Cowpea is an important legume crop that is grown all over the country particularly in warm areas with low rainfall like the Shire valley, Bwanje Valley, Lakeshore and Phalombe Plains, as well as other dry areas
Khomwe ndi mbewu yamtundu wa nyemba yofunikira yomwe imalimidwa mmadera onse mdziko muno koma makamaka madera otententherapo omwe amalandira mvula yochepa monga ku chigwa cha Shire, Bwanje, mphepete mwa nyanja komanso mmadera a Phalombe, ndi madera ena ouma