Bambara Groundnut is a Climate-Resilient Crop: How Could a Drought-Tolerant and Nutritious Legume Improve Community Resilience in the Face of Climate Change?

Feldman, Aryo; Ho, Wai Kuan; Massawe, Festo; Mayes, Sean

Abstract

Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.; www.bamyield.org) is a crop similar in morphology and growth habit to groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.). It was also historically largely displaced by groundnut upon the latter’s introduction to sub-Saharan Africa from Latin America (Sprent et al. 2010). Bambara groundnut nevertheless still holds local importance in West Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa and even Southeast Asia (Fig. 8.1). It is held in high esteem for its nutritional qualities by the consumer and its drought tolerance by the farmer (Tables 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3; Fig. 8.2). It could therefore be promoted in areas that are currently drought prone as well as in areas where climate change projections show an increased frequency and intensity in droughts as well as unpredictable rainfall patterns.

Citation

Feldman, A., Ho, W. K., Massawe, F., & Mayes, S. (2019). Bambara Groundnut is a Climate-Resilient Crop: How Could a Drought-Tolerant and Nutritious Legume Improve Community Resilience in the Face of Climate Change?. In A. Sarkar, S. Sensarma, & G. vanLoon (Eds.), Sustainable Solutions for Food Security: Combating Climate Change by Adaptation (150-167). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77878-5_8

• Online Publication Date: Jan 19, 2019
• Publication Date: 2019
• Deposit Date: Feb 20, 2022
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 150-167
• Book Title: Sustainable Solutions for Food Security: Combating Climate Change by Adaptation
• ISBN: 9783319778778
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77878-5_8
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3929817
• Publisher URL: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-77878-5_8