by Patricia Onyango | May 2, 2023 | Latest News, PABRA
1 MAY 2023 – Seven new members have joined the Beans is How Board to steer, support and resource the ambitious campaign to double global bean consumption by 2028. Over the next five years, the Board will champion beans as a nutritional, climate-smart,...
by Patricia Onyango | Feb 8, 2022 | Africa, Latest News, News, Uncategorized
This post is by Noel Templer, Mercy Mutua, Eliud Birachi, Sylvia Kalemera, Kijana Ruhebuza, Benjamin Wimba, Radegunda Kessy, Eileen Nchanji, Patricia Onyango and Jean-Claude Rubyogo. Figure 1. Bean and Cassava Production Zones in DRC. The eastern Democratic...
by Patricia Onyango | Dec 14, 2021 | Cameroon, Latest News
by Siri Bella, Oumarou Palou Madi, Choh Andison, Eileen Nchanji, Patricia Onyango, Owen Kimani Extensive bean research has been happening over the past decade in Cameroon, specifically in two major bean production hubs of West and Northwest regions besides other...
by Patricia Onyango | Feb 27, 2021 | Latest News
Insufficient iron in diets is a leading cause of anemia, a condition that particularly affects pregnant and breastfeeding women, as well as children under the age of five. Through collaborative plant breeding efforts with farmers and other partners, CGIAR scientists...
by Patricia Onyango | Mar 19, 2020 | Latest News
In one hour the machine threshes 8 bags of beans, consuming one litre of petrol with a maximum of 3 people to operate. About one-third of Africa’s nearly 500 million youth aged 15-35 are unemployed. The high rate of youth unemployment remains a critical concern for...
