Farmer harvesting mature and ripe soybean with a cutlass in a soybean field in Nigeria.


Farmer harvesting mature and ripe soybean with a cutlass in a soybean field in Nigeria.

Pigeonpea is a staple food in South Asia, and is expanding rapidly in Africa both for consumption and export. It possesses especially valuable agronomic features, including treelike ground cover, wide range of plant types and duration, and highly effic…

Women traders selling and buying cowpea in a market. (Photo: IITA)
Success in the recent G8 commitments to strengthening agricultural development will depend on encouraging entrepreneurs like Mrs Maimouna Coulibaly, the founder of Faso Kaba Seed Company in Mali. She explains her excitement about improved groundnut see…
Hamidou, F and Halilou, O and Vadez, V (2012) Assessment of Groundnut under Combined Heat and Drought Stress. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. 11 pp.. ISSN 1439-037X