by Patricia Onyango | Oct 12, 2021 | Africa, Latest News
You are invited to the launch of the Bean Atlas 2.0. A team of specialists involved in creating the atlas will discuss how this tool will be a key reference for everyone across the Africa bean value chain, including farmers, buyers, researchers, and supporters of the...
by Patricia Onyango | Jul 26, 2021 | Latest News
What are Golden Eggs? The Research for Development (R4D) “products” developed during 10 years of CGIAR’s Research Programs/Platform, including breakthrough tools, technologies, prototypes, practices, policy options, networks, and methods that are at a stage of...
by Patricia Onyango | Jul 25, 2021 | Latest News
Eileen Nchanji, Boaz Waswa, Patricia Onyango, Owen Kimani, David Karanja, and Wincaster Mutuli Getting the right traits and the suitable variety for different clients is never easy. Did you know that farmer’s approval for a variety to be released is very...
by Patricia Onyango | Jul 7, 2021 | Burundi, Latest News
by Nepomuscene Ntukamazina, Eric Nduwarugira, Patricia Onyango, Jean Claude Rubyogo Malnutrition is a public health concern in Burundi, with the highest level of hunger among all 76 countries in the 2014 Global Hunger Index. Forty-nine percent of children under five...
by Patricia Onyango | Jul 1, 2021 | Latest News
By: Owen Kimani, Boaz Waswa, Eileen Nchanji, Josey Kamanda, Justin Mabeya, Patricia Onyango and David Karanja The average age of a Kenyan farmer is approximately 60 years. With a growing human population, the demand for food is subsequently increasing. There is a need...
by Patricia Onyango | Jun 26, 2021 | Africa, Latest News
Rwanda has one of the highest per capita consumption in the world, confirming that beans are a key crop for food security in the country. Common bean is an important food crop for Rwandese. It is often referred to as the meat of the poor. On 24 June 2021, the Rwanda...
