From Singida’s grain sacks to Mama Lulu’s baskets, we follow the Bambara groundnut to market. That morning in Unyamikumbi, Scott and I had watched women shell, winnow and stew Bambara groundnuts. In the afternoon, we wanted to see where the nuts go once they leave the village. So we followed them to market in Singida. Our guide was Henry Mvungi, a World Vegetable Center researcher and PhD candidate. Henry and his team have been mapping the Bambara value chain around Singida – interviewing farmers, traders and hundreds of consumers to find…

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