collectively called Tropical Legumes (TL) with a total investment of about US$ 67 million funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Seven Seasons of Learning and Engaging Smallholder Farmers in the Drought-Prone Areas of Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia through Tropical Legumes, 2007–2014 (Enhancing market opportunities, policies and partnerships along the legume value chain to increase the income and nutritional security of smallholder farmers in drought-prone areas of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: Chapter 1 of 13)
Front matter and Chapter 1 of a book published after seven years of TLII, representing an important record of the project’s work and achievements.
Grain Legumes for Greener Farms
This infographic provides a brief overview of how grain legumes can contribute to greener farms.
Tropical Legumes and Gender
This infographic identifies the ways in which gender inequality can be redressed in legume value chains.
Invest in legumes for a sustainable farming future
This infographic highlights the need for legume seed development to support the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in the developing world.
304 improved varieties developed in 15 countries in Africa, India and Bangladesh
This infographic summarizes the achievements of the Tropical Legumes projects across 15 countries and 6 crops.
How to make grain legumes great again: the 3 R4D pillars for impact
This infographic describes the three R4D pillars for improvement and dissemination of legume crop varieties.
Farmers reaping the benefits of groundnut farming in Tanzania
Over a period of 12 years (2007–2019), the Tropical Legumes projects led to the development of new, improved groundnut varieties, 11 of which were developed and released in Tanzania. During a project visit to farmers in Masasi, Tanzania, the farmers explained how they are now reaping huge benefits from the improved varieties.
Advances in Crop Improvement and Delivery Research for Nutritional Quality and Health Benefits of Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)
A review paper highlighting advances in crop improvement to enhance groundnut grain quality and nutrient profile for food, nutrition and economic benefits, focusing on host-induced gene silencing and transgenic approaches, high oleic groundnut varieties, research on groundnut allergens, exploitation of diploid and tetraploid genome sequences, and the delivery of advanced genetics to smallholder farmers.
Fine mapping and gene cloning in the post-NGS era: advances and prospects
In this review, the authors compare the marker systems used for fine mapping and QTL cloning in the pre- and post-NGS era. They then discuss how different NGS platforms in combination with advanced experimental designs have improved trait analysis and fine mapping.
Impact of improved common bean varieties on household food security on adopters in Tanzania
This paper evaluates the impact of improved common bean varieties on food security using per capita food consumption expenditure and diet diversity score.
Determining grain seed micronutrient contents (Iron and Zinc) cooking time for selected dry bean cultivars
This study identified dry bean cultivars with enhanced Fe and Zn concentration levels and fast cooking time from among 200 cultivars.
