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Beans, the new ‘cowpea’ in Ghana

Posted by Patricia Onyango on May 18, 2020

The Crops Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CRI-CSIR), has introduced four new common bean (baked beans) varieties, for adoption by farmers. Hunger and malnutrition persist…
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How beans can address food, nutrition and income challenges during COVID 19.

Posted by Patricia Onyango on May 11, 2020

By Robert Fungo The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant disruptions in food systems, especially on the poorest nations of Africa and Asia. PABRA explores how the bean crop can be…
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Women entrepreneurs empowered through beans – Christella, Sheila

Posted by Patricia Onyango on April 22, 2020

Sheila Alumo, East Africa Development Company, Uganda Sheila Alumo is the Managing Director of the Eastern Agricultural Development Company Ltd…
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Youth economic empowerment through mechanization in Tanzania

Posted by Patricia Onyango on March 19, 2020

In one hour the machine threshes 8 bags of beans, consuming one litre of petrol with a maximum of 3 people to operate. About one-third of Africa’s nearly 500 million…
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Bean based products changing diets in Africa #EachforEqual

Posted by Patricia Onyango on February 24, 2020

By Eileen Nchanji, Gender Specialist – Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT With increasing urbanization, population growth and high cost of living, the diets in the urban areas are changing. Most…
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Pan Africa Bean Research Alliance receives award for its contribution towards Food Security through bean research

Posted by Patricia Onyango on February 12, 2020

Africa’s development relies heavily on agriculture, and beans are a key to the sector’s prosperous and nutritious future. But to increase productivity and food security, funding for research on…
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Towards faster cooking varieties of beans: ACIAR launches an innovative breeding project in East Africa

Posted by Patricia Onyango on December 10, 2019

KAMPALA, UGANDA, 10th, December 2019 – The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) has launched a new project in six countries in East Africa to improve common bean…
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Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance announced finalist of US$1 million Al-Sumait prize

Posted by Patricia Onyango on December 2, 2019

The Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) was awarded the 2019 edition of the US$1 million Al-Sumait Prize for African Development on November 25. PABRA, which is coordinated by…
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Kenya partners review the future of High Iron Beans

Posted by Patricia Onyango on October 14, 2019

Kenya gets most of its beans from Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, and DRC as imports. This shows that Kenya is a big market and consumer of beans. If bean productivity…
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High Iron and zinc beans: The new panacea for malnutrition in Zimbabwe

Posted by Patricia Onyango on July 25, 2019

by Eileen Nchanji and Bruce Mutari Most rural households in Zimbabwe are vulnerable from multiple climatic shocks, cash shortages, price changes, health issues resulting in 33% of the households not…
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