Inclusion, a key ingredient to Gender-Responsive Participatory Varietal Selection

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Beans boosting nutrition and keeping Kenyan students in school

Bean production initiative at Mwireri Secondary School started in 2017 with a small demonstration to assess the suitability of two varieties for the area. From the success observed, the…

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Promoting Nutrition Transformative Change through gender in Kenya

by Eileen Bogweh Nchanji, Scholastica Wambua, and Jacinta Simba     Empowering a woman is empowering a nation, but empowering a family is empowering the world Rural women play a central role in…

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