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Nyagaya, Martha[Improve Food Security, Nutrition and Health of Vulnerable Communities]Improve Food Security, Nutrition and Health of Vulnerable Communities

Common bean is a widely cultivated and consumed pulse crop in both Malawi and Zimbabwe. Market opportunities are frustrated lack quality grain despite prolific release of improved varieties. Similar to most other countries, the production of certified seed is liberalized, but early generation see...


Mutari, BruceChisale, VirginiaMaereka, Enock K.Rubyogo, Jean-ClaudeGoodman, Jim[Unlocking pre-basic bean seed supply bottlenecks through mutually beneficial public-private sector partnerships in Malawi and Zimbabwe]Unlocking pre-basic bean seed supply bottlenecks through mutually beneficial public-private sector partnerships in Malawi and Zimbabwe

The efficiency of crop production has important implications for farm yield and productivity; however, little is known about the efficiency of bean production in Uganda. This study evaluated factors influencing technical efficiency among smallholder farmers in eastern Uganda where bean growing is...


Waluse, K.S.Owuor, G.Nyachwo, J.Alokit, C.Birachi, Eliud Abucheli[Analysis of Determinants of Productivity and Technical Efficiency among Smallholder Common Bean Farmers in Eastern Uganda]Analysis of Determinants of Productivity and Technical Efficiency among Smallholder Common Bean Farmers in Eastern Uganda

This study aimed to increase farmers’ access to certified bean seed in marginal/drought prone areas of Kenya. Beans are important food crop in Kenya and grown mainly by small scale farmers in drought prone areas. Access to certified seed of improved bean varieties is mainly through relief. Despit...


Karanja, DavidRubyogo, Jean-ClaudeKimotho, NgilaWozemba, D.[Small seed packs, efficient approach to reach hard to reach in drought prone areas: experiences from Kenya]Small seed packs, efficient approach to reach hard to reach in drought prone areas: experiences from Kenya

The Pan Africa Bean Research Alliance is a consortium of African-owned regional bean networks consisting of National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) from 28 countries in sub- Saharan Africa, the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and a number of donor organizations. PABRA’s...


Buruchara, Robin A.Chirwa, RowlandAbang, Mathew M.Rubyogo, Jean-Claude[Pan Africa Bean Research Alliance Model]Pan Africa Bean Research Alliance Model

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of soaking, boiling and frying on retention of micro-minerals as well as degradation of polyphenols and phytic acids. Soaking of the beans did not significantly (p > 0.05) decrease mineral, total polyphenol and phytic acid content of beans. ...


Ongol, Martin PatrickOwino, JosephLung'aho, Mercy G.Dusingizimana, ThéogéneVasanthakaalam, Hilda[Micro-Mineral Retention and Anti-Nutritional Compounds Degradation during Bean Cooking Process]Micro-Mineral Retention and Anti-Nutritional Compounds Degradation during Bean Cooking Process

The data are part of the outputs of a survey conducted in Southern Tanzania Highlands between November 2016 and January 2017 by CIAT-PABRA team in collaboration with socio-economics team at Agricultural Research Institute – Uyole. The objective of collecting the data was to assess the adoption of...


Katungi, EnidLetaa, EmmanuelKabungo, CatherineNdunguru, Agness[Adoption and impact of improved bean technologies among the bean growing households in Southern Highlands of Tanzania]Adoption and impact of improved bean technologies among the bean growing households in Southern Highlands of Tanzania

The data applies to ex-post analysis of improved bean variety adoption. The two provinces of Northern and Muchinga provinces in Zambia constitute the biggest area share planted to bean in the country. A total of 402 bean growing households were selected from 67 villages across seven districts for...


Katungi, EnidHamzakaza, PetanReyes, ByronMaredia, Mywish K.Muimui, Kennedy K.[Assessing access and adoption of improved bean varieties among the bean growing households in Northern and Southern provinces of Zambia]Assessing access and adoption of improved bean varieties among the bean growing households in Northern and Southern provinces of Zambia

By 2013, there was remarkable achievement in Malawi in terms of bean varietal output, but information on farm level use of these varieties, their contribution to bean productivity and household food security was lacking. An ex-post study was conducted to assess the extent of adoption of improved ...


Katungi, EnidMagreta, RuthDamuleni, Kelvin[Food security impacts of improved bean varieties adoption in Malawi]Food security impacts of improved bean varieties adoption in Malawi

Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance[Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) A unique partnership programme]Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) A unique partnership programme

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