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 ...

"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.

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 ...