by Patricia Onyango | Mar 20, 2023 | Africa, Latest News, News
Authors: Mwiinga Mulube, Kennedy Muimui, Robert Lungu, Wilson Nkhata, Eliud Birachi, Patricia Onyango, Rachel Muthoni Andriatsitohaina, Noel Templer, Sylvia Kalemera, Paul Aseete, and Jean Claude Rubyogo Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important grain legume...
by Administrator | Sep 5, 2022 | Africa, Beans, News, PABRA
By Gerardine Mukeshimana, Minister for Agriculture and Animal Resources in Rwanda,and Juan Lucas Restrepo, Global Director for partnerships & advocacy at CGIAR,and Director General of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT Rwanda takes nutrition...
by Administrator | Aug 30, 2022 | Africa, Beans, News
Beans are a staple food and source of livelihood in Africa. Recognizing this, PABRA members comprising the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, NARS, and value chain actors aim to improve bean production and consumption. This innovative partnership brings...
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...