N2Africa | Putting nitrogen fixation to work for smallholder farmers in Africa

On-Farm Yield Response of Chickpea [Cicer Arietinum (L)] to Inoculation and Phosphorus Fertilizer in Ethiopia, p. 17

Response of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) to Nitrogen and Phosphorus and Rhizobia Inoculation Across Variable Soils in Zimbabwe, p. 15

N2Africa Podcaster 40 Special Issue

I had a chance to discuss with Charlene a lot on legume value chain development, as this is an important "machine" to bring about a wider adoption of legumes production in the farming system. This was an unusual discussion to have with a microbiologist such as I. But having shared a common vision, it did not take for us to agree that the "market link" is an important driver in this project.

Charlene McKoin and N2Africa

Through this Special Edition of the N2Africa Podcaster we express our sincere gratitude to Charlene McKoin for all of her enthusiastic support, inspiration and friendship over the past four and a half years. Charlene has been Senior Program Officer for N2Africa at the foundation since she took over from Prem Warrior in 2013. She helped in securing the bridging grant through which N2Africa extended to Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda and, together with Vi Shukla, played a central role in the design and planning for the second phase of N2Africa.

N2Africa Podcaster 39, PhD Student Special

Nutritional benefits of improved grain legume cultivation in Ghana and Kenya

In contrast to my first PhD period within the N2Africa project, last year I spent most of my time behind my desk analysing data, discussing results with others and writing. I hope to soon share with you my first paper ‘Child’s nutritional benefits of improved grain legume cultivation in smallholder farming households in rural Ghana and Kenya’.

Grain legume residues: Livestock fatteners’ most vital feed resource in northern Ghana

Livestock fattening is one of the major occupations of the people of Bawku in the Upper East Region of Ghana. It is a business considered to be for landless people in the society. Bawku is one of the project districts of the N2Africa project. The district is highly populated and farming land is a scarce commodity.

Abundance and morphological characteristics of rhizobia nodulating common bean in Uganda

We used the plant infection technique to estimate the population of rhizobia in soils obtained from the Montane and Mt. Elgon agro-ecological zones (AEZs), focusing on three land use management practices across an elevation gradient.