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New LEG4DEV Research Identifies Enterprise Pathways to Strengthen Legume Systems in Africa
A recent open-access study from the Leg4Dev project entitled “Entrepreneurship pathways for scaling legume-based agroecological intensification in Eastern and Southern Africa. A review’, published in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Research investigated how enterprise-driven approaches can support legume value chains in Eastern and Southern Africa.
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University of Galway’s LEG4DEV team brief Irish Embassy in Malawi
In June 2025, members of the LEG4DEV research team conducting research in Malawi joined the Head of Programmes for the Irish Embassy to Malawi at their headquarters in Lilongwe for a briefing on some of the latest developments in scaling innovations for legume-based agriculture and development in Malawi.
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LEG4DEV and AICCRA projects join forces to co-develop climate smart legume production manuals with government ministries to support smallholder farmers in Eastern and Southern Africa
As a partnership between the EU-funded LEG4DEV and World Bank-funded AICCRA research project, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is working with government stakeholders in Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia and other countries in Eastern and Southern Africa to co-develop a Climate-Smart Legume Production Manual for Smallholder Farmers. The findings from the consultative stakeholder workshops in each…
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LEG4DEV partners with Zambian universities on eight legume-scaling research projects
The LEG4DEV project welcomed eight postgraduate researchers from Zambian universities to IITA-Zambia to engage in planning for their legume-scaling research and innovation projects.
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LEG4DEV partners with Malawian universities on nine legume-scaling research projects
The LEG4DEV project welcomed nine postgraduate researchers from LUANAR to IITA-Malawi to engage in planning for their legume-scaling research and innovation projects.
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LEG4DEV researchers present at IITA Southern Africa Hub Retreat
LEG4DEV PhD researchers attended the Southern Africa Hub Retreat facilitated by IITA. Researchers met with IITA staff and students from WACCI and PAULESI to share research findings, network and discuss next steps for IITA Southern Africa Regional Hub’s 10 -year strategic plan.
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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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LEG4DEV conducts evidence-synthesis review of barriers, opportunities, and scaling options for high-quality legume seeds in sub-Saharan Africa
To inform scaling of high-quality legume, seeds the LEG4DEV project has conducted an evidence synthesis (Systematic Review) to (i) identify and categorize existing legume seed systems, (ii) map legume varieties available to smallholders, (iii) identify barriers hindering the adoption of various legume varieties, and (iv) identify potential strategies and opportunities for strengthening legume seed systems…
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Researcher meet-up & tour of LEG4DEV legume field trials underway in IITA Malawi
Dr. Marcos Lana, Affiliate Investigator on the LEG4DEV project from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), visited members of the LEG4DEV project team researchers who are conducting research out of the International Instituet for Tropical Agrocuilture (IITA) country station in Chitedze, Malawi.
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LEG4DEV project hosts multi-stakeholder research & innovation workshop on scaling legumes for development outcomes in Malawi
The LEG4DEV project, funded through the EU Commission’s DeSIRA Initiative, held a multi-stakeholder workshop in Lilongwe, Malawi, on Friday 9th December 2022 at the Sunbird Capital Hotel, Lilongwe.
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