Common Beans Observatory

The Common beans observatory is an initiative led by The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) with support from Pan-African Bean Research Alliance (PABRA), to establish an information system that provides indicators related to the global bean production context. It includes data related to the bean context in each country, production system information, trade and competitiveness information, bean consumption data, inventory of technologies related to the crop, recent news, and will present data on seed systems, varieties and socioeconomics collected by PABRA in a dynamic and interactive way for the benefit of key players in the bean sector.

The information displayed on the platform is built based on data provided through open-access primary and secondary information sources from different national and international organizations, which is why we highlight the importance and contribution of these organizations.

The Common Beans Observatory is expected to become a lighthouse that attracts multi-stakeholders to avoid “not see the forest for the trees” and to advance research and strengthen crop economic systems.