Legume breeding and seed systems for improved livelihoods and impact
This abstract summarises the aims and achievements of the Tropical Legumes project with national breeding programs to develop improved groundnut varieties by identifying sources of resistance, developing populations, evaluating in target environments, and releasing improved farmer-preferred varieties for production.
Welfare impacts of improved chickpea adoption: A pathway for rural development in Ethiopia?
An analysis of the impact of improved chickpea in Ethiopia using three rounds of panel data: estimating determinants of adoption; estimating impact on household income and poverty; and disaggregating results by landholding.
Voices & Lessons from Field: Tropical Legumes III
Large presentation featuring highlights and stories from the first two years of TLIII. Effective also as a stand-alone publication.
Paradigm shift in common bean production, productivity and marketing through the generation and promotion of in-demand common bean varieties in Ethiopia
This poster provides an overview of efforts to enhance the production, productivity and marketing of common bean varieties in Ethiopia.
Enhancing navy bean production through the development of arcelin-based bruchid resistant varieties in Ethiopia
This poster presents the findings of a study that attempted to develop high yielding, disease and bruchid resistant navy bean varieties from arcelin-containing recombinant inbred lines.
An Overview of Chickpea Improvement Program of Ethiopia
Poster presenting the national chickpea improvement program in Ethiopia under the first years of the TLIII project.
Innovative Chickpea Seed and Technology Delivery Systems in Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA)
Poster presenting progress under TLIII to develop chickpea seed systems and boost varietal adoption in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania.
Overview of Tropical Legumes Projects (TL I, TL II, TL III) – The Chickpea Scenario in Ethiopia
Poster sharing broad information on Ethiopian chickpea activities up to 2016 in the three Tropical Legumes projects. Presents a timeline of the projects, information on the major methods employed, and results to date.
Success of Chickpea Production in North Gondar Zone of Ethiopia
Poster highlighting project successes in North Gondar Zone of Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, home to five of the top 25 chickpea producing districts in the country.
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 the productivity and production of chickpea in Eastern and Southern Africa: Chapter 7 of 13)
Chapter 7 of a book published after seven years of TLII, representing an important record of the project’s work and achievements.
