Mungbean is an important legume crop cultivated in many developing countries. The mungbean sprout is a traditional vegetable in China and Southeast Asia. It is prepared in many dishes. However, mungbean sprout is not well known in South Asia, Africa and most other mungbean-producing countries where a vast potential for its commercial production, consumption and export exists.

Mungbean sprout production is a simple germination process that requires neither sunlight nor soil; it has no season limitations. The process is completed in just 4 to 8 days. The sprout production is extremely inexpensive, requiring only mungbean seeds, sprouting containers and water as inputs. It can, therefore, be practiced even by poor farmers in augmenting their meager resources.

Mungbean sprouts serve as a good alternative vegetable and source of income. This is especially true during hot wet summer and rainy season when there is acute shortage of fresh vegetables, or in the event of crop losses.

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