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Legumes for Development (LEG4DEV) engages in CGIAR Science Week 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya
The University of Galway LEG4DEV project team recently wrapped up a week of presentations and meetings with partners at CGIAR Science Week 2025, held at the United Nations Africa Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.
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LEG4DEV researcher Adam Muhammad Adam presents at AgMIP10 in Mexico
Adam Muhammad Adam, a LEG4DEV researcher based in Hohenheim University, attended AgMIP10.
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LEG4DEV and comparative agroecology: A paradigm to upscale climate-smart food and water system transformations
LEG4DEV affiliate researcher Dr Peter McKeown attended the Comparative Agroecology Conference in Alnarp last week, which was sponsored by the OECD’s Co-operative Research Programme: Sustainable Agricultural and Food Systems.
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Clean Energy and Sustainable Agriculture: Lessons from the 2024 Africa-EU Just Energy Transition Workshop
LEG4DEV share latest findings on rural energy access in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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LEG4DEV researchers at Tropentag 2024
LEG4DEV PhD researchers attended Tropentag 2024. Researchers Emmanuel and Yannic presented some of thier research findings at the poster session.
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Insights from the 9th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture: A Focus on Sustainable Tillage Systems in Malawi
LEG4DEV PhD researcher Pacsu Simwaka (SLU) recently attended the 9th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture. Pacsu presented his research findings on the potential of Permanent Raised Beds for conservation agriculture in legume farming in Malawi.
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“A Shared Response to A Shared Responsibility” – LEG4DEV Researchers Attend 2024 Mary Robinson Climate Conference
LEG4DEV researcher Yared Tessema attended the second annual Mary Robinson Climate Conference between the 5th and 7th of June 2024 at the Mary Robinson Centre in Ballina, Co Mayo, Ireland.
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What’s new on Soil Health and Gender at the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit 2024?
LEG4DEV PhD researcher Timalizge Munthali attended the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit’s session on Soil Health and Gender. Discussions at the event focused on the importance of womens’ land ownership and the key roles women farmers can play in informing and implementing policy.
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Participating in the 5th Global Food Security Conference: Poster presentation on legumes identification with remote sensing technologies
LEG4DEV researcher Thomas Delaune from the Plant Production Systems group at Wageningen University attended the 5th Global Food Security Conference in Leuven, Belgium, from April 9-12, 2024. The conference focused on addressing the challenges of creating equitable, sustainable, and resilient food systems in response to global pressures such as climate change, pandemics, and conflict.
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Climate-Resilient Legume Intercropping Solutions: Insights from the Bio-Geosphere Africa (BioGARD) Conference 2023
LEG4DEV researcher Adam Muhammad Adam from the University of Hohenheim, Germany, attended the Bio-Geosphere Africa (BioGARD) Conference 2023 in Stuttgart-Hohenheim (Germany) between 14-15 September 2023. Adam presented his LEG4DEV research findings entitled “Meta-analysis: Integration of common bean in maize cropping system enhances resilience to rainfall variability in Africa” at the Conference.

