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Bean based products changing diets in Africa #EachforEqual

Posted by Patricia Onyango on February 24, 2020

By Eileen Nchanji, Gender Specialist – Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT With increasing urbanization, population growth and high cost of living, the diets in the urban areas are changing. Most…
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Kenya partners review the future of High Iron Beans

Posted by Patricia Onyango on October 14, 2019

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

Posted by Patricia Onyango on July 25, 2019

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

Posted by Patricia Onyango on March 3, 2019

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

Posted by Patricia Onyango on January 19, 2019

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

Posted by Patricia Onyango on November 19, 2018

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

Posted by Administrator on May 3, 2018

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

Posted by Lilies Gachanja on April 5, 2018

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

Posted by Lilies Gachanja on March 12, 2018

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

Posted by Lilies Gachanja on January 22, 2018

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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