by Patricia Onyango | Feb 22, 2021 | Latest News
by Patricia Onyango Heard about bean jam? Precooked beans anyone? Beans are a powerful superfood. And thanks to the efforts of breeders, the crop has evolved from mere staple food to a nutritious commodity that also brings farmers higher income. Packed with protein,...
by Patricia Onyango | Dec 14, 2020 | Latest News, Uncategorized
By Sylvia Kalemera, Kessy Radegunda, Eileen Nchanji, Patricia Onyango, Justin Machini, Owen Kimani, Jean Claude Rubyogo According to the UN report on Youth 2015, Africa constitutes 19% of the global youth population with 60% of the entire continent aged below 25,...
by Patricia Onyango | Dec 14, 2020 | Latest News
By Fadhili Kasubiri, Sylvia Kalemera, Kessy Radegunda, Eileen Nchanji, Owen Kimani, Patricia Onyango & Jean Claude Rubyogo Beans are a staple food in most rural households in Tanzania. They are both a food and income-generating crop in most households. Kagera...
by Patricia Onyango | Nov 26, 2020 | Africa, Latest News
Bean researchers are almost always cooped up in the laboratory and farm trials looking into various ways of improving production and productivity. They spend months and even years looking at solutions that will maximize bean yields to ensure food and nutrition...
by Patricia Onyango | Oct 27, 2020 | Latest News
By: Radegunda Kessy, Sylvia Kalemera, Fadhili Kasubiri, Patricia Onyango, Owen Kimani, Jean Claude Rubyogo For the longest time when one mentions Maasai, the image that comes to mind is of young men—warriors—living in the wilderness, moving their livestock from one...
