by Patricia Onyango | Jul 15, 2022 | Latest News, News
Research can play a vital role in reducing poverty and environmental degradation, as has been clearly illustrated in the case of food security. Researchers have helped to achieve remarkable breakthroughs – but they face huge challenges. Lucy Gituamba never imagined...
by Patricia Onyango | Jul 8, 2022 | Latest News, News
By Owen Kimani, Boaz Waswa, Eileen Nchanji, Patricia Onyango, Noel Templer Agriculture cooperatives play a key role in enhancing productivity and access to markets for smallholder farmers. Most farmers’ cooperatives in Kenya have attempted to establish...
by Patricia Onyango | Jul 6, 2022 | Latest News, News
by Marco Ferroni – Chair, CGIAR System Board From the worst drought in four decades threatening famine across the Horn of Africa to extreme heat in South Asia, the war in Ukraine and the unequal pace of pandemic recovery, global food systems are under...
by Patricia Onyango | Jun 27, 2022 | Latest News, News
Soil analysis is important in agriculture because it determines the inputs required for efficient use of soil for crop production. A proper soil test, therefore, ensures that the right fertilizer will be applied to the soil to meet the optimum nutrient requirements of...
by Patricia Onyango | Jun 11, 2022 | Latest News, News, Uncategorized
As part of his recent visit to Kenya, Rwanda and South Sudan, the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) and International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) Nairobi offices were greatly honored to host Honorable Harjit S. Sajjan...
by Patricia Onyango | Jun 7, 2022 | News, Uncategorized
By Dr. Boaz Waswa, Senior Scientist – Pan Africa Bean Research Alliance According to FAO, foodborne diseases affect 1 in 10 people worldwide each year. Over 600 million people fall sick due to various foodborne illnesses. In addition, foodborne illness is...