Beans climb to new heights in Rwanda

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Feb 8th, 2010 | By Environmental News Network | Read more in: Environment

Climbing beans suited to rainy high-altitude areas are being distributed in Rwanda after a decade of research.

The fifteen varieties, developed by the Rwandan Agricultural Research Institute (ISAR) in collaboration with the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), could benefit smallholder farmers in similar areas across Central and East Africa.

Unlike the more commonly-planted ‘bush beans’, the beans are resistant to legume diseases such as anthracnose, root rot and ascochyta, which are found in damp, higher altitude areas.

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