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Kenya partners review the future of High Iron Beans

Kenya partners review the future of High Iron Beans

by Patricia Onyango | Oct 14, 2019 | Latest News, News

Kenya gets most of its beans from Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, and DRC as imports. This shows that Kenya is a big market and consumer of beans. If bean productivity in Kenya can be doubled through high-yielding, climate-smart varieties and Good Agricultural Practices...
High Iron and zinc beans: The new panacea for malnutrition in Zimbabwe

High Iron and zinc beans: The new panacea for malnutrition in Zimbabwe

by Patricia Onyango | Jul 25, 2019 | Africa, Beans

 by Eileen Nchanji and Bruce Mutari Most rural households in Zimbabwe are vulnerable from multiple climatic shocks, cash shortages, price changes, health issues resulting in 33% of the households not getting enough food with 10% experiencing severe hunger. This...
Healthier and Prosperous Africa: ‘AVISA’ Project launched for faster agriculture gains in seven countries

Healthier and Prosperous Africa: ‘AVISA’ Project launched for faster agriculture gains in seven countries

by Patricia Onyango | Mar 3, 2019 | Africa, Beans, Latest News, News, SDG

Tanzanian Minister for Agriculture calls for more public-private collaboration Greater yields, higher incomes, and improved livelihoods – these will be the results farmers in seven countries across Africa could get with the launch of the Accelerated Varietal...
CBI bags presidential award for the first bio fortified beans in Zimbabwe

CBI bags presidential award for the first bio fortified beans in Zimbabwe

by Patricia Onyango | Feb 16, 2019 | Africa, Zimbabwe

As the world celebrated love, Crop Breeding Institute (CBI), was celebrating beans after receiving a prestigious award by the government of Zimbabwe in recognition of their outstanding contribution in research at the 12th Zimbabwe International Research Symposium...
Improved high-iron and zinc bean varieties for better nutrition

Improved high-iron and zinc bean varieties for better nutrition

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...
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