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Legumes held back in Africa by weak seed systems
Original: #Legumes contribute to #soil fertility, improve #nutrition , diversify cropping, and strengthen #resilience . However, i
Legumes improve soil fertility, nutrition, cropping diversity and climate resilience, yet their potential in Africa remains largely untapped. Poor seed systems, biotic and abiotic constraints, weak policy support, post-harvest losses and uneven research investment are cited as the main barriers. Commenters are highlighting the gap between the crops' documented benefits and the limited investment they receive across the continent.
Why now: Ongoing debate about food security and agricultural resilience in Africa has renewed attention on underutilised crops like legumes.
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- #Legumes contribute to #soil fertility, improve #nutrition , diversify cropping, and strengthen #resilience . However, in #Africa poor seed systems, biotic & abiotic constraints, low #policy support, post-harvest losses, and uneven #research investment limit their potential:… · ajstein.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy · 1
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