Pigeon pea is a valuable source of vegetable protein and farmers grow it either for food or cash. Pigeon pea improves soil fertility through leaf litter and nitrogen fixation. It can be grown either as an annual or as a perennial crop
Nandolo ndi wofunikira kwambiri ngati chakudya chomanga thupi chamasamba ndipo alimi amalima ngati chakudya kapena kugulitsa. Nandolo imaonjezera chonde munthaka kudzera mmasamba ake omwe amagwa pansi ndipo amathandizira kuyika nitrogen munthaka. Amalimidwa ngati mbewu yachaka kapena yokhalitsa kuposa chaka chimodzi