Climate change is rapidly changing how we live, what we eat and produce, the crops we
breed and the target traits. Previously underutilized orphan crops that are climate resilient …

Food and nutritional security are an essential goals for the entire global population during
climate change scenarios. These twin challenges can be addressed by expanding the …

Many of the plant species that are cultivated for food across the world are neglected and
underutilized. To assess their diversity in Benin and identify the priority species and …

Sustainable agricultural productivity is hampered by over-dependency on major staple
crops, neglect and underutilization of others, climate change, as well as land deterioration …

Understanding the mechanisms governing complex traits variation is a requirement for
efficient crop improvement. In this study, the molecular characterization, marker-trait …

Kersting's groundnut (Macrotyloma geocarpum) locally named “Doyi” is a grain legume of
high nutritional and economic value widely consumed in Benin but neglected by the …

Orphan legume crops play an important role in smallholder farmers' food systems. Though
less documented, they have the potential to contribute to adequate nutrition in vulnerable …

Kersting's groundnut is a tropical crop, highly nutritious, adapted to drought-prone areas.
The crop is neglected both by researchers and by policy makers. This paper aimed at …

In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), both crop production and the hidden hunger index (HHI, a
combination of zinc, iron, and vitamin A deficiency), continue to be worse than the rest of the …

Enhancing orphan crops productivity in developing countries is of paramount importance to
providing quality diets to the growing population as well as resilience options to smallholder …