A win for beans, a win for Africa

By: Georgina Smith 

CGIAR October 2023

On Thursday September 7^th at the 13^thAGRF Africa Food Systems Summit in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, the Pan-African Bean Research Alliance was announced as winner of the Africa Food Prize.  

Breeding better beans for AFRICA: When PABRA researchers first met in 1996, they decided to focus on beans because it is a food security crop. But also, because it has enormous potential to add value. Through conventional breeding, iron-enriched beans can beat malnutrition; high-yielding varieties can help farmers boost their yields and profits.  

From rural mountain hillsides to bustling urban markets, beans are grown, traded and eaten as a staple food crop across Africa. They are a primary source of protein for almost half a billion people daily.

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