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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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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 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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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.
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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…
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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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University of Galway & partners develop climate-smart legume manual for smallholder farmers in Africa
From March 17th – 19th 2025, the LEG4DEV project team ran the ‘Consultative Workshop Co-Designing the Ethiopia Climate Smart Legume Production Guide’ in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia which brought together key…