by Administrator | May 21, 2024 | Africa, Beans, KALRO, Kenya
By Esther Nzuki, Edith Mutui, Jean Claude Rubyogo According to the 2023 Outcome Impact Case Report, the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) has facilitated the release of over 650 new bean varieties, in 31 African countries, which have reached more than 42.7...
by Administrator | Sep 8, 2023 | News
PABRA was chosen from a field of 598 nominees from 47 countries by a preeminent panel of judges with experience and leadership in Africa agriculture. Dar es Salaam, 7th September 2023. The Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) has been honored with the prestigious...
by J Munyao | Sep 5, 2023 | Africa, Beans, CGIAR, News, Tanzania
Outcomes of the opening side event at the 2023 Africa Food Systems Forum 4 September 2023, Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest per capita consumption of fresh vegetables and fruit in the world, and...
by J Munyao | Aug 17, 2023 | Africa, Beans, Malawi
Lydia Chirwa (right )from Mzimba District,Malawi selling beans to a customer. Photo – Yohane Chideya By Yohane Chideya, Jefferson Munyao & Wilson Nkhata Lydia Chirwa from Mapira Village from Malawi in Khonsolo, Mzimba district is an ardent common...
by J Munyao | Aug 14, 2023 | Africa, Beans, Malawi, News
By Yohane Chideya, Eunice Magwaya, Jefferson Munyao, Wilson Nkhata, Jean Claude Rubyogo Bean seed inspectors during a training workshop in Malawi – photo credit Eunice Magwaya Bean seed quality assessments are expected to be intensified in Malawi under the...
by J Munyao | Aug 12, 2023 | Africa, Beans
As part of Alliance/PABRA’s initiative to modernize bean breeding, technicians and scientist from the Pan African Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) targeted countries in Africa, were invited for training on bean breeding with a gender lens. The main purpose of the...