Globally, legumes are vital constituents of diet and perform critical roles in maintaining well-
being owing to the dense nutritional contents and functional properties of their seeds. While …

Vegetable legumes are an essential source of carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals, along
with health-promoting bioactive chemicals. The demand for the use of either fresh or …

Poverty, food, and nutrition insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have become major
concerns in recent times. The effects of climate change, drought, and unpredictable rainfall …

Underutilized/orphan legumes provide food and nutritional security to resource-poor rural
populations during periods of drought and extreme hunger, thus, saving millions of lives …

Cowpea, Bambara groundnut, marama bean, and African locust and yam bean are
important legumes in Africa with growing global appeal as food crops. Cowpea and …

Legumes, being angiosperm's third-largest family as well as the second major crop family,
contributes beyond 33% of human dietary proteins. The advent of the global food crisis …

Providing safe, nutritious, and wholesome food for poor and undernourished populations
has been a major challenge for the developing world. Acute shortage, unreliable supply …

Exploring rate of global population led to fast depletion of natural resources. It has become
primary importance in India like horse gram, khesari, rice bean, tepary bean, moth bean …

The enormous effects of food insecurity have worsened in Nigeria and are further
heightened by internal conflicts combined with ongoing climate change impacts such as …

There is increasing interest in finding new food sources to alleviate malnutrition in
developing countries. Nine little known legumes (Mallotus subulatus (white variety), Cassia …