IPHD Country Director Cristian Balan

Easy to cook, nutritious and delicious – US dry beans are cost-effective sustenance

US pinto beans are the bean of choice in much of western Africa

One of 274 schools in Republic of Congo administered by IPHD

Beans provide affordable protein, carbohydrates, micronutrients and fiber

Beans and rice provide complete protein to school children

Baby Lima Bean Harvest

Steidelmeyer Farms, Colusa,California

WestBase Garbanzo Field Trial

Breeder Stan Murray compares results from recently developed garbanzo varieties near Lemoore, California.

California Garbanzo Field Trials

Breeder Stan Murray and Mark Kirsten evaluate garbanzo varieties near Lemoore, California.

California Black Eye Beans

Newly picked black eye bean pods.

California Beans Ready to Ship

Jim Wallace and Pam Hutton discuss quality in the warehouse, Meridian, California.

Field-run Garbanzo Beans

Garbanzo beans being tested for quality, Meridian, California.