by Administrator | Jan 11, 2017 | Beans, CGIAR, CIAT, Ethiopia, Kenya, PABRA, Tanzania, Uganda
When Harriet Aber entered the LovePulses Showcase competition with her special bean-amaranth energy bar, she never imagined it would take her from Uganda to Chicago.Yet her novel and nutritious snack won her second place in the LovePulses...
by Administrator | Dec 1, 2016 | Beans, CGIAR, CIAT, Ethiopia, Kenya, PABRA, Partnership
The Ethiopia Bean Research Programme led by the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) has won the highest scientific award in the Ethiopia – the Gold medal and Cup – for the impact of its bean research which has transformed the lives of millions of...
by Administrator | Oct 6, 2016 | Beans, PABRA, Uganda
In the dry afternoon breeze, Clare Mukankusi pulls on a light khaki lab coat. The 18 acre plot at Kawanda, part of Uganda’s National Agricultural Research Organization, is remote and quite. She shares a few words with one of the field technicians, laughing as she...
by Administrator | Aug 29, 2016 | Beans, PABRA, Rwanda
Five new bean varieties bred with high iron and resilience to the impacts of drought were released in Uganda for the first time on Friday 22nd July. The varieties – co-developed by the National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI), the Rwandan Agricultural...
by Administrator | Aug 29, 2016 | Beans, PABRA
As a senior research technician, Derese Eshete has spent his career with one goal in mind: to improve the living conditions of the farmers he believes he is working for. Having worked on many crops previously, including the country’s super-grain teff, he has settled...
by Administrator | Aug 29, 2016 | Beans, PABRA, Rwanda
Eating specially-bred, high-iron beans twice-a-day for just four-and-a-half months reduced iron deficiency and anaemia in young women in Rwanda, according to a new study. Iron deficiency is the world’s leading nutritional ailment, particularly in developing countries....
