by Administrator | Feb 16, 2017 | Africa, Beans, CGIAR, CIAT, PABRA
Dr. Mercy Lung’aho, a nutritionist at CIAT and member of the Pan-African Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) network, talks to Scidev.net about high iron beans – and how they can be a key weapon in the fight against malnutrition and anemia in Africa:...
by Administrator | Feb 16, 2017 | Africa, Beans, Ethiopia, Kenya, PABRA
The workshop brought together more than 100 participants from across Africa, to plan the next phase of their research activities. Novel approaches to leverage better beans for more people included the “bean” corridor approach,” which was discussed and built upon....
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...
