by Patricia Onyango | Jun 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
Two bean varieties were recently launched in Arusha, Tanzania. These high iron and zinc climbing varieties of beans scientifically known as MAC44 – Selian 14 and RWV1129 -Selian 15 were released by the Selian Agriculture Research Institute (SARI) for the first...
by Administrator | Mar 1, 2018 | Latest News, Uncategorized
Walking down Kwamagana town in Rwanda, we find Alexis Nzeyimana on a motorcycle by one of his plots. Nicknamed ‘Rukirigitafaranga’, meaning tickling money in Kinyarwanda, Alexis has three farm sites on a 27 hectares piece of land, eight of which he owns...
by Administrator | Jan 19, 2018 | Africa, Beans, Cameroon, Partnership
Ndu subdivision, Ntumbaw (ntu means hills and mbaw means valleys) village in North-West Cameroon is generally cold in the hills and hot in the valleys. Wilson Nfor Gwei, born in the South West region, Limbe, is a farmer in the region with about 23 hectares of family...
by Administrator | Oct 9, 2017 | Beans, CIAT, Kenya, PABRA, Rwanda, SDG, Tanzania, Uganda
Beans are essential in sub-Saharan Africa. In East Africa alone, they are among the most-traded commodity.Dr. Clare Mukankusi, Regional Bean BreederMy dream has always been to reach the poorest in Africa through science. And now, as a “doctor of plants,” as my...
by Administrator | Sep 28, 2017 | Africa, Beans, Ethiopia, Partnership
As a senior researcher, Derese Eshete has spent his career with one goal in mind: to improve the living conditions of the farmers he believes he is working for. Having worked on many crops previously, including the country’s “super-grain” teff, he has settled on...
