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Kenya partners review the future of High Iron Beans
Kenya gets most of its beans from Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, and DRC as imports. This shows that Kenya is a big market and consumer of beans. If bean productivity…
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High Iron and zinc beans: The new panacea for malnutrition in Zimbabwe
by Eileen Nchanji and Bruce Mutari Most rural households in Zimbabwe are vulnerable from multiple climatic shocks, cash shortages, price changes, health issues resulting in 33% of the households not…
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Healthier and Prosperous Africa: ‘AVISA’ Project launched for faster agriculture gains in seven countries
Tanzanian Minister for Agriculture calls for more public-private collaboration Greater yields, higher incomes, and improved livelihoods – these will be the results farmers in seven countries across Africa could get…
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Beans boosting nutrition and keeping Kenyan students in school
Bean production initiative at Mwireri Secondary School started in 2017 with a small demonstration to assess the suitability of two varieties for the area. From the success observed, the…
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Policymakers at the center of High Iron Bean promotion in Kenya
Policymakers at the center of High Iron Bean promotion in Kenya The Big 4 Agenda is at the heart of the President of Kenya, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta’s flagship projects that…
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The Kenya Academic Year of the Bean
On a Thursday afternoon, a group of 38 students of Mwireri Secondary School, Mweiga Nyeri are busy in school farm with their agriculture and head teacher, Mr. George Murage,…
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PABRA 2018 steering committee; Bean Commodity Corridors as an Approach for Enhancing Productivity, Markets and Nutrition
The PABRA 2018 steering committee meeting was held at the Speke Resort Munyonyo, Uganda between the 20th and 22nd March 2018. Appropriately themed Bean Commodity Corridors as an Approach…
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Fighting Iron Deficiency; New Improved High-iron and Zinc Beans Released in Tanzania
High-iron beans are a special type of conventionally bred biofortified beans that contain high levels of iron and zinc. Biofortification enhances the nutritional value of staple food crops by…
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Climate-resilient ‘super beans’ boost food rations for refugees in Uganda
Climate-resilient ‘super beans’ boost food rations for refugees in Uganda Non-GMO and fast-growing, a high-yield bean variety is helping South Sudanese refugees feed their families and cultivate new…
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From theory to practice
Ndu subdivision, Ntumbaw (ntu means hills and mbaw means valleys) village in North-West Cameroon is generally cold in the hills and hot in the valleys. Wilson Nfor Gwei, born in the South…
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