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 Patricia Onyango | Nov 19, 2018 | Africa, Beans, KALRO, News
Policymakers at the center of High Iron Bean promotion in Kenya The Big 4 Agenda is at the heart of the President of Kenya, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta’s flagship projects that will position Kenya as a development-oriented country. Food and nutrition security is one of the...
by Administrator | Oct 9, 2017 | Beans, KALRO, Kenya, NARO, Uganda
When Tei Mukunya, Director of Azuri Health, prepared meals for her 112 year old grandmother, she had a realization.”It wasn’t easy to find a good range of nutritious, easily digestible foods that she liked. Most flour was made from maize, and having a range...
by Administrator | Oct 9, 2017 | Beans, CIAT, IDRC, KALRO, Kenya, PABRA, Partnership, Uganda
Fast-cooking beans and nutritious bean snacks have hit supermarket shelves in Western Kenya. The products target women who may need to prepare meals in a short period of time for the whole family. The fast-cooking beans have been pre-cooked, and only need to be boiled...