{"id":29787,"date":"2023-10-18T13:26:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T13:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fert.fr\/?p=29787"},"modified":"2023-10-25T08:20:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T08:20:09","slug":"a-cowpea-training-for-farmer-relays-in-cote-divoire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fert.fr\/en\/a-cowpea-training-for-farmer-relays-in-cote-divoire\/","title":{"rendered":"A cowpea training for farmer-relays in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fert has been <\/span><\/span>supporting<\/span> cowpea<\/span><\/span> (<\/span>small<\/span> bean<\/span>) <\/span><\/span>farmers<\/span><\/span> in the <\/span>northern<\/span> region<\/span> of <\/span>C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire<\/span> since<\/span> 2022 in partnership with Fondation Avril<\/u><\/a>. <\/span>With<\/span> groundnuts<\/span>, <\/span>cowpea<\/span> stands out as one of the <\/span>two<\/span> primary<\/span> legumes<\/span> cultivated<\/span> in the <\/span>region<\/span> and <\/span>is<\/span> the <\/span>most<\/span> consumed<\/span>. <\/span>With<\/span> a short <\/span>growth<\/span> cycle, attractive <\/span>prices<\/span>, and <\/span>low<\/span> input <\/span>requirements<\/span>, <\/span>cowpea<\/span> boasts<\/span> several<\/span> advantages<\/span>. It <\/span>ensures<\/span> income<\/span> on <\/span>small<\/span> plots, <\/span>provides<\/span> cash <\/span>during<\/span> lean<\/span> periods<\/span>, and <\/span>contributes<\/span> to <\/span>household<\/span> nutrition <\/span>through<\/span> the <\/span>consumption<\/span> of <\/span>both<\/span> seeds<\/span> and <\/span>leaves<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>