Bringing Scientific Knowledge to Farmers in Rural Areas

11/10/2018 18 min
Bringing Scientific Knowledge to Farmers in Rural Areas

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By Gloria Nzeka

Julia Bella-Bravo and Barry Pittendrigh, researchers in the Feed the Future Innovation Lab - which focuses on improving grain legumes, including beans in Central America and cowpea in West Africa - discuss their project called Scientific Animations Without Borders (SAWBO), an initiative that uses mobile technology to help farmers improve their work.