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Webinar: High-yielding, climate-resilient beans kick-start business in Zimbabwe
SDC flagship project end line report 2020 22 July 2020, 15:00-17:00 hrs (East Africa Time) Objectives a. Share the highlights from the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) b. Share the approach and impact of Flagship Initiative on the food security, nutrition and incomes of smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe c. Share lessons learned and key implications from the Flagship Initiative. Time (East […]
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Webinar: How beans are beating hunger and malnutrition in Burundi
SDC flagship project end line report, 2020 20 July 2020, 15:00–17:00 hrs (East Africa Time) Objectives a. Share the highlights of the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) b. Share the approach and impact of Flagship Initiative on the food security, nutrition and incomes of smallholder farmers in Burundi c. Share lessons learned and key implications from the Flagship Initiative Time (East Africa Time) […]
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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, inspecting the individual students bean plots. These are form four students monitoring the germination of the bean seed planted a week ago. This is not just […]
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How to empower, not to dis-empower
By Eileen Nchanji Gender equality is a buzzword not only tied to the agricultural and development sector but also in the entertainment and business sectors, where interest on gender pay gaps are highly contested. Achieving gender equality calls for gender considerations in all activities and stages of planning and implementation. The assumption is that if […]
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PABRA Annual Report 2016/2017 – 20th Anniversary Special Edition
Citation PABRA. 2017. PABRA Annual Report 2016/2017 – 20th Anniversary Special Edition . Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance – PABRA . Nairobi, KE. 41 p.. Permanent link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10568/81196 AGROVOC Keywords REPORTS; RESEARCH; BEANS; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; SMALLHOLDERS; PARTNERSHIPS; COPARTICIPACIÓN; PLANT BREEDING; FITOMEJORAMIENTO; FARMERS; RESILIENCE; RESILIENCIA FRENTE A IMPACTOS Y CRISIS; NUTRITION; NUTRICIÓN Subjects BEANS; […]
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PABRA20 Timeline: At a Glance – 20 Years of Growth
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Defining a new approach: better beans for Africa
By Dr. Robin Buruchara, Director of the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) Editorial of PABRA Annual Report 2016 – 20th Anniversary Special Edition Venture onto any small farm in Rwanda or Uganda at meal time, and I can guarantee you that you will find beans on your plate. Come to think of it, venture onto any […]
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When spiders unite, they can tie up a lion
By Debisi Araba, Regional Director for Africa, CIAT There’s an Ethiopian proverb: “When spiders unite, they can tie up a lion.” I’ve always been fascinated with the potential of sustained thinking and collaborative effort. PABRA is a great example of both. That’s because while Africa is such a diverse continent, with so many tongues and […]
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Finding white gold
By Dr. Jean-Claude Rubyogo, Seed Systems Specialist and East and Central Africa Bean Research Network (ECABREN) Coordinator There was a time when, as researchers, our focus was on breeding beans to have varieties resilient to challenges like soil fertility, or disease and pest tolerant. These improved beans would be released to farmers, and we would go […]
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Commodity Corridors: A paradigm shift in PABRA’s business
In the last 20 years, PABRA researchers have found that novel approaches are needed to eliminate bean production bottlenecks. We have made significant progress towards getting better beans to more consumers, allowing farmers to access better seeds. Our assessment of the bean trade in Africa has revealed major flows of different types of beans between […]
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