by Patricia Onyango | Sep 30, 2020 | Latest News, News
These articles first appeared in the Gender Newsletter dated 30 Sept 2020 by Eileen Nchanji – PABRA Gender Specialist in collaboration with gender focal persons in the National Agricultural Research Systems in various countries Adaptation aux changements...
by Patricia Onyango | May 11, 2020 | Africa
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 exploited, to address these challenges of the affected communities during these...
by Patricia Onyango | Apr 20, 2020 | Latest News, Uncategorized
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 areas remain out of school for extended...
by Patricia Onyango | Mar 19, 2020 | Latest News
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 youth aged 15-35 are unemployed. The high rate of youth unemployment remains a critical concern for...
by Patricia Onyango | Feb 12, 2020 | Africa, Latest News, Partnership
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 beans – which are a key source of protein, iron and zinc – is critical. To...
