Introducing Three New Bean Varieties to Enhance Food Security for Colombian Coffee-growing Families

These new materials exhibit high iron and zinc content, along with tolerance to drought, pests, and diseases, while also delivering superior yields compared to traditional beans.
The benefits of bean varieties BIO103-SGA, BIO105-SGA, and BIO109-SGA were presented to coffee growers from across the country in Chinchiná, Caldas, offering them an excellent opportunity to generate additional income by intercropping these varieties with their coffee trees.
The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, in cooperation with the National Coffee Research Centre (Cenicafé) of the National Coffee Growers Association (FNC), and Semillas Guerrero y Asociados S.A., led the release of these materials