Enhancing Smallholder Farmers’ Access to Seed of Improved Legume Varieties Through Multi-stakeholder Platforms (Impact Assessment of Developing Sustainable and Impact-Oriented Groundnut Seed System Under the Tropical Legumes (III) Project in Northern Nigeria: Chapter 6 of 14)
Chapter 6 of a book that shares the experiences of TL III in facilitating smallholder farmers’ access to seed of improved legume varieties through innovation platforms in seven developing countries for the past 12 years.
Tropical Legumes III: Final Report
Final report to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on the achievements of the Tropical Legumes III project, which ran from 2015 to 2019. Note, some financial details have been redacted.
The poverty impacts of improved cowpea varieties in Nigeria: A counterfactual analysis
A paper evaluating the impacts of adoption of improved cowpea varieties on income and asset poverty reduction, using nationally representative survey data from a sample of over 1500 households in Nigeria and an endogenous switching regression model.
Adoption and ex-post impacts of improved cowpea varieties on productivity and net returns in Nigeria
An assessment of the adoption and impacts of improved cowpea varieties on yields, net returns, and production costs in northern Nigeria, using data from 1,525 households and applying a control function approach and propensity score matching models.
Marching towards self-sufficiency in chickpea
A review of chickpea research in India during the last five decades and future research priorities to tackle newer challenges, as India aims to attain self-sufficiency in pulse production by 2050.
Genomics, genetics and breeding of tropical legumes for better livelihoods of smallholder farmers
A review of a decade of significant research and development work on important grain legumes through collaborative bilateral and multilateral projects as well as the CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes.
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.
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.
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.
