by Patricia Onyango | Feb 22, 2021 | Latest News
by Patricia Onyango Heard about bean jam? Precooked beans anyone? Beans are a powerful superfood. And thanks to the efforts of breeders, the crop has evolved from mere staple food to a nutritious commodity that also brings farmers higher income. Packed with protein,...
by Patricia Onyango | Oct 14, 2020 | Latest News
by Pauline Lekeba-Sithole Malnutrition is still a major challenge in Lesotho with infants and children under-five mortality rates being high in rural children compared to those in the urban. Children in rural Lesotho have limited access to basic health services,...
by Patricia Onyango | Aug 17, 2020 | Africa, Burundi, Latest News, Uncategorized
This blog was published by Sylvia Kalemera, Patricia Onyango, Enid Katungi, Boaz Waswa, Eliud Birachi, Noel Templer, Fadhili Kasubiri, Kessy Radegunda, Elvira Omondi, Eward Mushi and Jean Claude Rubyogo When COVID-19 hit globally, travel restrictions curtailed...
by Patricia Onyango | Jul 7, 2020 | Latest News, Uncategorized
The increase in the productivity of the agricultural sector is prioritized by many countries in Africa and the private sector plays a key role in mobilizing knowledge, technologies from research, and factors of production to close the productivity gap of African...
by Patricia Onyango | May 11, 2020 | Africa
By Robert Fungo The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant disruptions in food systems, especially on the poorest nations of Africa and Asia. PABRA explores how the bean crop can be exploited, to address these challenges of the affected communities during these...