Joshua Nyaruri shows off a handful of the new bean variety at his farm in Ole Leshua village, Narok County, Kenya. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION/Kagondu Njagi NAROK, Kenya (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – ...

Soak the beans or peas in enough cold water to cover in a large bowl 2-8 hours. Drain; rinse well under cold water. Place in a Dutch oven; add water just to cover. Heat to a boil; reduce heat to low.

More than 650 improved varieties of beans have reached the market across Africa. Bean consumption in Kenya falls below the global annual average of 7.5kg per capita. Beans is How aims to raise ...

OTHAYA, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenya plans to increase coffee roasting and is encouraging farmers to link up with foreign partners who can help build markets abroad, to add value to its raw bean exports ...

Rose Mutuku displaying some of the value added products from beans inside her Smart Logistics Solutions limited company located around Kathome market along Makutano-Kitui Road in Machakos County.

24-year-old Jerios Wachira weeding her one-acre beans farm at home in Mangu, Nakuru County on May 12, 2020. [Kipsang Joseph/Standard] You probably interact with beans often enough to react when it ...

Adrian of This and That writes about the bean harvest in his home town, Loitokitok, Kenya. He has some excellent photos too showing the harvest process. Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest ...