IITA, stakeholders push for stronger legume seed systems to boost food security in Nigeria
Stakeholders across Nigeria’s legume value chain have called for stronger collaboration, improved seed dissemination systems, and market-driven varietal development to accelerate food security and sustainable legume productivity.
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Stakeholders across Nigeria’s legume value chain have called for stronger collaboration, improved seed dissemination systems, and market-driven varietal development to accelerate food security and sustainable legume productivity.
The call was made during a two-day Legume Seed Systems Multi-Stakeholder Platform (MSP) Summit convened by IITA–CGIAR to accelerate the development and delivery of breakthrough cowpea varieties. The summit brought together key seed sector actors along legume value chains, including researchers, seed companies, farmers, agro-dealers, processors, marketers, traders, aggregators, extension agents, and policymakers to discuss practical strategies for strengthening legume seed systems, particularly cowpea in Nigeria.