Sowing Legume Seeds, Reaping Cash A Renaissance within Communities in Sub-Saharan Africa

This open access book shares impact stories - testimonies from various value chain actors who have been part of the Tropical Legumes (TL) projects, over the past twelve years. The Tropical Legumes projects led by ICRISAT in three parts (TLI, TLII and TLIII), constitute a major international initiati...

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Main Author: Akpo, Essegbemon (auth)
Other Authors: Ojiewo, Christopher O. (auth), Omoigui, Lucky O. (auth), Rubyogo, Jean Claude (auth), Varshney, Rajeev K. (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Singapore Springer Nature 2020
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