Identification of upgrading options for legume value chains using a comparison across countries and crops – Tanzania pigeonpea and Uganda groundnut. Socioeconomics Discussion Paper Series 24
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (lCRISAT) is a
non-profit, non-political organization that conducts agricultural research for development in
Asia and sub-Saharan Africa with a wide array of partners throughout the world. Covering
6.5 million square kilometers of land in 55 countries, the semi-arid tropics have over 2 billion
people, of whom 644 million are the poorest of the poor. ICRISAT innovations help the
dryland poor move from poverty to prosperity by harnessing markets while managing risks –
a strategy called Inclusive Market- Oriented development (lMOD). ICRISAT is headquartered
in Patancheru near Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, with two regional hubs and five
country offices in sub-Saharan Africa. It is a member of the CGIAR Consortium
