Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance

Poster translations
A poster on PABRA's work is now also available in French & Portuguese>>

Issue 3 of PABRA Outlook
All latest news and developments are available through the PABRA Outlook newsletter in English and French >>

Annual Report 2006-07
PABRA's Annual Report 2006-2007 is now available >>

Scholarship opportunities
A number of candidates are currently under consideration for scholarships for postgraduate studies (M.Sc. and Ph.D.) in bean research >>


		Bean Seed Production in Rwanda Bizimana, a farmer from Byumba province, benefits from our participatory variety selection project >>

		Navy Bean Production in Ethiopia Haile Wako's livelihood has improved through planting the navy bean variety 'Awash Melka', a product of ECABREN and EIAR >> More projects >>

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Better Beans for Africa

Established in 1996, the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) is a consortium of African regional bean networks (the Eastern and Central Africa Bean Research Network, ECABREN, and the Southern Africa Bean Research Network, SABRN) consisting of National African Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) in a total of 18 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, an international research organisation (CIAT) and a number of donor organisations. PABRA's goal is to enhance the food security, income and health of resource-poor farmers in Africa through research on beans. To achieve this goal, PABRA works in partnership with farmers and rural communities, NGOs, traders and other private sector partners. The major beneficiaries of PABRA's work are rural women, who are primarily responsible for the crop's production and post harvest handling.