 They have also begun a project in the Kumbo region of Cameroon where conditions are better.There has been some suggestions that "M. pinnata" could be grown all the way across the continent as a way to prevent the encroachment of the Sahara.The University of Queensland node of the Australian Research Council Center for Excellence in Legume Research, under the directorship of Professor Peter Gresshoff, in conjunction with Pacific Renewable Energy are currently working on "M. pinnata" for commercial use for the production of biofuel.