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Common bean breeding in Africa takes new and more rapid innovative techniques

Common bean breeding in Africa takes new and more rapid innovative techniques

by Patricia Onyango | Apr 17, 2023 | Africa, Beans, Latest News

by Winnie Nanteza1, Nkalubo Stanley1 Patricia Onyango2, Wallace Cowling3 and Mukankusi Clare2 1National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO)-Uganda 2Alliance Bioversity International and CIAT 3University of Western Australia (UWA) Bean scientists are adopting a...
Banking on beans: Improving nutrition and addressing gender inequality in Africa’s bean value chains

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

by Patricia Onyango | Jan 6, 2022 | IDRC, Latest News, Uganda, Uncategorized

CultiAF precooked beans project is working to improve nutrition and address gender inequality in Kenya and Uganda. Beans enrich Ugandan households   On the slope of a small hill in Kambugu village in Kiboga, Uganda, Jennifer Nakaye’s green, leafy...
New common bean varieties to benefit African women and children

New common bean varieties to benefit African women and children

by Patricia Onyango | May 11, 2021 | Latest News

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 common bean (Phaseolus spp) varieties biofortified with iron and zinc. This Australian...
Graduate scaling great heights growing climbing bean for fresh pod market in Uganda

Graduate scaling great heights growing climbing bean for fresh pod market in Uganda

by Patricia Onyango | Jan 27, 2021 | Latest News, Uncategorized

By Charles Katabalwa (CEDO), Gabrielle Birwa Luyima (NARO), Patricia Onyango, Owen Kimani, Eileen Nchanji, Justin Machini, Jean Claude Rubyogo Fresh pod beans are becoming a popular source of protein among urban dwellers in Uganda. They are considered highly...
Fresh bean grain business in Tanzania; a new hope for youth and women

Fresh bean grain business in Tanzania; a new hope for youth and women

by Patricia Onyango | Dec 14, 2020 | Latest News

By Fadhili Kasubiri, Sylvia Kalemera, Kessy Radegunda, Eileen Nchanji, Owen Kimani, Patricia Onyango & Jean Claude Rubyogo Beans are a staple food in most rural households in Tanzania. They are both a food and income-generating crop in most households. Kagera...
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