Women at the Center of Cowpea Value Chain Development in NigeriaEAkpoauthorC OOjiewoauthorL OOmoiguiauthorJ CRubyogoauthorR KVarshneyauthorMs. 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.Smallholder FarmersGenetics and GenomicsLegume CropsSub-Saharan Africa2020Springer Nature Singapore Pte LtdBook Section