1. Estimating the Market Size of bean types in Malawi
National Statistics
 BEAN
 VARIETIES
DESCRIPTION
SUG131
CAL143
UBR92(25)
Nasaka
Grain type
Domestic market (%) 70 30 20
Export market (%) 10
Market size (%)
100 50
Market volume (tons)
500,000
250,000
100,000
50,000
Average Yield (ton/ha)
2.25
2.5 2
Target production area (ha)
220,000
20,000
Target Zones
North
Central
Lakeshore
South
Average farm size (ha)
0.425
0.5
0.2
No. of Beneficiaries (Hh)
200,000

2. A Market-led Bean Breeding Strategy for Africa - 2000
Uganda
Kenya
Rwanda
DR Congo
S. Africa
Malawi
Zambia
Madagascar
Ethiopia
S. Tanzania
Tanzania
Zimbabwe
Dark Red Kidney
Climbing Beans
Snap Beans (French)
Large White
Small White
Carioca (small striped)
Sugar, Tan & Yellow
Pinto
Small Red
Uganda, Malawi
Large Red Mottled
Regional Networks/CIAT Strategic Research
Backstopping, Technical Support and Capacity Building
CIAT LAC
PABRA countries without active Breeding Programs: ECABREN: Burundi and Sudan, SABRN: Angola, SDRC, Lesotho, Mauritius, and Swaziland; WECABREN: Cameroon, Mali, Central Afr Rep, Ghana, Senegal, Togo, Burkina Faso, Guinea, S/Leone, Congo receive bean germplasm
Universities/ARI
Shared breeding responsibilities under PABRA:
CIAT Headquarter breeding program in Colombia
Regional breeding programs of ECABREN and SABRN
National bean programs responsible for different types of beans
Various universities and advanced research institutes (ARIs).
Demand-led Breeding Training Modules – coming soon