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Pigeonpea pods

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Handsome Chipeta, ICRISAT Technician, describes the benefits of ICEAP-000557, the first medium-duration pigeonpea variety released in Malawi. Photo: Swathi Sridharan, ICRISAT

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Handsome Chipeta, ICRISAT Technician, describes the benefits of ICEAP-000557, the first medium-duration pigeonpea variety released in Malawi. Photo: Swathi Sridharan, ICRISAT

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Good chickpea harvest in East Africa means better market value. Photo: ICRISAT

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Good chickpea harvest in East Africa means better market value. Photo: ICRISAT

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Close-up of a pigeonpea flower

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A chickpea flower

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Securing incomes for women. A women farmers harvests chickpea in Ethiopia. Photo: Swathi Sridharan, ICRISAT

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Securing incomes for women. A women farmers harvests chickpea in Ethiopia. Photo: Swathi Sridharan, ICRISAT

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Higher yielding and drought-tolerant chickpea varieties are helping Ethiopia to fight climate change effects. Photo: Alina Paul-Bossuet/ ICRISAT

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Higher yielding and drought-tolerant chickpea varieties are helping Ethiopia to fight climate change effects. Photo: Alina Paul-Bossuet/ ICRISAT

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Sustainable production of improved, eco-friendly varieties of pigeonpea has brought a new source of food, fuel and income to poor women in the Indian village of Padasoli, near Jaipur, Rajasthan.

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Sustainable production of improved, eco-friendly varieties of pigeonpea has brought a new source of food, fuel and income to poor women in the Indian village of Padasoli, near Jaipur, Rajasthan.

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Chickpea - one of the best sources of protein. Photo: L. Vidyasagar, ICRISAT

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Chickpea - one of the best sources of protein. Photo: L. Vidyasagar, ICRISAT

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Protein-rich chickpea pods

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An Indian farmer with a bountiful pigeonpea harvest

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An Indian farmer with a bountiful pigeonpea harvest

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ICRISAT scientist Dr PM Gaur examining heat-tolerant chickpea plants at ICRISAT headquarters

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ICRISAT scientist Dr PM Gaur examining heat-tolerant chickpea plants at ICRISAT headquarters

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A trainee examining a chickpea plant

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A bountiful chickpea harvest: A boon to farmers

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A bountiful chickpea harvest: A boon to farmers

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A farmer examines the pigeonpea for sale in the market

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A farmer examines the pigeonpea for sale in the market

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A farmer handpicking pigeonpea pods

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Pigeonpea dal, a source of protein for the poor

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Pigeonpea dal, a source of protein for the poor

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A young farmer-in-the-making checks out pigeonpea pods

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A young farmer-in-the-making checks out pigeonpea pods

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Pigeonpea pods

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Women farmer with a bundle of chickpea harvest. Photo: PS Rao, ICRISAT

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Women farmer with a bundle of chickpea harvest. Photo: PS Rao, ICRISAT

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Chickpea is grown as a source of much needed income, as well as for its ability to add nitrogen to the soil. Photo: ICRISAT

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Chickpea is grown as a source of much needed income, as well as for its ability to add nitrogen to the soil. Photo: ICRISAT

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Dr A J Hingane of ICRISAT (left) explains the intricacies of pigeonpea crossing to a participant of the training program held in Nairobi, Kenya

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Dr A J Hingane of ICRISAT (left) explains the intricacies of pigeonpea crossing to a participant of the training program held in Nairobi, Kenya

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Women participate in selecting pigeonpea varieties

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Women participate in selecting pigeonpea varieties

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Robert Amayo from the National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute (NaSARRI), Uganda making crosses in pigeonpea

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Robert Amayo from the National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute (NaSARRI), Uganda making crosses in pigeonpea

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Ripening pods promise food security and prosperity for this dryland farmer in Kenya.

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Ripening pods promise food security and prosperity for this dryland farmer in Kenya.

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Farmers at a chickpea farm of the university during the field day.

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Farmers at a chickpea farm of the university during the field day.

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By focusing on early maturity and high yield, researchers are helping transform chickpea into an internationally traded commodity and source of income for rural communities. Photo: ICRISAT

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By focusing on early maturity and high yield, researchers are helping transform chickpea into an internationally traded commodity and source of income for rural communities. Photo: ICRISAT

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Anil Kumar Sharma in his pigeonpea farm in Padasoli village, Rajasthan, India. Photo: ICRISAT

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Anil Kumar Sharma in his pigeonpea farm in Padasoli village, Rajasthan, India. Photo: ICRISAT

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Women farmers in pigeonpea fields. Tanzania's improved maize-legume mixed systems . Photo: ICRISAT

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Women farmers in pigeonpea fields. Tanzania's improved maize-legume mixed systems . Photo: ICRISAT

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Women inspect pigeonpea at flowering time in East Africa. Photo: ICRISAT

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Women inspect pigeonpea at flowering time in East Africa. Photo: ICRISAT

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Pigeonpea seeds contain high levels of protein and amino acids

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Pigeonpea seeds contain high levels of protein and amino acids

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This 5- Grain nutritious soup is made of sorghum, pearl millet, pigeonpea, chickpea and groundnut. Photo: ICRISAT

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This 5- Grain nutritious soup is made of sorghum, pearl millet, pigeonpea, chickpea and groundnut. Photo: ICRISAT

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Millet & chickpea stuffed peppers

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