Thirty Years of PABRA: Rubén Echeverría’s Legacy for Agricultural Research in Africa
As PABRA celebrates its 30th anniversary, former CIAT Director General Rubén Echeverría reflects on the strategic decisions that strengthened bean research in Africa and helped position PABRA as a leading platform for agricultural innovation and collaboration.
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Thirty Years of PABRA: Rubén Echeverría’s Legacy for Agricultural Research in Africa
As PABRA celebrates its 30th anniversary, former CIAT Director General Rubén Echeverría reflects on the strategic decisions that strengthened bean research in Africa and helped position PABRA as a leading platform for agricultural innovation and collaboration.
As the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) celebrates its 30th anniversary, the legacy of those who helped shape and strengthen the alliance takes on special significance. One of them is Rubén Echeverría, who served as Director General of CIAT, now part of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, from 2009 to 2019. During his tenure, he promoted strategic decisions that reaffirmed the institution’s commitment to Africa, positioned the continent at the center of the bean program, and strengthened PABRA as a platform for research, innovation, and collaboration focused on addressing the challenges of African food systems.