AVRDC is a world leader in the development of vegetable legume varieties. Our mungbean varieties are currently
being sown on over 3 million ha in Asia. Much of the world’s grain soybean and nearly all of its vegetable soybean
varieties originated from our germplasm. These legumes are increasing farmers’ incomes, improving the diets of the
poor (particularly women and children), and enriching the fertility of the soil.