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Here you’ll find the latest on everything happening around our organization. From innovative projects to breakthroughs in bean production and distribution, stay up to date with everything happening at PABRA and its impact on agriculture and food security in Africa. Follow our news and be part of the change!”
Beans driving change: Malawi smallholder farmers turning yields into wealth
By Yohane Chideya, Eunice Magwaya, Wilson Nkhata, Jean Claude Rubyogo In Malawi, bean production among smallholder farmers is often marked by low yields due to limited access to high‑quality, climate‑resilient seed and minimal private sector involvement. Yet in the...
In East and Southern Africa, PABRA pilots the first regional Product Advancement Meeting for beans
From the original article published by CGIAR The demand for common beans is growing fast as more consumers embrace plant-based diets. Once mostly grown for household use, beans are now a commercial and export crop. As a nutritious staple rich in protein, fiber, and...
Beans in classroom: Teachers fuel nutrition and empowerment in eastern DRC
By Napoleon Kajunju, Lucky Kalisya, Lydie Mulonda, Bola Amoke Awotide, Jean Claude Rubyogo Skies of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have witnessed decades of conflict and hardship that have taken a heavy toll, but amidst such struggles, a special revolution...
Beans that break the cycle: Food, freedom, and female power in DRC
By Bola Amoke Awotide, Julie Ntawinja, Lydie Mulonda, Yohane Chideya, Hosny Dunia, Richard Kataliko, Lucky Kalisya, and Jean Claude Rubyogo Once marked by displacement and silence, the fields of Masisi are now alive with purpose. In this post-conflict corner of the...
PABRA empowers Rwanda’s school nutrition with 3-tons High-Iron Bean seeds
By Yvonne Munyangeri, Eliud Birachi, Jean Claude Rubyogo What if the key to better school performance, stronger communities, and healthier futures could start with a single bean seed? In Rwanda, that idea is becoming reality. As the government intensifies its efforts...
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 Templer, Teshale Mamo, Eileen Nchanji and Jean Claude Rubyogo. In 2010, a Zinduka women’s group based in the Mshewe village in...
Cultural expectations in women’s economic empowerment: Case of women and men farmers in Uganda
By Eileen Nchanji, Grace Nanyonjo, and Isaac Muggaga Common beans are a valuable crop across sub-Saharan Africa, contributing to food nutrition security and income for smallholder farmers. It was considered a subsistent crop mainly grown by women for food; with the...
Women drink like our fathers and do not cook like our mothers: deconstructing leisure activities in rural-urban Kenya
By Eileen Nchanji Being in Kenya for barely three months, I was still grasping with the different ways in which gender plays out in the office and country I will soon call home. To this end, I talked with uber, taxify and little cab drivers on my way to and from work,...
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