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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....
Farmer Cooperatives transforming smallholder livelihood in Kenya
By Owen Kimani, Boaz Waswa, Eileen Nchanji, Patricia Onyango, Noel Templer Agriculture cooperatives play a key role in enhancing productivity...
World Leaders Must Look at the Big Picture to Solve Food Crisis
by Marco Ferroni - Chair, CGIAR System Board From the worst drought in four decades threatening famine across the Horn of Africa to...
Soil testing platform, a gamechanger in maximizing bean yield for farmers in Uganda
Soil analysis is important in agriculture because it determines the inputs required for efficient use of soil for crop production. A proper soil...
Canada’s partnership contributes to improved food security and inclusive entrepreneurship in Africa
As part of his recent visit to Kenya, Rwanda and South Sudan, the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) and International Centre for Insect...
Delivering Safe Beans for Better Health
By Dr. Boaz Waswa, Senior Scientist - Pan Africa Bean Research Alliance According to FAO, foodborne diseases affect 1 in 10 people worldwide each...
Making the Bean Corridor work: Lessons from Tanzania
by Radegunda Kessy, Sylvia Kalemera, Nestory Shida Fadhili Kasubiri, Agness Ndunguru, Mary Ndimbo, Mary Mdachi, Julius Mbiu, Jean Claude Rubyogo and...
The Impact Partnerships on Smallholder Farmers: Case of Gendro community in Kenya
The long-standing partnership between PABRA and the Canadian government spans over two decades. This partnership has been through initiatives...
Local Farmers to Benefit from Bean value chain projects in Malawi
About 100,000 smallholder farmers in Malawi will benefit from two projects recently launched in Malawi, seeking to improve the common bean value...
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT THROUGH BEAN FLOURS
For reduced market barriers, diversified enterprise and livelihood opportunities, and increased availability of diverse nutrient-rich foods How are...
Empowering Zinduka Women’s Group in Tanzania to Produce Quality Bean Seed and Better Their Community
This post is by Fadhili Kasubiri, Michael Kilango, Agnes Ndunguru, Mary Ndimbo, Kessy Radegunda, Sylvia Kalemera, Patricia Onyango, Noel...
Can Informal Traders Drive Seed Security? A Case of Eastern DRC’s Bean and Cassava Business
This post is by Noel Templer, Mercy Mutua, Eliud Birachi, Sylvia Kalemera, Kijana Ruhebuza, Benjamin Wimba, Radegunda Kessy, Eileen Nchanji,...
Participatory Approaches and Demand-Led Research Making Bean Seed Accessible to Millions of Smallholders in Burundi
by Sylvia Kalemera, Eric Nduwarugira, Nepomuscene Ntukamazina, Blaise Ndabashize, Noel Templer, Kessy Radegunda, Fadhili Kasubiri, Patricia Onyango...
Empowering women entrepreneurs to deliver quality bean seed in Burundi
Eric Nduwarugira, Nepomuscene Ntukamazina, Blaise Ndabashize, Patricia Onyango, Eileen Nchanji and Jean Claude Rubyogo Common beans are a major food...
Banking on beans: Improving nutrition and addressing gender inequality in Africa’s bean value chains
CultiAF precooked beans project is working to improve nutrition and address gender inequality in Kenya and Uganda. Beans enrich Ugandan households ...
Building resilience for women bean farmers in Kenya in the wake of COVID 19 pandemic
By David Karanja, Patricia Onyango, Owen Kimani, Eileen Nchanji, and Jean Claude Rubyogo When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Kenya, it exacerbated the...
New digital Atlas flags higher temperatures as key threat to bean production in Africa
By Rachel Muthoni Andriatsitohaina, Sean Mattson, Patricia Onyango, Owen Kimani, Elliot Gee, Andrew Farrow, Robin Buruchara and Jean Claude Rubyogo...
Grain Market: A Pull for Seed Businesses across Bean Corridors in Tanzania Webinar
The Feed the Future Global Supporting Seed Systems for Development (S34D) activity is implemented by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and its...
Bean Business Innovation Platforms
For reduced market barriers, diversified enterprise and livelihood opportunities, and increased availability of diverse nutrient-rich foods What are...
New bean hub in Cameroon set to meet national and regional food demand in West and Central Africa
by Siri Bella, Oumarou Palou Madi, Choh Andison, Eileen Nchanji, Patricia Onyango, Owen Kimani Extensive bean research has been happening over the...