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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…
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Farmers reaping big benefits from climate information services in Rwanda

Posted by Patricia Onyango on March 1, 2021

by Desire Kagabo, Yvonne Munyangeri, Patrick Mvuyibwami, Patricia Onyango With a per capita consumption of more than 150g per person per day, beans are the most consumed and important source…
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Youth agri-entrepreneur transforming his community through job creation in Tanzania – case of Pastory Tarasisi

Posted by Patricia Onyango on December 14, 2020

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…
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Women Building Resilience In Sub Saharan Africa

Posted by Patricia Onyango on September 30, 2020

These articles first appeared in the Gender Newsletter dated 30 Sept 2020 by Eileen Nchanji – PABRA Gender Specialist in collaboration…
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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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Beans making rural schools in Tanzania a better place to learn and thrive

Posted by Patricia Onyango on April 20, 2020

by Patricia Onyango A large proportion of school children in Sub-Saharan Africa suffer from malnutrition, adversely affecting their physical growth and cognitive ability to learn. Many school-age children in food-insecure…
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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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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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