by Administrator | Sep 29, 2017 | Beans, CGIAR, CIAT, PABRA, Tanzania
By Jean Claude Rubyogo More than 300 farmers, companies, extension agents and media attended a field day at the Agriculture Seed Agency (ASA) seed farm at Ngaramtoni in Arusha, Tanzania, to raise awareness among smallholder farmer about the value of planting improved...
by Administrator | Sep 29, 2017 | Beans, Malawi, PABRA
By Enid Katungi Our recent study, conducted to evaluate the performance of PABRA over the last two decades, shows remarkable achievements in terms of productivity and the number of people using improved bean varieties. Varietal output, proportion of households using...
by Administrator | Sep 29, 2017 | Beans, CIAT, PABRA, Zimbabwe
By Enid KatungiFor the past two decades, the Pan-Africa Bean Research alliance (PABRA), has stepped-up efforts in Zimbabwe to help farmers boost their bean production as a pathway to reducing poverty. This is done with the support of the Swiss Agency for Cooperation...
by Administrator | Sep 28, 2017 | Africa, Beans, Ethiopia, Partnership
As a senior researcher, Derese Eshete has spent his career with one goal in mind: to improve the living conditions of the farmers he believes he is working for. Having worked on many crops previously, including the country’s “super-grain” teff, he has settled on...
by Administrator | Sep 28, 2017 | Africa, Dr. Mercy Lung’aho, SDG
I’ve already seen how small changes in eating habits can be life-changing.I’m passionate about working in nutrition. I do what I do because I know how it feels when everybody looks the other way. I was a “preemie” – a premature baby.Weighing a mere 1.08 kg and...