During the N2Africa Field Visits 2016 in Zimbabwe, we visited the inoculant factory in Marondera. The Soil Productivity Research Laboratory (SPRL) in Marondera, Zimbabwe hosts the government-owned inoculant factory of Zimbabwe. It is the sole facility in the country and was opened in 1962 (Corby, 2011)¹. In the early days, the inoculant factory produced inoculants for pasture legumes, mainly lucerne and clover species. Production of soyabean inoculants commenced in 1967.

The IITA Bulletin 2319 published articles how N2Africa helps farmers in Nigeria and Borno State gain access to mar

Annual reports 2015 for DR Congo, Rwanda and Malawi.

Tropical Legumes III aims to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in drought-prone areas of the two regions through enhanced productivity and production of grain legumes. This bulletin highlights critical lessons and achievements from the Seed Systems Project.