The programme aimed to intensify the cropping systems with grain legumes to improve the productivity and sustainability of rainfed agriculture while diversifying smallholder farmers’ income-generating opportunities.
The main objectives included:
- transforming lowproductivity rainfed cropping systems into resilient and productive ones;
- providing technical innovation services to enhance capacities and expertise to support agricultural development;
- demonstrating inclusive market-oriented development in rainfed agriculture;
- building the capacity of smallholder farmers and their families to sustain resilient productive rainfed cropping systems and harness diverse income generating opportunities; and
- scaling up technological innovations through partnerships.
