Tribune Online From village farm to int’l market: How Nigerian cowpea farmer is redefining hope, harvest It used to be sad tales of farmers losing every pod from their cowpea to the devastating maruca vitrata, also known as pod borer insect which has the capacity to destroy over 70 percent of cowpea pods while on the field. The story always ends in misery as rural farmers lose their money and investment. […] From village farm to int’l market: How Nigerian cowpea farmer is redefining hope, harvest Tribune Online