Abate, T and Orr, A (2012) Research and development for tropical legumes: Towards a knowledge-based strategy. Journal of SAT Agricultural Research (SAT eJournal), 10. 01-12.
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Abstract
An estimated 140 million households in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia cultivate one or more of the six tropical legumes, benefiting more than 700 million people. The productivity of tropical legumes remains low because of limited use of improved technology. Based on existing knowledge from research and development, this article argues that a successful strategy to raise productivity and incomes from grain legumes must contain several components. These include the recognition that: regional diversity requires a countryspecific approach; institutional challenges are as important as technical challenges; and that success will require institutional innovations not only in access to input and output markets, but also in research collaboration, and a systems approach. Current initiatives by three international agricultural research centers through the Tropical Legumes II Project seek to apply these lessons.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | RP-Dryland Cereals |
| CRP: | CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Cereals |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Legumes,Tropical legumes, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia |
| Subjects: | Others > Food Legumes Others > Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics |
| Depositing User: | Library ICRISAT |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Sep 2011 08:24 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Feb 2016 05:57 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/1038 |
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| Projects: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Acknowledgement: | UNSPECIFIED |
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