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Scaling success: leading change with the Syngenta Foundation
The catalyst for change came from catastrophe in Kenya, when farmers in the western part of the country lost their maize harvest to disease in 2012....
R&D helping Africa have special beans to fight anaemia
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...
The Pan-African Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) wrapped up its joint steering committee planning workshop, Nairobi, Kenya earlier this month, January 20th – February 2nd
The workshop brought together more than 100 participants from across Africa, to plan the next phase of their research activities. Novel approaches...
The world without beans: opinion piece
By Dr. Robin Buruchara, Director of the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) This opinion piece was first published by the Pan-African Media...
Snack bars with a winning twist: beans in the international spotlight
When Harriet Aber entered the LovePulses Showcase competition with her special bean-amaranth energy bar, she never imagined it...
Bean researchers in Ethiopia win highest accolade
The Ethiopia Bean Research Programme led by the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) has won the highest scientific award in the...
Clare Mukankusi, Bean Breeder at CIAT, Kawanda, 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...
First drought-resilient, high iron beans for Uganda released
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....
Derese Eshete, Ethiopian Agricultural Research Institute, Ethiopia
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...
Eating high-iron beans reduces iron deficiency in just a few months
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,...
Mary Ndimbo, Bean Breeder, Uyole Agricultural Research Institute, Tanzania
Mary Ndimbo knows what beans mean for millions of smallholder farmers in Tanzania – particularly women. Her work at Agricultural Research...
Annuarite Uwera: Research Technician and Bean Breeder, Rwanda Agriculture Board, Rwanda
Annuarite Uwera cuts a tall, elegant figure as she puts on her white lab coat. Sporting pink nail varnish and sparkling blue pumps, she stands out...
Michael Kilango, Head of the Bean Research Program, Agricultural Research Institute – Uyole, Tanzania
The sun peers through the early morning mist as Michael Kilango passes through the doors of the Agricultural Research Institute - Uyole, in...
Why getting the right food on the table is central not just to the health of our children, but to the health of our continent
Dr. Robin Buruchara, Director for Africa for the International Center for Tropical Agriculture, talked about need to tackle malnutrition at the...
New study calls for shift to pre-pregnancy nutrition, to drive down stunting in Rwandan children under two-years-old
A scientific report published in April calls for a shift in interventions to tackle malnutrition in children in Rwanda under the age of two. Among...
Low-income communities need more affordable and nutritious food
A research project tackling malnutrition among vulnerable populations in Kenya and Uganda was launched in Nairobi on April 5th, 2016. The three-year...
Could “magic beans” help ease Malawi’s maize woes?
Whichever way you drive into or out of Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi, maize is everywhere. It flanks the roadsides for miles and miles; huge,...
CIAT & PABRA at the Pan-African Grain Legume conference
Over 450 of the world's most prominent grain legume researchers met in Livingstone, Zambia, earlier this month for the Pan-African Grain Legume and...
Global survey shows shortfall in research investment in pulses
Researchers attending the Pan-African Grain Legume and World Cowpea Conference in Livingstone, Zambia, this week have expressed concern at the lack...
Include pulses for a nutrition secure world
Blog post by Prof. Ruth Oniang’o There’s a saying in Kenya: If you haven’t eaten “ugali” (a common maize-based stiff porridge dish), then you...
Have you registered? 28 February to 4 March 2016, Livingstone, Zambia
Organisers of the Pan-African Grain Legume and World Cowpea Conference have announced eight thematic plenary sessions to be included in the...