The mungbean transformation diversifying crops, defeating malnutrition: Diversifying crops, defeating malnutrition
Mungbean is a major pulse crop in Asia. National partners in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Thailand collaborated with AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center, using an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to research and develop improved mungbean varieties a...
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| author | Shanmugasundaram, Subramanyam Keatinge, J. D. H. Hughes, Jacqueline d’Arros |
| author_browse | Hughes, Jacqueline d’Arros Keatinge, J. D. H. Shanmugasundaram, Subramanyam |
| author_facet | Shanmugasundaram, Subramanyam Keatinge, J. D. H. Hughes, Jacqueline d’Arros |
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| description | Mungbean is a major pulse crop in Asia. National partners in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Thailand collaborated with AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center, using an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to research and develop improved mungbean varieties and technologies. The effort aimed to resolve the major constraints limiting mungbean production and resulted in the release of improved varieties with traits such as short maturity duration, high yields, and disease resistance to Cercospora leaf spot, powdery mildew, and Mungbean yellow mosaic virus. The total area planted to improved varieties has reached almost 3 million hectares across these countries, providing an estimated 1.5 million farmers with yield increases of about 300 kilograms per hectare. In terms of consumption, mungbean consumption has increased 22 to 66 percent in the various countries, and has been demonstrated to improve the health of anemic women and children. This paper traces the research, development, and dissemination of improved mungbean in Asia and examines its impact on agricultural productivity and food security. Actions to sustain the intervention and support future research are noted. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1619882025-11-06T06:21:16Z The mungbean transformation diversifying crops, defeating malnutrition: Diversifying crops, defeating malnutrition Shanmugasundaram, Subramanyam Keatinge, J. D. H. Hughes, Jacqueline d’Arros food security mungbean Mungbean is a major pulse crop in Asia. National partners in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Thailand collaborated with AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center, using an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to research and develop improved mungbean varieties and technologies. The effort aimed to resolve the major constraints limiting mungbean production and resulted in the release of improved varieties with traits such as short maturity duration, high yields, and disease resistance to Cercospora leaf spot, powdery mildew, and Mungbean yellow mosaic virus. The total area planted to improved varieties has reached almost 3 million hectares across these countries, providing an estimated 1.5 million farmers with yield increases of about 300 kilograms per hectare. In terms of consumption, mungbean consumption has increased 22 to 66 percent in the various countries, and has been demonstrated to improve the health of anemic women and children. This paper traces the research, development, and dissemination of improved mungbean in Asia and examines its impact on agricultural productivity and food security. Actions to sustain the intervention and support future research are noted. 2009 2024-11-21T10:00:10Z 2024-11-21T10:00:10Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161988 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Shanmugasundaram, Subramanyam; Keatinge, J. D. H.; Hughes, Jacqueline d’Arros. 2009. The mungbean transformation diversifying crops, defeating malnutrition. IFPRI Discussion Paper 922. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161988 |
| spellingShingle | food security mungbean Shanmugasundaram, Subramanyam Keatinge, J. D. H. Hughes, Jacqueline d’Arros The mungbean transformation diversifying crops, defeating malnutrition: Diversifying crops, defeating malnutrition |
| title | The mungbean transformation diversifying crops, defeating malnutrition: Diversifying crops, defeating malnutrition |
| title_full | The mungbean transformation diversifying crops, defeating malnutrition: Diversifying crops, defeating malnutrition |
| title_fullStr | The mungbean transformation diversifying crops, defeating malnutrition: Diversifying crops, defeating malnutrition |
| title_full_unstemmed | The mungbean transformation diversifying crops, defeating malnutrition: Diversifying crops, defeating malnutrition |
| title_short | The mungbean transformation diversifying crops, defeating malnutrition: Diversifying crops, defeating malnutrition |
| title_sort | mungbean transformation diversifying crops defeating malnutrition diversifying crops defeating malnutrition |
| topic | food security mungbean |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161988 |
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