Farmers display the different kinds of climbing beans at the ISAR Research Centre in Mutarama. 15 new bean varieties have been developed, aimed at ensuring food security for thousands of farmers ...

Favourable conditions “Climbing beans can yield 2,500 to 3,500 kilogrammes per hectare which is much more than the bush beans. This is because, climbing beans when well supported to climb as ...

"Climbing beans have a three-to-one yield advantage compared to bush bean varieties," Paul Kimani, regional bean breeder and professor at the University of Nairobi, told MediaGlobal.

The climbing beans, typically tepara or common bean varieties, naturally absorb nitrogen from the air and convert it to nitrates, fertilizing the soil for the corn and squash.

Poles, fences or trellises serve well for these climbing beans. Yard-long pole beans are among the more curious varieties that can be grown at home, and they are well adapted to our hot, tropical ...