Contents N2Africa

INTRODUCTION

04 | ‘In the end, it’s all about the farmers’

05 | The N2Africa approach

PARTNERSHIPS AND ALLIANCES

06 | The win-win-win of public-private partnerships

07 | The Legume Alliance

ADVANCES IN RESEARCH ON RHIZOBIOLOGY AND AGRONOMY

08 | The effects of inoculants and nutrients

09 | Understanding variability in yield

10 | Battling to form nodules

DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE

11 | A wealth of information materials

ACCESS TO INPUTS

12 | High-quality seed: diffusion at the grass roots level

13 | Inoculants: a boost in awareness and availability

14 | Fertilizers: a higher yield with the perfect blend

ACCESS TO OUTPUT MARKETS

15 | Challenges for soyabean farmers

16 | Every legume its own approach

EMPOWERING WOMEN TO INCREASE BENEFITS FROM LEGUME PRODUCTION

17 | A nutrition boost thanks to soyabeans

18 | Harvesting nutrition

About the magazine

‘The Story of N2Africa’ is a magazine filled with inspiring stories about ten years of research for the project N2Africa. With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, N2Africa has been active in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, DRCongo, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda and Zimbabwe.

Acknowledgements

N2Africa Partners