by Administrator | Oct 22, 2017 | Africa, Beans, CIAT, Dr. Mercy Lung’aho, PABRA, Partnership, Rwanda
by Mercy LungahoAt the 2017 Borlaug Dialogue this week, October 18-20, Dr. Mercy Lung’aho says feeding our youth more nutritious food is critical for a prosperous Africa. Her opinion piece was first published by Inter Press Service News Agency. One drizzly morning in...
by Administrator | Oct 19, 2017 | Africa, Beans, CIAT, PABRA, Zimbabwe
Farmers actually wanted to own the new improved bean varieties; to be part of the success in seeing them spreading across the landscape.Gutsa Freeman, Principal Research Economist at the Harare Research Station.In Zimbabwe, nutritional deficiencies and chronic...
by Administrator | Oct 9, 2017 | Africa, Beans, CGIAR, CIAT, Madagascar, PABRA
The “Village of Nutrition” is an initiative in Madagascar by PABRA and local partners to fight malnutrition.The initiative has two objectives: first, to improve the nutritional status of vulnerable groups, with a focus on pregnant women and nursing mothers; children...
by Administrator | Oct 9, 2017 | Beans, Burundi, CGIAR, CIAT, PABRA, Uncategorized
In spite of its fragile state, Burundi saw much progress in nutrition in 2016. A strong partnership between the Ministry of Health (PRONIANUT) and the Ministry of Agriculture (ISABU) has led to 11 farmer cooperatives receiving training on how to produce nutritious...
by Administrator | Oct 9, 2017 | Beans, Kenya, PABRA
George Oketch Achola is a farmer on the banks of Lake Victoria, Western Kenya, earns 70 percent of his income from beans. He supplies Lasting Solutions Ltd. with improved bean varieties.He has more than tripled his production using new varieties, which he discovered...
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...
