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...
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...
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...
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...
by Patricia Onyango | Nov 26, 2020 | Africa, Latest News
Bean researchers are almost always cooped up in the laboratory and farm trials looking into various ways of improving production and productivity. They spend months and even years looking at solutions that will maximize bean yields to ensure food and nutrition...
