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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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LEG4DEV project supports Training of Trainers (ToT) National Workshop for scaling of climate smart agriculture (including legume-based systems) targeting 800,000 smallholder farmers in Zambia
In Autumn 2023, the EU funded LEG4DEV project was invited by the Zambian Ministry of Agriculture to provide training supports to a National Training of Trainers (ToT) Workshop for a…
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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…
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EU-funded LEG4DEV project hosts multi-stakeholder research & innovation workshop on scaling legumes for development outcomes in Tanzania
The scaling of legumes for development outcomes in Tanzania faces a range of challenges. A complex interplay of factors presents obstacles to the widespread adoption and expansion of legume production…
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EU-funded LEG4DEV project hosts multi-stakeholder research prioritisation workshop on scaling legumes for development outcomes in Ethiopia
The EU funded Legumes for Development (or LEG4DEV) research project convened a range of Ethiopian stakeholders involved in legume cultivation and consumption systems, to work together to identify research priorities…
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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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LEG4DEV Mission to the Songwe Region of Southwestern Tanzania
A joint team of PPS-WUR, CIMMYT and TARI-Uyole researchers*, trained extension workers and lead-farmers in the use of the Farmer-MBA (Management-Based-Advisory) mobile phone application, in Songwe region of Tanzania. Farmer-MBA…
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LEG4DEV project holds multi-stakeholder planning & research prioritisation workshop in Lusaka
Legumes are critical to agriculture, food security and economic development in Zambia. The EU-funded LEG4DEV project is conducting research & innovation activities with scaling partners in Zambia which can enable…
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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…
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EU-Funded LEG4DEV Visits Uganda and The Netherlands
In June 2022, Prof. Charles Spillane and Dr Kieran Fitzpatrick travelled for LEGDEV related activities. Prof. Spillane engaged in an AgriFood Entrepreneurship Workshop in Uganda, while Dr Fitzpatrick visiting project…
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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…
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