Organizers and Hosts
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
- Feed-the-Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Grain Legumes (Legume Innovation Lab)
- International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Partners and Co-Hosts
- Zambia Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL)
- Zambia Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI)
- Center for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA)
- Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA)
- International Center for Research in the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
- CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes
- Putting Nitrogen Fixation to Work for Smallholder Farmers in Africa (N2Africa)
- Tropical Legumes III Project
- Feed-the-Future Innovation Lab for Climate-Resilient Cowpea
- Feed-the-Future Innovation Lab for Climate-Resilient Chickpea
- University of Zambia (UNZA)
- Crop Science Society of America (CSSA)
Sponsors
- Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
- Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)
- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Global Pulse Confederation (GPC)
- International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
- The Kirkhouse Trust
- The McKnight Foundation
- US Agency for International Development (USAID)
Call for Sponsorship
Please contact Dr Irvin Widders, Director, Legume Innovation Lab, or Dr David Chikoye, Regional Director, IITA Southern Africa, if your organization, foundation, or program would like to financially sponsor and contribute to this joint research conference. Sponsorship for travel, thematic plenary sessions, and side events (field trips and evening receptions) are being sought. Sponsors will be recognized in all information and media materials related to the conference.
