Enhancing climate resilience in bean production systems despite increasing weather extremes

Researchers from the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, together with KALRO, are enhancing climate resilience in bean production across Kenya through the BIOBELIEF Project, launched to address the impacts of emerging weather extremes on food security.

Climate change is no longer a distant threat—it is here, reshaping agricultural systems across the globe. One of the most critical impacts of climate change is unpredictable rainfall patterns and prolonged droughts, which threaten food security, especially in sub-Saharan Africa where millions of people depend on rain-fed agriculture. Among the crops most affected by drought stress is the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.): a staple in many households and an affordable source of protein, iron and dietary fiber.