by Patricia Onyango | Jul 26, 2021 | Latest News
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 that are at a stage of...
by Patricia Onyango | Jul 25, 2021 | Latest News
Eileen Nchanji, Boaz Waswa, Patricia Onyango, Owen Kimani, David Karanja, and Wincaster Mutuli Getting the right traits and the suitable variety for different clients is never easy. Did you know that farmer’s approval for a variety to be released is very...
by Patricia Onyango | Jul 1, 2021 | Latest News
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 human population, the demand for food is subsequently increasing. There is a need...
by Patricia Onyango | Jun 26, 2021 | Africa, Latest News
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 important food crop for Rwandese. It is often referred to as the meat of the poor. On 24 June 2021, the Rwanda...
by Patricia Onyango | Jun 21, 2021 | Africa, Latest News
Boaz Waswa, Josey Kamanda, Justin Mabeya, Eileen Nchanji, David Karanja, Patricia Onyango, Owen Kimani She wonders why she has to go through the tedious ritual of hitting the bean harvest using sticks to put food on her family’s table! “My hands are hard and...
