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Final version of Tropical Legumes II Project Report for Phase 1 - icrisat

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TROPICAL LEGUMES <strong>II</strong><br />

<strong>Tropical</strong> <strong>Legumes</strong> <strong>II</strong> <strong>Project</strong><br />

The <strong>Tropical</strong> <strong>Legumes</strong> <strong>II</strong> (TL <strong>II</strong>) project, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, aims to improve<br />

the lives and livelihoods <strong>of</strong> smallholder farmers in the drought-prone areas <strong>of</strong> Sub-Saharan Africa and<br />

South Asia through improved productivity and production <strong>of</strong> six major tropical legumes – chickpea,<br />

common bean, cowpea, groundnut, pigeonpea and soybean. TL <strong>II</strong> is jointly implemented by ICRISAT,<br />

CIAT and NARS. The project was implemented in 10 target countries that included Western and Central<br />

Africa, Eastern and Southern Africa and India, during <strong>Phase</strong> 1 (Sept 2007 – Aug 2011). Progress made<br />

during this period was reviewed in 2011 at regional meetings held in ICRISAT-Patancheru, India (May<br />

9-11 and Sept 5-6), Ibadan, Nigeria (16-18 May); and Lilongwe, Malawi (22-25 May). This report presents<br />

highlights <strong>of</strong> progress made in the project during its first phase.<br />

ISBN: 978-92-9066-546-5 Order Code: BOE 057

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