PABRA

Facilitated by @BiovIntCIAT_eng. Driving bean research in 31 African countries!
2019 Al Sumait Prize winner on Food Security.
One of CGIAR's best innovations.

[PABRA @_PABRA]

🎉 Celebrate 30 years of PABRA!

Since 1996, PABRA has advanced🫘 innovation, improved nutrition, strengthened livelihoods, & built resilience for millions across Africa.

As we count down to celebrations this August, explore our remarkable impact.

👉🔗https://t.co/P3WAJXpEsF

[PABRA @_PABRA]

A memorable week in Rwanda🇷🇼 as @BiovIntCIAT_eng thru #PABRA & @RwandaGov launched #3SFI by @SwissDevCoop—a bold step toward nourishing over 440K learners across 509 schools thru sustainable school feeding, better nutrition🫘 & stronger local food systems.
@JcRubyogo @olivikam

[PABRA @_PABRA]

This Tuesday, all roads lead to Rusizi District!🇷🇼
@BiovIntCIAT_eng thru PABRA, with @RwandaGov, launch the 3SFI Project to transform school feeding thru nutrition, agriculture & community action in Rusizi, Nyamasheke & Karongi—supported by @SwissDevCoop.
https://t.co/J8YyjsD1vN

[ISANGE News @ISANGE_News]

During the launch of #3SFI Project, the @BiovIntCIAT_eng through @_PABRA donated #seedplanters to schools, empowering communities to grow high-iron beans right where children learn.
Together with @SwissDevCoop, @RwandaGov & @RusiziDistrict, 3SFI is feeding Rwanda's future. 🇷🇼

[PABRA @_PABRA]

Today, Ueli Mauderli, Acting Head of Cooperation at the Swiss Embassy, paid a courtesy call to the Rusizi Mayor & visited #3SFIProject activities by @BiovIntCIAT_eng's PABRA & @RwandaGov, supported by @SwissDevCoop. 3SFI is fighting malnutrition thru school feeding innovations.

[PABRA @_PABRA]

This Tuesday, all roads lead to Rusizi District!🇷🇼
@BiovIntCIAT_eng thru PABRA, with @RwandaGov, launch the 3SFI Project to transform school feeding thru nutrition, agriculture & community action in Rusizi, Nyamasheke & Karongi—supported by @SwissDevCoop.
https://t.co/J8YyjsD1vN

[PABRA @_PABRA]

This Tuesday, all roads lead to Rusizi District!🇷🇼
@BiovIntCIAT_eng thru PABRA, with @RwandaGov, launch the 3SFI Project to transform school feeding thru nutrition, agriculture & community action in Rusizi, Nyamasheke & Karongi—supported by @SwissDevCoop.
https://t.co/J8YyjsD1vN

[PABRA @_PABRA]

Strengthening Africa’s bean 🫘 breeding systems!

Technicians from 11 countries under #PABRA advance market-responsive breeding, seed systems & innovation—building resilient food systems & next-gen scientists. @JcRubyogo highlights their key role in shaping the future of beans.

[PABRA @_PABRA]

🐝🌱 #WorldBeeDay reminds us: bees are key allies in food security. Through #BRAINSProject with @icipe, we link beans, fruit trees & pollination systems—strengthening nutrition, biodiversity & resilient farming in Africa.

Bee together for people & the planet 🌍💚 & #SaveTheBees

[PABRA @_PABRA]

During the BIOBELIEF Project Data Analysis Workshop last week, researchers advanced efforts to identify drought-tolerant bean varieties that can strengthen food security under changing climate conditions.

A partnership between @kalromkulima & #PABRA, supported by the @nrfkenya.

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Stronger partnerships for stronger grain and seed systems.

@CIMMYT, @TanzaniaTari, @scitanzania, @InadesTanzania, & TanGrain are collaborating to boost grain & seed business growth & accelerate varietal turnover in Tanzania with support from the @gatesfoundation thru #PABRA.

