by Patricia Onyango | Sep 26, 2018 | Partnership
By Eileen Bogweh Nchanji and Grace Nanyonjo ‘Tell me, and I forget. Teach me, and I remember. Involve me, and I learn.’ Women empowerment is cited as one of the pathways through which agriculture can improve nutrition. In most African countries, women are...
by Patricia Onyango | Jul 20, 2018 | Partnership
We recently kicked off inception meetings in eight target countries for Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) Programme. TAAT is a flagship programme funded by the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) as part of the bank’s Feed Africa Strategy....
by Administrator | Jan 19, 2018 | Africa, Beans, Cameroon, Partnership
Ndu subdivision, Ntumbaw (ntu means hills and mbaw means valleys) village in North-West Cameroon is generally cold in the hills and hot in the valleys. Wilson Nfor Gwei, born in the South West region, Limbe, is a farmer in the region with about 23 hectares of family...
by Administrator | Oct 22, 2017 | Africa, Beans, CIAT, Dr. Mercy Lung’aho, PABRA, Partnership, Rwanda
by Mercy LungahoAt the 2017 Borlaug Dialogue this week, October 18-20, Dr. Mercy Lung’aho says feeding our youth more nutritious food is critical for a prosperous Africa. Her opinion piece was first published by Inter Press Service News Agency. One drizzly morning in...
by Administrator | Oct 9, 2017 | Beans, CIAT, IDRC, KALRO, Kenya, PABRA, Partnership, Uganda
Fast-cooking beans and nutritious bean snacks have hit supermarket shelves in Western Kenya. The products target women who may need to prepare meals in a short period of time for the whole family. The fast-cooking beans have been pre-cooked, and only need to be boiled...
by Administrator | Sep 28, 2017 | Africa, Beans, Ethiopia, Partnership
As a senior researcher, Derese Eshete has spent his career with one goal in mind: to improve the living conditions of the farmers he believes he is working for. Having worked on many crops previously, including the country’s “super-grain” teff, he has settled on...
