Patricia A Onyango

Daystar University · Department of Communication

Gender is an integral part of bean breeding initiatives and provides the platform through which plant breeding should be implemented. Gender-sensitive breeding offers a clear focus on addressing gender gap in agriculture by considering different traits preferred by both men and women (Nchanji et al., 2021b). Through the gender lens, critical elemen...

The research report documents the impacts of a flagship project implemented in Zimbabwe to revive bean production in the country as common bean subsector after land reforms and climatic shocks. The research in the report used difference in difference to evaluate the impacts on technology adoption and subsequent effect on productivity, bean consumpt...

Eleven percent of Zimbabwe’s GDP comes from agriculture sector. The sector sustains around 67% of Zimbabwe’s population with livelihood, employment and income. Further, it contributes to good nutrition through promotion of balanced, diversified and nutritious diet. There is dire need to strengthen the link between agriculture and nutrition in its h...

► Malnutrition is worsening in Burundi, with micronutrient deficiencies raising from 45% to 61% during the last decade. ► Biofortification is a proven key intervention that can ameliorate the deficiencies due to micronutrients among rural poor populations since it targets staple crops. ► Participation in the SDC project; increased uptake for high...

Biofortification is a process through which the nutritional value – vitamins or minerals of a food crop is enhanced through conventional breeding. Through biofortification, vitamins and minerals such as iron, zinc, provitamin A etc. are enhanced. Eleven high iron and zinc beans have been released in Cameroon after a recent nutritional screening of...

Key Messages • Greater collaboration between the local government, agriculture, education, health, and nutrition sectors is fundamental. • Nutritional quality of school feeding, including biofortified High Iron Beans (HIBs) and related value-added products are improved. • Small-scale farm-based bean value chains in the communities and their owned s...

Africa's agriculture and food systems were already grappling with challenges such as climate change and weather variability, pests and disease, and regional conflicts. With rising new cases of COVID 19 propelling various African governments to enforce strict restrictions of varying degrees to curb the spread. Thus, the pandemic posed unprecedented...