[PABRA @_PABRA]

Collaboration in action!

Last week, @BiovIntCIAT_eng in Rwanda met Ikijumba One Stop Shop (@IkijumbaCoffee), to explore integrating high iron beans🫘 into potato-based🍠 products.

Aim: Bean-based nutritious biscuits developed thru @_PABRA support & expand markets. #Nutrition

[PABRA @_PABRA]

The impact in Rwandan schools thru #SustainableSchoolFeedingInitiative by @BiovIntCIAT_eng is top-notch.

High iron beans🫘 are reducing nutrition malnutrition, with visible changes in children. Demo plots are now learning hubs for skills, seed multiplication & varieties access.

[PABRA @_PABRA]

For years, we pushed seed to farmers, yet Africa’s seed future is not built in labs. In Tanzania, demand-led #SeedSystems are driving real adoption. @AGRA_Africa endorses this market-driven model to accelerate varietal turnover & farmer incomes.

Read👉: https://t.co/mBnAX7rajm

[PABRA @_PABRA]

Beans. Knowledge. Results.

In Kaniama 🇨🇩, The PADCA-6P Initiative is training 800+ farmers, testing 6 biofortified beans🫘 & boosting yields. This is being led by @BiovIntCIAT_eng + @INERADRC.

Pure practical science, supported by @AfDB_Group.

Read more: https://t.co/KQBU0fUoYy

[PABRA @_PABRA]

Science for the people!

At #AustraliaDay, hosted by HE @jennydarin & @Austrade, @JcRubyogo flagged Rapid Cooking #Beans🫘 by @ACIARAustralia with @UWAresearch, cutting cooking time, fuel & boosting nutrition in East Africa. Da Rin saw it as an example of science improving lives.

[PABRA @_PABRA]

New study: Quality Declared Seed (QDS)🌱🫘 is profitable & vital for farmers in Tanzania—improving access to better seed & delivering strong returns. Yet <10% reaches formal markets. Scaling QDS needs stronger markets, partnerships & skills.

See more👉 https://t.co/UV0jUxfMZr

[PABRA @_PABRA]

Empowered women are transforming agrifood systems🌱🫘🥔🍚🌽.

From bold conversations to real commitments, CGIAR’s #IWD2026 celebration🥳 in Rwanda this week spotlighted women as leaders, innovators & drivers of resilience.

When women rise, food systems & communities thrive 💪

[IITA Rwanda @IITARWANDA]

March ends, but the impact continues. @CGIAR centers in #Rwanda celebrate women and their invaluable contributions to transforming agrifood systems, inspired by Hon. Minister @solangeuwituze.
Key takeaways:

📍 Use opportunities
📍 Embrace your strengths
📍 Earn your success
#IWD

[PABRA @_PABRA]

For PABRA, celebrating women doesn’t end in March. It’s a year-round commitment. From research to value addition, they power every step of the bean🫘 value chain.

Open this publication to see how women across countries are driving impact👇 #IYWF2026

🔗https://t.co/KB97ixsUbq

[PABRA @_PABRA]

Across 15 countries, the integration is visible: 🫘 farmers, 🐝 beekeepers, 🪲 Black Soldier Flies, entrepreneurs 🍊 SMEs.

Next: deepen partnerships, build capacity & engage the private sector to create more decent jobs.

Impact isn’t what we create, but how far it reaches!

[PABRA @_PABRA]

This week, #BRAINSProject partners brainstormed on tough questions shaping Year 3: Are we integrating science & delivery? Demand-led with real market pull? Driving transformation at scale?

The verdict: the partnership is working stronger thru learning & results.

[PABRA @_PABRA]

Forests. Who are we without them? Absolutely nothing. 🌳

Under #BRAINSProject 🫘 🐝🥭, forests sustain food systems by supporting bees for honey, creating microclimates for fruits, & enriching soils for beans to thrive.

This #WorldForestDay, we celebrate & protect them.