by Yohane Chideya | May 22, 2025 | Africa, News, Tanzania
By Martin Majambele, Esther Cheyo, Radegunda Kessy, Atupokile Mwakatwila, Justus Ochieng & Maximillian Saku Beneath vast Tanzanian skies, where fields stretch like patchwork quilts of promise, a quiet revolution is taking root. It doesn’t shout—but whispers change...
by Yohane Chideya | Apr 9, 2025 | Africa, Beans, CIAT, Eswatini, News, PABRA
By Yohane Chideya, Wilson Nkhata, Nicholas Manana, Kwazi Mkhonta, and Jean Claude Rubyogo In the heart of Eswatini, where rolling hills meet vast open fields, one humble crop plays a vital role in both kitchens and markets—dry beans. For many rural households, these...
by Yohane Chideya | Mar 24, 2025 | Africa, Beans, CIAT, DRC, News, PABRA
By Bola Amoke Awotide, Jean Claude Rubyogo, Lydie Mulonda, Lulu Joseph Iwamba, Paulin Njingulula, Napoleon Kajunju, Julie Ntamwinja, Lucky Kalisya, Ntukamazina Nepomuscene Amid ongoing conflicts in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), an innovative...
by Yohane Chideya | Jan 17, 2025 | CGIAR, CIAT, News, PABRA, Tanzania
By Radegunda Kessy, Atupokile Mwakatwila, Justus Ochieng, Martin Majambele, Anthony Bujiku & Jean Claude Rubyogo Background Information Tanzania faces a 320,000-ton gap in edible oil production, with demand set to rise from 570,000 tons annually to 700,000 tons by...
by Yohane Chideya | Nov 7, 2024 | Africa, Beans, News, Zambia
By Yohane Chideya1, Wilson Nkhata1, Mwiinga Mulube2, Paul Aseete1, Carl Jensen3 and Jean Claude Rubyogo1 1 Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT/PABRA 2 Zambia Agricultural Research Institute 3 Good Nature Agro Zambia’s largely rural population depends heavily...
by Yohane Chideya | Oct 7, 2024 | Africa, News
From 7 to 9 October 2024, the Alliance of Biodiversity International and CIAT (The Alliance) through Pan-African Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) and the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) will launch the “Building Equitable Climate-Resilient...
