Cowpeas

Bambara Nuts

Vigna subterranea — Cameroon, DRC, Tanzania; indigenous legume

Broad Beans (Fava / Horse Beans)

Vicia faba — Ethiopia

Chickpeas

Cicer arietinum — Ethiopia (major global exporter), Tanzania, Kenya. Desi and Kabuli types.

Common Beans (Dry)

Phaseolus vulgaris — Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, DRC. Multiple varieties: red kidney, white pea, pinto

French Beans (Green Beans)

Phaseolus vulgaris (fresh) — Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Rwanda; major horticultural export to EU

Green Peas (Fresh/Frozen)

Pisum sativum — Kenya, Ethiopia; EU export

Lentils

Lens culinaris — Ethiopia; highland crop with growing export market

Mung Beans / Green Grams

Vigna radiata — Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda; export to South and East Asian markets

Pigeon Peas

Cajanus cajan — Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia; significant export to India

Snow Peas / Sugar Snap Peas

Pisum sativum (fresh) — Kenya, Ethiopia; high-value EU export