Cooking beans from their commonly available dried form is an energy and time consuming inconvenience. However, beans are an important local staple and inexpensive rich source of proteins and other essential nutrients, particularly for low-income communities
Beans play a very critical in the Government of Rwanda’s fight against malnutrition and ensuring food security
Changing professional and social lifestyles of Rwandans are increasingly pushing families to make food choices based on cost, convenience and cooking time
Rwanda’s efforts towards environmental sustainability are pushing families to divest from traditional biofuels sources of energy. Other alternative energy sources are still too expensive for an average Rwandan family to allow for the preparation of such a meal