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BamNetwork is the online forum for the international research community on bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc). This site aims to link researchers, students, farmers and end users together to facilitate the discussion and knowledge exchange on bambara groundnut. This website is the second iteration of a dedicated online presence for research focused on bambara groundnut, and was launched in 2014

Members of this research community have been part of several collaborative projects on Bambara groundnut including:

Increasing the Productivity of Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) for Sustainable Food Production in Semi-Arid Africa (BamFOOD)

An INCO-DC: International Cooperation with Developing Countries project.

Duration:  2000 – 2004

Participating research institutes and universities:

University of Nottingham Sutton Bonington Campus (UK), Botswana College of Agriculture, Technical University Munich (Germany), Mahenene Research Station (Namibia) and University of Swaziland.

Molecular, Environmental and Nutritional Evaluation of Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) for Food Production in Semi-Arid Africa and India (BamLINK)

An EU INCO-DEV: Sixth Framework Programme

Duration: 2006 – 2010

Participating research institutes and universities: University of Nottingham Sutton Bonnington Camus (UK), Botswana College of Agriculture, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (Denmark), Technical University Munich (Germany),  Crops Research Institute (Ghana), National Research Centre for Groundnut Breeding (India), University of Bangalore (India), University of Namibia , Central and Arid Zone Research Institute (India) and National Plant Genetic Resource Centre (Tanzania)

Some of the prominent research institutes, CG centres and  universities that are part of BamNetwork:

  • Crops for the Future (CFF, Malaysia)
  • University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC)
  • University of Nottingham (UK)
  • Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI, Ghana)
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA, Nigeria)
  • Tshwane University of Technology (TUT, South Africa)
  • University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN, South Africa)
  • Bogor Agricultural University (IPB, Indonesia)
  • Universitas Muhammadiyah Gresik (Indonesia),
  • University of Brawijaya (Indonesia)
  • Kasetsart University (Thailand)
  • Songkhla Farm Crops Research Centre, Department of Agriculture, Thailand (Thailand)
  • University of Developmental Studies (Ghana)
  • Centre for Sustainable Development, University of Ibadan (Nigeria)
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Recent Posts

  • African – Southeast Asian Workshop on Bambara Groundnut
  • Second visit to Nigeria and Ghana under ITPGRFA-BSF Grant.
  • Publications by Team Members under Crops For the Future (CFF).
  • Visit to Zimbabwe and Tunisia under Crops For the Future (CFF)
  • Second visit to Bogor Agriculture University, Indonesia under ITPGRFA-BSF Grant.
  • AgriGIS Workshop & Think-Tank meetings in Nairobi
  • Socioeconomic of bambara groundnut: Generating baseline information on bambara groundnut utilisation and consumption in Africa.

Steering Committee:

Dr. Sean Mayes
Crops for The Future Research Centre, Malaysia

Dr. Joseph Nketiah Berchie
Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI), Ghana

Prof. Dr. Satriyas Ilyas
Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia

Dr. Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudi
University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

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