Kenya partners review the future of High Iron Beans

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…

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

 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…

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

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…

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

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Improved high-iron and zinc bean varieties for better nutrition

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…

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Eating high-iron beans reduces iron deficiency in just a few months

Eating specially-bred, high-iron beans twice-a-day for just four-and-a-half months reduced iron deficiency and anaemia in young women in Rwanda, according to a new study. Iron deficiency is the world’s leading…

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