%0 Report
%9 Documentation
%A Monyo, E
%A Boukar, O
%A Ntare, B
%D 2013
%F icrisat:6720
%I International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics
%T Cowpea, groundnut intensifying in Mali
%U http://oar.icrisat.org/6720/
%X Trends and outlook described for the two main grain legume crops grown in Mali. Cowpea, an indigenous drought-hardy grain legume grown for both food and livestock fodder, is gaining the added dimension of a cash crop due to strong demand from a growing population. Gearing up seed systems to meet the need for improved varieties is a challenge - but even more so for Mali's groundnut crop.