From the report’s executive summary:

This report summarises the work in FOSRIN (Food Security through Ricebean Research in India and Nepal), funded by the 6th Framework Programme (FP6) of the European Commission from April 2006 to March 2010.

FOSRIN was a consortium of eight partners, universities, NGOs and government research organisations in Europe and South Asia, working to popularise the underutilised grain legume crop ricebean (Vigna umbellata) and promote its cultivation over a wider area of the environments to which it is suited than is currently the case. The work involved research on the supply chain and marketing of the crop, the diversity and adaptation of germplasm, farmers‟ preferred traits and indigenous knowledge of the crop, and its health and nutritional aspects. The work is showcased on the website of The Ricebean Network (www.ricebean.org).

Click here to read FOSRIN’s final Report