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Explore the latest news and insights from the LEG4DEV team on legume-based agroecological intensification of maize and cassava
cropping systems in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Scaling at Scale: Learnings from the WATDEV International Conference, “Integrating Grassroots Knowledge and Research into Water and Soil Management in Africa”
LEG4DEV’s Project Manager Angharad Johnston joined the WATDEV International conference in Nairobi to share some of our achievements, acquired knowledge and critical lessons from within the EU’s DeSIRA initiative in…
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Investing in young scientists for climate-resilient agriculture
LEG4DEV-supported students attended an engagement meeting between the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), IITA–Zambia, the University of Zambia, and stakeholders from the Embassy of Sweden in Zambia and the…
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LEG4DEV at the FAO Africa Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization
LEG4DEV researcher Remeredzai Oliver Mushangure attended the FAO’s Africa Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization, sharing insights on the role mechanisation can have in reducing labour burden for smallholder farmers working…
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LEG4DEV Hosts Workshop on Climate Resilient Scaling of Legume Production and Consumption
LEG4DEV holds workshop with Addis Ababa stakeholders on research and innovations for climate resilient scaling of legume production and consumption in the region.
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LEG4DEV briefs Embassy of Ireland in Ethiopia
The University of Galway’s LEG4DEV team recently met with the Embassy of Ireland in Ethiopia.
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LEG4DEV researchers present legume-scaling research findings at Tropentag 2025
LEG4DEV PhD researchers Pacsu and Adam presented their latest findings on intercropping of soybean and maize at Tropentag 2025 in Bonn, Germany.
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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…
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Legume Boom: LEG4DEV identifies Business Models for Enterprise Growth and Job Creation
LEG4DEV’s CIMMYT team recently ran a three-day workshop in collaboration with the Tanzanian Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) on ‘Inclusive Business Models for Enterprise Growth and Job Creation’. The workshop is…
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Reducing Labour Burdens in Zambia’s Maize-Legume Cropping Systems through Mechanisation
LEG4DEV is collaborating with SARO Agro Industrial and other national partners in Zambia to implement localised and stakeholder-informed mechanisation trials of maize-legume cropping systems.
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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…
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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…
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University of Galway LEG4DEV team visit IITA research groups on the ICIPE campus in Nairobi
The LEG4DEV team recently visited IITA colleagues on the ICIPE campus in Nairobi, where the team met with the IITA groups of Dr. Dries Roobroeck and Dr. Danny Coyne.