Established by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) in 1996, the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) works with the whole range of actors involved in producing beans – one of the most actively traded commodities in Africa – to provide better beans for Africa.

PABRA is made up of an international network of bean researchers, 29 national agricultural research institutions, and more than 350 partner organizations. As a result of PABRA’s interventions, more farming families have access to improved and marketable bean varieties, new crop management techniques, micronutrient rich bean-based products, niche market varieties and products, and bean related skills and knowledge that help to increase incomes and boost food and nutrition security.

PABRA works in partnership with farmers, rural communities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), traders and other private sector organizations to improve each aspect of the bean value chain, from production to market, using a market-led approach.