2030 Sustainable Development Goals Archives -

Bean Atlas 2.0 Launch

Posted by Patricia Onyango on October 12, 2021

You are invited to the launch of the Bean Atlas 2.0. A team of specialists involved in creating the atlas will discuss how this tool will be a key reference…
Continue reading
PABRA among one CGIAR ‘Golden Eggs’ contributing to ‘healthy diets’, ‘management tools and scaling methods’

Posted by Patricia Onyango on July 26, 2021

What are Golden Eggs? The Research for Development (R4D) “products” developed during 10 years of CGIAR’s Research Programs/Platform, including breakthrough tools, technologies, prototypes, practices, policy options, networks, and methods…
Continue reading
Women in Burundi supported to save time and improve children’s nutrition

Posted by Patricia Onyango on July 7, 2021

by Nepomuscene Ntukamazina, Eric Nduwarugira, Patricia Onyango, Jean Claude Rubyogo Malnutrition is a public health concern in Burundi, with the highest level of hunger among all 76 countries in the…
Continue reading
A new dawn for agriculture with the reintroduction of 4K Clubs in Kenyan schools

Posted by Patricia Onyango on July 1, 2021

By: Owen Kimani, Boaz Waswa, Eileen Nchanji, Josey Kamanda, Justin Mabeya, Patricia Onyango and David Karanja The average age of a Kenyan farmer is approximately 60 years. With a growing…
Continue reading
Farmer preferred, market demanded and highly nutritious beans to boost Rwanda’s household diets and wealth

Posted by Patricia Onyango on June 26, 2021

Rwanda has one of the highest per capita consumption in the world, confirming that beans are a key crop for food security in the country. Common bean is an…
Continue reading
Sustainable economic, food and nutrition for a better Africa.

Posted by Patricia Onyango on November 15, 2018

The Pan African Bean Research Alliance (PABRA), is a consortium of three regional bean research networks; East & Central Africa Bean Research Network (ECABREN), West Africa Bean Research Network…
Continue reading
Sensitization on Gender-responsive nutrition in rural Uganda: A community approach

Posted by Patricia Onyango on September 26, 2018

By Eileen Bogweh Nchanji and Grace Nanyonjo ‘Tell me, and I forget. Teach me, and I remember. Involve me, and I learn.’ Women empowerment is cited as one of the pathways…
Continue reading
First Study Shows Eating High-Iron Beans Improves Memory and Attention Span in Female University Students in Rwanda

Posted by Administrator on November 22, 2017

by Georgina Smith | Nov 22, 2017 Eating beans bred to contain higher iron can boost memory and attention span in female university students in Rwanda, the study shows. Policy…
Continue reading

Blog