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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 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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How grain legumes can enhance agricultural resilience to a changing climate in Africa
A recent study led by LEG4DEV finds that the integration of grain legumes into cropping systems is an effective strategy to enhance resilience against the effects of climate change.
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LEG4DEV publishes research on long-term soil moisture trends in Ethiopia
LEG4DEV Project Researcher Tamirat B. Jimma from the International Livestock Research Institute recently conducted a study examining the potential for soil moisture to enable more productive, resilient and climate smart agriculture in Ethiopia – Quantifying Residual Soil Moisture through Empirical Orthogonal Functions Analysis to Support Legume-Based Cropping Systems.
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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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A Farmer as an Agent of Change
In preparation for the growing season in Southern Highlands of Tanzania which is about to start, LEG4DEV PhD researcher Mukoma Kilakila (WUR) has been meeting with legume farmers in several villages during summer 2022 to discuss the potential of new technologies that could increase legume production at low cost and maximize farmers’ investment return.
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LEG4DEV project researchers are identifying exciting legume research and disseminating to stakeholders via the LEG4DEV Twitter feed
To enable scaling of legume-based innovations all of the PhD researchers on the LEG4DEV are now scanning the research literature weekly to identify exciting and relevant legume based research papers which are of interest to the LEG4DEV project and all partners and stakeholders engaged in scaling of legumes for development outcomes.
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