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PABRA among one CGIAR ‘Golden Eggs’ contributing to ‘healthy diets’, ‘management tools and scaling methods’
What are Golden Eggs? The Research for Development (R4D) “products” developed during 10 years of CGIAR’s Research Programs/Platform, including breakthrough tools, technologies, prototypes, practices, policy options, networks, and methods that are at a stage of application is considered as the “Golden Eggs”. These are products emanating from decisive multi-partner, multi-level,
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Inclusion, a key ingredient to Gender-Responsive Participatory Varietal Selection
Eileen Nchanji, Boaz Waswa, Patricia Onyango, Owen Kimani, David Karanja, and Wincaster Mutuli Getting the right traits and the suitable variety for different clients is never easy. Did you know that farmer’s approval for a variety to be released is very critical? To breed common bean varieties preferred by men,
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Women in Burundi supported to save time and improve children’s nutrition
by Nepomuscene Ntukamazina, Eric Nduwarugira, Patricia Onyango, Jean Claude Rubyogo Malnutrition is a public health concern in Burundi, with the highest level of hunger among all 76 countries in the 2014 Global Hunger Index. Forty-nine percent of children under five in Burundi suffer from chronic malnutrition, with severe levels of
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A new dawn for agriculture with the reintroduction of 4K Clubs in Kenyan schools
By: Owen Kimani, Boaz Waswa, Eileen Nchanji, Josey Kamanda, Justin Mabeya, Patricia Onyango and David Karanja The average age of a Kenyan farmer is approximately 60 years. With a growing human population, the demand for food is subsequently increasing. There is a need to have an informed, passionate, and energetic
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Farmer preferred, market demanded and highly nutritious beans to boost Rwanda’s household diets and wealth
Rwanda has one of the highest per capita consumption in the world, confirming that beans are a key crop for food security in the country. Common bean is an important food crop for Rwandese. It is often referred to as the meat of the poor. On 24 June 2021, the
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Bean threshers transforming post-harvest and food safety handling in Kenya
Boaz Waswa, Josey Kamanda, Justin Mabeya, Eileen Nchanji, David Karanja, Patricia Onyango, Owen Kimani She wonders why she has to go through the tedious ritual of hitting the bean harvest using sticks to put food on her family’s table! “My hands are hard and blistered because I have to use
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