N2AFRICA is a large scale, science research project focused on putting nitrogen fixation to work for smallholder farmers growing legume crops in Africa. N2AFRICA is funded by ‘The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’ and 'The Howard G. Buffet Foundation' through a grant to Plant Production Systems, Wageningen University, in the Netherlands. It is led by Wageningen University together with CIAT-TSBF, IITA and has many partners in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda and Zimbabwe. Currently, new partnerships are established in Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Goals

At the end of the 4-year project we will have:

  • identified niches for targeting nitrogen fixing legumes
  • tested multi-purpose legumes to provide food, animal feed, and improved soil fertility
  • promoted the adoption of improved legume varieties
  • supported the development of inoculum production capacity through collaboration with private sector partners
  • developed and strengthened capacity for legumes research and technology dissemination
  • delivered improved varieties of legumes and inoculant technologies to more than 225,000 smallholder farmers in eight countries of sub-Saharan Africa.

 

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