Better Beans for Southern Africa

The Southern Africa Bean Research Network (SABRN) is an African-owned regional bean network, consisting of National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) and their partners in ten countries in the Southern Africa region. This network is part of the PABRA consortium along with the Eastern and Central Africa Bean Research Network (ECABREN), CIAT and a number of donor organisations. SABRN is affiliated to the Southern Africa Development Community's Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Unit (SADC/FANR) which provides policy guidance and oversight. SABRN's goal is to ensure wider availability and increased utilisation of demand driven bean-based technologies that increase agricultural sustainability and productivity, add value to bean commodity and are utilised for improving nutrition and food security and incomes of rural and urban poor in Southern Africa.

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Thanks to PABRA members for photos used in this website


Latest news

Bean Factsheet
A Bean Factsheet is now available for download .Read more >>

SABRN poster available
English and Portuguese versions of a SABRN poster is now available for download.Read more >>

ECABREN/SABRN Joint Meeting
ECABREN and SABRN held a joint meeting in Mbeya, southern Tanzania, 2-5 October 2007.Read more >>

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