Vernacular Name
Bambara Groundnut (According to some authors it is Voandzeia subterranea, but others place it in Vigna)

Category
Legumes

Use

Rank	Class
1	Food and Beverages
	Pharmaceutical
	Cosmetics
	Health and Functional Products
	Fodder/Animal feed
	Fibre, Fuel and Building
	Ornamental
	Environmental
	Other

1. Very relevant
5. Not very relevant

Place of Origin
The plant originated in West Africa.

Places and Types of Utilization
The bambara groundnut ripens its pods underground, much as the peanut (also called a groundnut). They can be eaten fresh or boiled after drying.

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Experts on Vigna subterranea:

• Joan Amarteifio
• Sergio Ochatt
• Caroline de Kock
• Kouyate Zoumana
• Werner Schenkel
• Elenimo Khonga
• Klaus Fleissner
• Abu Sesay
• Barbara Ros
• Raymond Sognon
• Wilson Marandu
• Sayed Azam-Ali
• Douglas Robertson
• James Allemann
• Kone Mongomake

Projects on Vigna subterranea:

• Enlarging the genetic variability of protein legumes by biotechnology
• Increasing the Productivity of Bambara Groundnut for Sustainable Food Production in Semi-Arid Africa.
• Assessing opportunities for increased utilisation of bambara groundnut in Southern Africa.
• EU FP 3 bambara groundnut project
• Phenotypic and genetic diversity in bambara groundnut landraces
• Opportunities for increased utilisation of bambara groundnut in Southern Africa
• EU FP 5 bambara groundnut project
• Nyimo Beans
• Mise au point de techniques améliorées de production des écotypes locaux de Voandzou (Voandzeia subterranea) en zone soudano sahélienne du Mali.
• Molecular, Environmental and Nutritional Evaluation of Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc.) for Food Production in Semi-Arid Africa and India
• Market research for underutilised vegetables in Africa
• Approches biotechnologiques pour l’élargissement de la variabilité génétique du Voandzou [Vigna subterranea (L.)]

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• Ecoport
• Purdue
• Bioversity
• Wikipedia
• http://www.genres.de/bambara/
• http://www.nda.agric.za/docs/Bambara.pdf
• Prota