by Yohane Chideya | Jul 3, 2026 | Beans, KALRO, Kenya, PABRA
From the original version published by Kilimo News – Kenya Beans have long been at the heart of Kenya’s food system, serving as the country’s second most important staple crop after maize and forming part of millions of households’ daily meals. Now, a new...
by Yohane Chideya | Jun 11, 2026 | Beans, Kenya, PABRA, Partnership
By Justin Mabeya1, David Karanja2, Vicky Korir2, Eileen Inyanji1, Jean Claude Rubyogo1, Anne Ngugi2, Wincaster Makoani2 1Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT/PABRA 2 Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) In Kenya’s farms, change is...
by Yohane Chideya | Mar 26, 2026 | Africa, CIAT, Kenya, Partnership
By Warren Arinaitwe1, Ayuka Fombong2, Emmanuel Peter2, Dennis Ongor1, Eileen Nchanji1, Anastacia Wanjiru1, Sunday Ekesi2, Jean Claude Rubyogo1 1 Alliance of Bioversity of International and CIAT 2 International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) ...
by Yohane Chideya | Mar 5, 2026 | Beans, Kenya, Women
By Dennis Ong’or, Warren Arinaitwe, Jean Claude Rubyogo If you ask Lucy Wairimu Mbugua about beans, she does not start with the technical details or yield figures. She starts with the weather. “Our seasons are not the same anymore,” she says, recalling years...
by Yohane Chideya | Mar 5, 2026 | Kenya, Partnership, Women
By Warren Arinaitwe, Dennis Ong’or, Jean Claude Rubyogo On a family farm in Kenya, Mercy Loko, a young farmer from Katumani in Kenya, grew beans the way their parents had always done; small-scale, low inputs, and without much technical guidance. The orchard on...
by Yohane Chideya | Feb 27, 2026 | Beans, Kenya, Women
By Yohane Chideya, Eliud Birachi, Dennis Ong’or, Jean Claude Rubyogo In Kenya’s rapidly growing cities, demand for convenient, nutritious food continues to rise. More urban families are looking for affordable meals that save time without compromising quality,...
