Capacity strengthening to sustain delivery: In 2016, a total of 24,172 persons were trained, with a female participation of 47%. In total, 32,717 persons were trained up to 2016. Training topics cut across the whole legume value chain (e.g. execution of dissemination trials, postharvest practices, data collection using tablets, seed production, handling and application of inoculants, herbicides, market standards, gross margin calculations, business plan development, marketing and legume value addition).

The N2Africa Annual Planning Meeting, held in Mbale from February 25^th to March 3^rd, focused on exchanging learnings and experiences throughout all countries in N2Africa over the past year, and gave the opportunity to tailor the planning for the remaining years in the project. For the Tier 1 countries that is only 9 months from the meeting onward and for the Core countries there are still 2 years to go.

Leveraging resources through partnerships: Streng-thening existing partnerships (e.g. in the areas of partner relationships, modes of delivery and models of input/output markets) will ensure  sustained delivery. Up to 2016, $122.42 million is leveraged on by N2Africa. This strategy will be pursued in the coming years to achieve impact at scale.

Soyabean has become an important crop in northern Ghana over the past decade, where it is grown mainly by smallholder farmers. It is an important source of edible oil and source of high quality protein for both human and livestock. The residues after extracting the oil is an excellent source of high quality protein for the poultry, pig and the fish industries where it is in high demand.

CIAT blog: Platform for Big Data in Agriculture;
Tropical Legumes III updates: Strengthening the groundnut value chain in Uganda and Tropical Legumes III: Strategies for wider reach and deeper impacts;

On the WhatsApp group of N2Africa a discussion showed up on February 1st 2017. We wanted to share it as it signals how we find issues that need attention.

We recently asked our colleagues at N2Africa ‘is soyabean a woman’s crop?’ Ken Giller reminded us that we could not make generalizations – and that we had to explore the context and location to know.

N2Africa Uganda Annual Planning was conducted at central Inn Entebbe from 23- 25th January 2017.