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This World Food Day, we’re celebrating the people behind the world’s most powerful, nutrient-dense, and climate-resilient crop 🫘

Building sustainable food systems takes an entire network of dedicated professionals across the value chain. From the scientists @chelsea.didinger & ...agricultural leaders at PABRA celebrating 30 years of delivering biofortified, climate-resilient bean varieties to millions of African farmers, to the chefs @bettinas_kitchen making plant-rich menus desirable, the educators & student volunteers like @kidsinnutrition bringing hands-on food literacy into classrooms and @food4education serving over 734,000 meals in schools every day.

Together with our global coalition of 140+ partners, we are proving that increasing bean consumption is one of the simplest, most scalable solutions for human and planetary health.

Swipe through to meet the changemakers driving food systems transformation this World Food Day!

How are you celebrating World Food Day in your community or kitchen? Tell us in the comments! 👇

#WorldFoodDay #BeansOnTheMenu #BeansIsHow

Can we tackle the climate crisis from the school canteen? 🫘

Increasing climate-adapted beans in African school feeding programs not only helps nourish the next generation. It also helps to create steady demand and reliable incomes for smallholder farmers, and increases crop ...diversity.

School meals can help bridge agriculture, nutrition, education and environmental policies together, strengthening local food systems across the African continent.

🔗 Read more on the link in our bio

#BeansisHow #ClimateSmartAg #FoodSecurity #SchoolMeals

🫘Our October newsletter is live! Link and sign up in bio if you haven't already! 🔗

September was such a good month for beans — From Bean Day at Climate Week NYC to new evidence on the UK's growing obsession with beans and beans in the spotlight in Kigali for the Africa ...Food Systems Forum.

Coming up in October, be sure to get involved in #WorldFoodDay.

#BeansisHow #BangInSomeBeans #BeansOnTheMenu

Beans are the solution to everything🫘

Having a bad day? Beans is How
Need a quick meal? Beans is How
Too tired to decide what to eat? Beans is how

#BeansisHow #BangInSomeBeans #BeansOnTheMenu

Extreme El Niño weather is driving severe crop failures across Central America, leaving millions facing heightened food insecurity, according to a new Oxfam report.⚠️

Nearly two-thirds of bean-growing households assessed experienced losses of 75% to 100% of their production, mostly ...due to drought.

In Central America's Dry Corridor, beans serve as a vital daily survival source and protein fallback for subsistence farmers. Key staples like beans are on the front lines of these climate shocks—making emergency humanitarian funding, research and investment in new climate-adaptation programming more critical than ever to protect smallholder livelihoods and nourish communities.

🔗 Tap the link in our bio to read the full story.

Around the World in 3 Bean Stews 🫘

From the coastlines of Northern Peru to comforting kitchens in the UK and vibrant homes in North India, pulses are the unsung heroes of global cuisine.

Not only are they packed with plant-based protein, fiber, and essential nutrients, but they... are also incredible for the planet—fixing nitrogen into the soil and requiring less water than many other staple crops.

💡 Want to cook these at home? Check out the full recipes linked in our bio.

#BeansIsHow #BeansOnTheMenu #BanginSomeBeans #BeansRecipes

How many times have you thrown away forgotten produce at the end of the week? 🙋‍♀️

With food waste driving about estimated 8-10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, making the shift toward long-shelf-life staples like beans is a quick win for your wallet and the planet.

...Beans have a long shelf life, and can be stored dry, canned, jarred, in pouches, frozen and in flour form. This can help reduce food waste and the associated climate impacts.

Save this post for your next grocery run and stock up on pantry pulses.

#BeansisHow #foodwasteandloss #SustainableConsumption #ZeroWaste

As world leaders gather at #UNGA in New York, the #BeansIsHow campaign continues to highlight how beans drive progress across multiple Sustainable Development Goals, from #nutrition and #health to gender equality, #climate action, and fair livelihoods.

Join us in celebrating how the humble... bean supports the #SDGs far beyond the plate. While they’re famous for tackling Hunger and Good Health, beans are true multi-taskers for global progress:
🍽️ Zero Hunger & Good Health: Packed with essential nutrients, beans ensure access to safe, nutritious food and play a vital role in ending malnutrition for all.
💼 No Poverty & Decent Work: Boosting bean production creates reliable income streams and resilient livelihoods for smallholder farming communities worldwide.
🚺 Gender Equality: Women make up a large portion of small-scale legume farmers; investing in bean value chains directly empowers women agriculturalists.
🌍 Responsible Consumption & Climate Action: Beans have a low carbon footprint, require minimal water, and naturally fix nitrogen into the soil, enriching the land without heavy synthetic fertilizers.
🌱 Life on Land: Integrating beans into crop rotations improves soil biodiversity and combats land degradation.

Make the shift: eating more beans supports smallholder farmers, cuts emissions, boosts dietary diversity, and helps build resilient, sustainable food systems for all.

#BeansIsHow #SDGDay #Act4SDGs #SDGs #GlobalGoals #GoodFoodForAll #UNGA2026