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Woman’s seed business boosting community incomes and food security in Rwanda
by Emma Uwera, Edouard Rurangwa, Annuarite Uwera, Sylvia Kalemera, Jean Claude Rubyogo, Rachel Muthoni Andriatsitohaina Emma Uwera is a young seed...
Community fortune changes through bean trade in Kenya
by Helen Keti, Patricia Onyango Beans in Bomet county in Kenya are mostly grown for home consumption. If excess is available, the extra beans are...
Common bean breeding in Africa takes new and more rapid innovative techniques
by Winnie Nanteza1, Nkalubo Stanley1 Patricia Onyango2, Wallace Cowling3 and Mukankusi Clare2 1National Agricultural Research Organization...
Traditional knowledge helping research in identifying faster cooking bean varieties
by Job Wekhichu, Andrew Kabwama, Winnyfred Amongi, Clare Mukankusi, Patricia Onyango In ancient days, beans would take long to cook, this meant...
Irrigation schemes promise high bean yields in Zimbabwe
By Nyarai Chisorochengwe, Shylet Tsekenedza, Eileen Nchanji, Patricia Onyango, Owen Kimani Zimbabwean farmers are reaping good bean harvest from the...
Getting Lifeline Through Improved Bean Variety
By Yohane Chideya Even though she has been farming beans for many years, raking yields seasons-in-seasons-out Esther Jere was still not satisfied....
Low-cost phenotyping of root rot diseases for common bean
by Kato, F., Male, A., Amongi, W., Odama, R., Musoke, S., Acam, C., Nababi, H., Nakyazi, B., Naluwooza, C., Kabwama, A., Wekhichu, J., Ndati, J. and...
Affordable phenotyping for evaluating foliar diseases in common bean
by Kato, F., Male, A., Amongi, W., Odama, R., Musoke, S., Acam, C., Nababi, H., Nakyazi, B., Naluwooza, C., Kabwama, A., Wekhichu, J., Ndati, J. and...
Making the Bean Corridor work: Lessons from Zambia
Authors: Mwiinga Mulube, Kennedy Muimui, Robert Lungu, Wilson Nkhata, Eliud Birachi, Patricia Onyango, Rachel Muthoni Andriatsitohaina, Noel...
Canada visit reaffirms long-standing partnership and opportunities for the future
Pan Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) in collaboration with the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) hosted a...
How Can Multi-Stakeholder Platforms Drive Bean Seed Systems to Respond to Market Demand?
Smallholder farmers in Malawi struggle to find reliable buyers and fair prices for their crops, while grain traders struggle to find the necessary...
VACANCY: Bean Program Breeder
The Organization: The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) delivers research-based...
PABRA among 2022 Innovation Sprint winners
The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), a global initiative launched last November at the 26th United Nations Climate...
Bean seed multiplication business attracting more investment
By Authors: Sylvia Kalemera, Blaise Ndabashinze and Eric Nduwarugira, Astere Bararyenya, Patricia Onyango, Owen Kimani and Jean Claude Rubyogo Mr....
Women who are movers and shakers in the bean Industry
Dr. Catherine Madata – the bean legend in Tanzania Authors: Sylvia Kalemera, Agnes Ndunguru, Fadhili Kasubiri, Radegunda Kessy Eleven years after...
Partnerships improving bean quality for Zambian local export market
By Mulube Mwiinga , Rachel Muthoni Andriatsitohaina, and Wilson Nkhata. The Zambian bean sector has been on a growth spurt for the past couple of...
Gender inclusivity: Couples partnering to promote bean business in Zimbabwe
By Nyarai Chisorochengwe, Shylet Tsekenedza, Eileen Nchanji, Patricia Onyango, Owen Kimani Lime is a registered group of 17 members comprising seven...
25 years of PABRA’s bean transformation in Africa
During the inaugural AGRF meeting in Kigali Rwanda, Pan Africa Bean Research Alliance Improved yields, incomes and nutrition, from the beans....
Beans for better nutrition and attainment of the global goals
By Gerardine Mukeshimana, Minister for Agriculture and Animal Resources in Rwanda,and Juan Lucas Restrepo, Global Director for partnerships &...
Beans Is How – PABRA Celebrating 25 years – Agenda
Beans are a staple food and source of livelihood in Africa. Recognizing this, PABRA members comprising the Alliance of Bioversity International and...
Much Achieved – But Still a Long Way To Go
Research can play a vital role in reducing poverty and environmental degradation, as has been clearly illustrated in the case of food security....