Two years ago, Nigeria commercialized SAMPEA 20-T, a breakthrough new variety of insect-resistant cowpea – a critical crop for nutrition and livelihoods throughout sub-Saharan Africa. This ...

In a significant leap in the field of space biology, India is planning to send living biological materials for three different experiments. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to ...

A project, “Taking Cowpeas to Scale in West Africa,” aimed at improving the cowpea seed sector in the three Northern Regions has taken off. The three-year project (2015 – 2017) being sponsored by the ...

ISRO has achieved a remarkable milestone in space farming. Cowpea seeds have successfully germinated aboard the PSLV-C60 mission. A time-lapse video captures the seeds sprouting and growing in ...

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has achieved a significant breakthrough in space research with the successful germination of cowpea seeds in space.(HT_PRINT) The Indian Space Research ...

An excited ISRO announced that cowpea seeds it launched into space aboard the PSLV-C60 POEM-4 platform have successfully germinated under microgravity conditions. The seeds began sprouting just four ...

May 10 (UPI) --Researchers in Brazil have developed a new "medicine," or seed treatment, for cowpea seeds. According to a new study, a dose of salicylic acid -- used to make aspirin -- helps the ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. All images by Ankur Paliwal for Undark. Under the noonday sun, Alimatu Alidu uses a stone to grind tomato, red pepper, and small ...