Legume Systems Innovation Lab Announces New Project to Explore Legume-Based Processed Products in Malawi and Zambia

Improving Incomes and Nutritional Security Through Development and Commercialization of Consumer Preferred Processed Legume-Based Products in Malawi and Zambia, is a new project of the Legume Systems Innovation Lab.

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Bags of beans.

The project will work to support the development of legume-based agro-processing operations through understanding factors that drive and constrain the demand for nutrient rich legumes, as well as identifying relevant interventions to alleviate these constraints, in Malawi and Zambia.

 

Dr. Robert Fungo, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT is the principal investigator collaborating with the Feed the Future Agriculture Diversification (AgDiv) Activity, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and the National Bean Program, DARS all in Malawi; the National Bean Program, ZARI-Misamfu Regional Research Station, Trinity Super Foods, and University of Zambia all in Zambia; and Virginia Tech University, U.S.

 

The project recently held an inception workshop in Lilongwe, Malawi. Look for a full summary of the workshop in the May newsletter.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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