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In 2018, USAID‐funded Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Legume Systems Research, a five‐year research capacity building development program, was established at Michigan State University (FTF 2021). This current initiative builds on prior USAID‐funded research and training. Past programs include the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Grain Legumes (2013–2017), which was an extension of the USAID Dry Grain Pulses Collaborative Research Support Program (Pulse CRSP) (2007–2012) and various earlier awards under Bean/Cowpea CRSP (1980–2007). This sustained federal support of research programs on grain legumes is due, in part, to important role legumes play in improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers through income and farm productivity. The overall goals of the program project management are to increase sustainable and inclusive agricultural growth, strengthen the resilience of communities and agricultural and economic systems, and enhance the diets of individuals living in West and southern Africa (Nigeria, Niger, Mali, Ghana, Benin, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Mozambique, Malawi, and Zambia) and the United States (FTF 2021).