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Banking on beans: Improving nutrition and addressing gender inequality in Africa’s bean value chains

Posted by Patricia Onyango on January 6, 2022

CultiAF precooked beans project is working to improve nutrition and address gender inequality in Kenya and Uganda. Beans enrich Ugandan households
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Building resilience for women bean farmers in Kenya in the wake of COVID 19 pandemic

Posted by Patricia Onyango on December 21, 2021

By David Karanja, Patricia Onyango, Owen Kimani, Eileen Nchanji, and Jean Claude Rubyogo When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Kenya, it exacerbated the already struggling…
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Inclusion, a key ingredient to Gender-Responsive Participatory Varietal Selection

Posted by Patricia Onyango on July 25, 2021

Eileen Nchanji, Boaz Waswa, Patricia Onyango, Owen Kimani, David Karanja, and Wincaster Mutuli Getting the right traits and the suitable variety for different clients is never easy. Did you know…
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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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Bean threshers transforming post-harvest and food safety handling in Kenya

Posted by Patricia Onyango on June 21, 2021

Boaz Waswa, Josey Kamanda, Justin Mabeya, Eileen Nchanji, David Karanja, Patricia Onyango, Owen Kimani She wonders why she has to go through the tedious ritual of hitting the bean harvest…
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New common bean varieties to benefit African women and children

Posted by Patricia Onyango on May 11, 2021

Good progress has been made in the first 12 months of an innovative project linking The UWA Institute of Agriculture researchers and east African partners to breed new, fast-cooking…
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Unlocking the potential of bean production and marketing for improved nutrition and income in Kenya

Posted by Patricia Onyango on March 1, 2021

By: Owen Kimani, Boaz Waswa, Justin Mabeya and Josey Kamanda On the undulating landscape of Omobirona village, Nyansiongo Ward, Nyamira County, in Kenya, is a healthy bean crop planted to…
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Little spaces promise more food and nutrition security for households in Kenya

Posted by Patricia Onyango on September 22, 2020

Boaz Waswa. Josey Kamanda and Patricia Onyango Did you know that with just a small space you can set up a kitchen garden with various crops including beans? Increasing land scarcity…
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Distributing high iron and zinc bean varieties to women farmers in Kenya during COVID-19

Posted by Patricia Onyango on May 24, 2020

By Eileen Nchanji Achieving food and nutritional security and economic prosperity is possible even during this pandemic if men and women are given equal opportunities within an equitable system where…
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Women entrepreneurs empowered through beans – Christella, Sheila

Posted by Patricia Onyango on April 22, 2020

Sheila Alumo, East Africa Development Company, Uganda Sheila Alumo is the Managing Director of the Eastern Agricultural Development Company Ltd…
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