Cowpea (unguiculata), a common name for febaceae (leguminosae), is widely consumed in most Latin American, Asian and African countries. The crop is a source of proteins and calories for most countries ...

A two-day stakeholders meeting for cowpea sector operators aimed at upscaling the crop’s production and its value chain in the three northern regions was held at Nyankpala-Tamale in the Northern ...

Two years ago, Nigeria commercialized SAMPEA 20-T, a breakthrough new variety of insect-resistant cowpea – a critical crop for nutrition and livelihoods throughout sub-Saharan Africa. This ...

A long neglected crop with the potential to halt hunger for millions in Africa, sustain the livestock revolution underway in developing countries, rejuvenate nutrient-sapped soils, and even feed ...

By Soni Daniel A new study by researchers from the Foundation for Sustainable Smallholder Solutions (FSSS) has recorded a ...

A project is underway in Niger to increase cowpea production by improving farming techniques. The effort is called the Gatsby Crop-Livestock Project, named after the London-based organization that is ...

Last year, the Federal Government approved the registration and release of a new Pod Borer Resistant (PBR) cowpea (beans) variety for commercialisation. The cowpea variety, SAMPEA 20-T, developed by ...

In northern Nigeria, farmers are getting help with new farming and preservation techniques for the cowpea, or black-eyed pea. Nigeria is the world’s largest grower and consumer of the crop. Voice of ...

The College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences at the University of Cape Coast has developed seven new cowpea varieties. The seven new varieties, according to the researchers have improved genetic ...

Cowpea farming is popular in Kenya due to its high nutrition value, short harvest period, and hardiness. The cowpea is also known as the black-eyed pea. In Kenya, it is popularly known as Kunde and is ...

Seed producers in the Northern Region have been advised to adopt the out-grower and community seeds production systems whereby one farmer can engage about 10 to 20 farmers to produce large acres of ...