Chef Nic was invited to present elevated bean dishes to mark PABRA’S achievement.
He made:
- Bizzetta – a pizza-like bean starter and
- Deconstructed Sweet githeri perched on Dark Chocolate and Caramel sauce
The Africa Food Prize began as the Yara Prize, and was established in 2005 by Yara International ASA in Norway to honor achievements in African agriculture. Moving the Yara Prize to Africa in 2016 and rechristening it the Africa Food Prize gave the award a distinctive African home, African identity and African ownership.
The Africa Food Prize and the Yara Prize have brought much-deserved recognition to 17 recipients from Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe whose outstanding achievements (summarized below) point the way forward to a more vibrant farming sector for the entire continent by making African farms more productive, profitable and resilient.
Representing a wide cross section of African society, the winners of the Prize have included entrepreneurs, scientists, community organizers and activists, business leaders, and policy makers – all contributing in diverse and effective ways to a green revolution in Africa that bolsters the continent´s agricultural development and food security.
The Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) was awarded in 2023 for research and development of over 650 improved bean varieties – early maturing, high yielding, resistant to high temperatures, high-iron and zinc content among other traits. These varieties are consumed by over 37 million people in Africa significantly improving nutrition, health, and food security in the continent. The PABRA model supports bean researchers in different African countries, enabling them to network, share resources, and access top up grants for ongoing projects.
