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Towards Appraising the Impact of Legume Research
This Impact Brief (No 44) is based on the Legumes Synthesis Report that documents the most important cases of farmers adopting new varieties, and the economic, social and environmental impacts of legume technologies developed ...
Turning the tide on pulses production in Ethiopia - Chickpea
Chickpea crop is the third most widely grown legume crop (after soybean and bean) and of
particular significance in developing countries, as providing an important source of farmer
income and nutrition to poor farmers. ...
Tapping Rice Fallows to Boost Pulses Production in India
India is globally the largest consumer of pulses with millions, particularly the poor, dependent on them for food and nutrition. It is also the largest importer of pulses and faces increasing dependence on imports as pulses ...
Harnessing food legumes for climate-smart agriculture
Food legumes are particularly suited to sustainable agriculture. ICARDA is developing and disseminating improved varieties and production technologies so farmers can benefit from the increasing demand for these climate-smart ...
Winter chickpea - improving rural livelihoods The impact of improved varieties and technologies in Syria
In partnership with the Syrian national program, ICARDA's research on winter chickpea has made important contributions to household economies.After lentil, chickpea is the most important rainfed pulse crop in Syria by area ...