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The annual production of Bambara groundnut is estimated to be 0.2 million tonnes from an area of 0.25 million hectares worldwide. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is the largest producer of Bambara groundnut, while a small quantity is produced in Southeast Asia (e.g., Thailand and Indonesia), the United States, and Australia.
Macrotyloma geocarpum is also known as the ground bean, geocarpa groundnut, Hausa groundnut, or Kersting's groundnut.In French, it is often called la lentille de terre.M. geocarpum is an herbaceous annual plant and a crop of minor economic importance in sub-Saharan Africa, tolerant of drought, with a growth habit similar to that of the peanut.
Okpa (pronounced Ọkpa) is a dish prepared by the Igbo people with a type of beans known as bambara nuts. [1] It is common in Enugu state and Niger state and classified as a traditional Nigerian delicacy. Other ethnic groups also eat it (with pap or alone). [2] Other Igbo names for okpa include ịgba and ntucha. In Hausa, it is known as ...
Crop Production division is involved in the research on improvement of production technologies of groundnut for which it focusses on the Development of sustainable packages of practices for groundnut based cropping system and management of existing and emerging problems of soil and water salinity for groundnut production. Groundnut cultivation ...
The institute came into existence with the enactment of decree 32. of 1967. Part of the institute's initial goals was to develop a better productive farming system, the selection and breeding of high-yielding crop varieties that are resistant to diseases and pests, and strengthening agricultural research in the humid and tropic regions.
In the country's economy, the main export or cash crop is the groundnut (also known as the peanut). [5] In 2002, the crop made up 6% of The Gambia's GDP. [5] Around 60% of the groundnut production is exported while the remaining 30% is domestically consumed. [5] The country has used about 45% of its land to grow the crop. [5]
Bambara or Bambarra may refer to: Bambara people, an ethnic group, primarily in Mali Bambara language, their language, a Manding language; Bamana Empire, a state that flourished in present-day Mali (1640s–1861) Bambara, a genus of feather-winged beetles; Bambara groundnut, a traditional food crop in Africa (Vigna subterranea)
The African Groundnut Council is an Intergovernmental organization designed to promote groundnuts produced in the countries of the Gambia, Mali, Niger, Senegal, the Sudan and Nigeria. History [ edit ]