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Call to Focus On Agroecology to Ensure Food Security in Africa

The Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) has been honoured with the prestigious Africa Food Prize for 2023, recognising their exceptional leadership in the development of numerous bean varieties that improve farm productivity and profitability, and meet increasing consumer demand. According to a press release from Farmers Review Africa, the announcement was made by Africa Food Prize Chairperson, and former Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete during the AGRF2023 held in Tanzania.

The organidation is behind a campaign to make beans the answer to food insecurity in areas affected by climate change. Jean Claude Rubyogo of PABRA said the first step was to help farmers grow more beans.

The climate crisis has affected bean farming just as it has impacted other crops. Unpredictable weather patterns have made it challenging for farmers to cultivate beans and get good harvests.

Experts say low awareness among farmers about utilizing the proper seed varieties for their specific local conditions has led to reduced yields. The presence of pests and diseases has also played a role in declining bean production.

Experts are also working on beans that can take less cooking time, saving families energy and time.

Africa: African Agro-Processors Call for Policies Conducive to Local Manufacturing

IPS, 15 September 2023

Experts at the Africa Food Systems Forum (AGRF) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, have called on African governments to make and review existing policies to protect the processing and… Read more »
Africa: 'Smallholder Farmers Don't Need Help, They Need Equitable Share of Investment'

allAfrica, 13 September 2023

The Africa Food Systems Forum 2023 (AFSF) ended with calls for concerted efforts to scale up the transformation of food systems across the continent with equitable investments… Read more »
Africa: Focus On Agroecology to Ensure Food Security in Africa #AfricaClimateHope

Daily News, 8 September 2023

AS the Africa's Food Systems Forum 2023 Summit (AGRF-2023) concludes today, the ActionAid Tanzania has underscored the need for African countries to deeply focus on agriculture… Read more »
Africa: Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) Wins Africa Food Prize 2023

Farmers Review Africa, 7 September 2023

The Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) has been honored with the prestigious Africa Food Prize for 2023, recognizing their exceptional leadership in the development of… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya the Focus of Campaign for 100% Hike in Bean Consumption

VOA, 31 August 2023

A campaign in Africa to make beans the answer to food insecurity in areas affected by climate change will begin next week, with a focus on Kenya. A coalition of proponents will… Read more »
Africa: Pre-Colonial Delicacy Could Help Food Security and Climate Change #AfricaClimateHope

IPS, 16 August 2023

Kenya's fight for food security may have just gone 'Old School' as Egerton University dons win a grant to help bring back a pre-colonial delicacy that was gradually sliding its way… Read more »
Nigeria: Beans Are a Favourite Food in Nigeria - 4 Safe Ways to Preserve Them

The Conversation Africa, 20 March 2023

The beans known as oloyin in Yoruba, or as cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata), are a favourite food among Nigerians, who eat them in a variety of dishes including soups and stews or as a… Read more »
Rwanda: Why Agriculture Still Falls Short of Set Targets

New Times, 8 January 2023

Lending to agriculture, and the yield of major crops namely beans, maize, soybean are far from the attainment of Government's set targets under the National Strategy for… Read more »
Kenya: Counting the Beans to Help Avert Food Waste in School Meals

WFP, 28 September 2022

The Eastern African country's programme goes digital with support from WFP Read more »