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Alternative income for rural women in Zimbabwe in the wake of COVID 19

Posted by Patricia Onyango on October 14, 2020

By Nyarai Chisorochengwe Agriculture is primarily the backbone of Zimbabwe’s economy. To cope with the sting of poverty, most people, especially women, have ventured into growing various crops and rearing…
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Capitalizing on digital tools to sustain bean production, trade and consumption amidst COVID-19

Posted by Patricia Onyango on August 17, 2020

This blog was published by Sylvia Kalemera, Patricia Onyango, Enid Katungi, Boaz Waswa, Eliud Birachi, Noel Templer, Fadhili Kasubiri, Kessy Radegunda, Elvira Omondi, Eward Mushi and Jean Claude Rubyogo When…
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Engaging Kenyan youth in bean business to boost income

Posted by Patricia Onyango on August 12, 2020

By Eileen Nchanji and Patricia Onyango For Ms. Grace Wambui getting into agriculture did not come as her first option. A chance encounter got her here. After school, she started…
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Webinar: High-yielding, climate-resilient beans kick-start business in Zimbabwe

Posted by Administrator on July 17, 2020

SDC flagship project end line report
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Webinar: How beans are beating hunger and malnutrition in Burundi

Posted by Administrator on July 17, 2020

SDC flagship project end line report, 2020 20 July 2020, 15:00–17:00 hrs (East Africa Time) Objectives a. Share the highlights of t
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Yellow Bean Corridor: Seed & Grain Trade Potential

Posted by Patricia Onyango on July 9, 2020

This post is written by Eliud Birachi, Mercy Mutua, Clare Mukankusi, Noel Templer, Louise Sperling, Patricia Onyango, Sylvia Kalemera, Robin Buruchara, Bhramar Dey and Jean Claude Rubyogo. Common bean (Phaseolus…
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Private Sector Partnerships to boost bean production in Africa

Posted by Patricia Onyango on July 7, 2020

The increase in the productivity of the agricultural sector is prioritized by many countries in Africa and the private sector plays a key role in mobilizing knowledge, technologies from…
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Digitally Tracking Dissemination & Targeting Markets: High Iron Bean Seeds in Kenya

Posted by Patricia Onyango on June 14, 2020

This post is written by Bhramar Dey, Justin Machini, Michael Wilcox, and Jean Claude Rubyogo. After millions of dollars are invested to develop, test, and release a new variety of seeds, hundreds…
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Distributing high iron and zinc bean varieties to women farmers in Kenya during COVID-19

Posted by Patricia Onyango on May 24, 2020

By Eileen Nchanji Achieving food and nutritional security and economic prosperity is possible even during this pandemic if men and women are given equal opportunities within an equitable system where…
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Beans, the new ‘cowpea’ in Ghana

Posted by Patricia Onyango on May 18, 2020

The Crops Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CRI-CSIR), has introduced four new common bean (baked beans) varieties, for adoption by farmers. Hunger and malnutrition persist…
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