World Cowpea Research Conference: Crop experts embrace legume prized for protein and resilience to hot, dry climates
Monday, September 27, 2010 - 10:21
in Earth & Climate
A long neglected crop with the potential to halt hunger for millions in Africa, sustain the livestock revolution underway in developing countries, rejuvenate nutrient-sapped soils, and even feed astronauts on extended space missions, is attracting scientists from around the world to Senegal this week for the 5th World Cowpea Research Conference.