Sowing Legume Seeds, Reaping Cash: A Renaissance within Communities in Sub-Saharan Africa (Women at the center of cowpea value chain development in Nigeria: Chapter 7 of 9)
Chapter 7 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.
Sowing Legume Seeds, Reaping Cash: A Renaissance within Communities in Sub-Saharan Africa (Better-off women boosting groundnut business in Ghana: Chapter 8 of 9)
Chapter 8 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.
Sowing Legume Seeds, Reaping Cash: A Renaissance within Communities in Sub-Saharan Africa (Concluding remarks – the Tropical Legumes Projects empowered communities in a wide variety of assets: Chapter 9 of 9)
Chapter 9 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 Case of Mistaken Identity? Measuring Rates of Improved Seed Adoption in Tanzania Using DNA Fingerprinting
This study used household survey data from Tanzania to test the alignment between farmer-reported and DNA-identified maize seed types planted.
Nigeria Country Plan Baseline and Varietal Monitoring Survey
This report documents the adoption of improved cowpea varieties in Nigeria using two approaches: a traditional survey approach in which information was directly elicited from farmers, and a DNA fingerprinting approach.
Assessing the impact of the Tropical Legumes II & III project on common bean productivity, profitability and marketed surplus in the southern highlands of Tanzania
This report assesses the farm level utilization of improved common bean seed (i.e. improved varieties) in Tanzania and its impacts on bean yield, incomes, and marketed bean surplus.
Market-led options to scale up legume seeds in developing countries: Experiences from the Tropical Legumes Project
A report of experiences in developing seed delivery under the Tropical Legumes projects, which fostered public–private joint testing of market‐led seed systems, skills and knowledge enhancement, and de‐risking of private sector initiatives.
Estimating the Productivity Impacts of Technology Adoption in the Presence of Misclassification
This article examines the impact that misreporting adoption status has on the identification and estimation of causal effects on productivity.
Varietal Identification in Household Surveys: Results from Three Household-based Methods Against the Benchmark of DNA Fingerprinting in Southern Ethiopia
This article presents the results of a data capture experiment on sweet potato varietal identification in southern Ethiopia. The results point towards a wider use of DNA fingerprinting in adoption and impact assessments.
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.
