http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/11609 2020-09-07T09:22:46Z info:eu-repo/semantics/descriptiveMetadata http://oar.icrisat.org/11609/ Women at the Center of Cowpea Value Chain Development in Nigeria Akpo, E Ojiewo, C O Omoigui, L O Rubyogo, J C Varshney, R K Smallholder Farmers Genetics and Genomics Legume Crops Sub-Saharan Africa Ms. Hadja Salame Shaibu (Fig. 7.1) is a cowpea producer and processor in the Local Government Area of Dawakin Tofa. She grew up in a farming community where crop- livestock integration is a tradition. When she got married few decades ago, Salame continued farming and keeping livestock to support her new family, mainly in sorghum and cowpea production. Few years ago, Salame also started processing cowpea into local dishes (Moi-moi, Accra, Danwake, and many other products). She also cooked and sold a special dish made from a combination of pasta and cowpea which was well appreciated by the consumers and made her successful. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd 2020 Book Section PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://oar.icrisat.org/11609/1/10.1007_978-981-15-0845-5_7.pdf Akpo, E and Ojiewo, C O and Omoigui, L O and Rubyogo, J C and Varshney, R K (2020) Women at the Center of Cowpea Value Chain Development in Nigeria. In: Sowing Legume Seeds, Reaping Cash. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd, Singapore, pp. 85-90. ISBN 978-981-15-0844-8 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0845-5_7 doi:10.1007/978-981-15-0845-5_7 info:eu-repo/semantics/objectFile info:eu-repo/semantics/humanStartPage