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General information
| Innovation ID | 654 |
| Version ID | 509 |
| Innovation Title | High iron beans (HIB) for enhancing nutrition security amidst COVID-19 crisis and limited space in Kenya |
| Innovation description | In Kenya, through the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) project, PABRA leveraged Global Affairs Canada (GAC) efforts and partnered with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives to contribute to the National Action Plan aimed at tackling food crisis accelerated by the impact of COVID-19 in the country. High Iron Beans (HIB) varieties were integrated in the emergency plan to establish one million kitchen gardens to enhance household nutrition. |
| Reporting Staff | Jean Claude Rubyogo (ABC) |
| Year (Reporting) | 2020 |
| Reporting status | Approved |
| Innovation Type | Other |
Stage reached
| Stage of Innovation | Stage 3: available/ ready for uptake |
| Year (Stage) | 2020 |
| Stage Description | The initiative was officially launched in September 2020 and included a demonstration of three high-iron bean HIB varieties promoted in Kenya. Climbing bean was emphasized as one of the crops suited for a kitchen garden because it occupies little space with very good yields. |
| Has a lead organization | yes |
| Lead Organization | Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance |
| Top 5 contributors | African Development Bank; Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization; Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation; Global Affairs Canada; Alliance Bioversity International-International Center for Tropical Agriculture |
Contributions and mapping
| All partners | |
| Main CRP | CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals |
| Flagship project | FP6-Common Beans for Markets and Nutrition |
| Cluster | 6.4-Common Beans for Markets and Nutrition CoA 4 |
| Other CRPs-Flagships-Clusters |
Scope
| Geographic scope | National |
| Regions | |
| Countries | Kenya |
Targeted outcomes
| Main Sub-IDO | Conducive environment for managing shocks and vulnerability, as evidenced in rapid response mechanisms. |
| Other Sub-IDO | Increased availability of diverse nutrient-rich foods |
| Other Sub-IDO | Increased household coping capacity to cope with shocks |
Evidences
| Evidences | Little spaces promise more food and nutrition security for households in Kenya -. (2020, September 22). https://www.pabra-africa.org/little-spaces-promise-more-food-and-nutrition-security-for-households-in-kenya/ [https://www.pabra-africa.org/little-spaces-promise-more-food-and-nutrition-security-for-households-in-kenya/] |
Linked Elements
| Milestones | 7077-175-35224 - Capacity training completed with partners with 750 male and female entrepreneurs and farmers. |
| Outcome Impact Case | High iron beans developed by CGIAR and partners support women in Burundi to save time and improve children’s nutrition https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/b79fee |
| Policy |