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Farmer Cooperatives transforming smallholder livelihood in Kenya

Farmer Cooperatives transforming smallholder livelihood in Kenya

by Patricia Onyango | Jul 8, 2022 | Latest News, News

By Owen Kimani, Boaz Waswa, Eileen Nchanji, Patricia Onyango, Noel Templer Agriculture cooperatives play a key role in enhancing productivity and access to markets for smallholder farmers. Most farmers’ cooperatives in Kenya have attempted to establish...
Gender and Nutrition considerations in Demand Led Breeding: Experiences from Rwanda

Gender and Nutrition considerations in Demand Led Breeding: Experiences from Rwanda

by Patricia Onyango | May 1, 2021 | Latest News, Uncategorized

Annuarite Uwera, Eileen Nchanji, Clare Mukankusi, and Patricia Onyango Participatory plant breeding is not new in Rwanda. Its history can be traced between 1988 to 1990 when local experts drawn from the pool of older women carried out the process (Sperling 1992;...
Demand – led Breeding through a Gender lens: Experiences from Zimbabwe

Demand – led Breeding through a Gender lens: Experiences from Zimbabwe

by Patricia Onyango | Apr 1, 2021 | Latest News

Bruce Mutari, Patience Mashiri, Eileen Nchanji, Clare Mukankusi, and Patricia Onyango Discussions on gender integration in conventional breeding are not new. These talks started in the 1980s when women farmers were integrated into on-station and on-farm breeding...
Beans making rural schools in Tanzania a better place to learn and thrive

Beans making rural schools in Tanzania a better place to learn and thrive

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...
Reaping the benefits of using certified bean seed

Reaping the benefits of using certified bean seed

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...
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PABRA is all about beans. We believe that beans can improve the food security, income and health of smallholder farmers and urban dwellers across Africa, as well as contribute to improved soil fertility. We also believe that by increasing the competitiveness of bean markets, we can provide consumers with better products and contribute to the economic growth of our member countries. We work with more than 350 partners and members across 30 countries to do just that. Together, we deliver better beans for Africa.

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