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Fusing Agri-business with creative arts: An alternative source of livelihood

Posted by Patricia Onyango on July 22, 2019

By Dr. Eileen Nchanji Climate is changing, but governments are doing very little to prepare farmers to deal with these changes. Most times the weather information is inadequate and not…
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Mastercard partners with USADF, CIAT to open up new opportunities for smallholder farmers across Africa

Posted by Patricia Onyango on July 10, 2019

CIAT and USADF provide funding and support for award-winning Mastercard solution Kampala, Uganda July 10, 2019 – Mastercard has today announced the signing of two public-private partnerships that…
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Breeding better crops for home and for export

Posted by Patricia Onyango on May 20, 2019

New crop varieties are driving growth in Ethiopian agricultural markets. Specially bred beans already earn the country valuable export income. The country’s Agricultural Research Institute is now building market-led…
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Promoting Nutrition Transformative Change through gender in Kenya

Posted by Patricia Onyango on November 19, 2018

by Eileen Bogweh Nchanji, Scholastica Wambua, and Jacinta Simba Empowering a woman is empowering a nation, but empowering a family is empowering the world Rural women play a central role in…
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Digital Innovation: The way forward for women smallholder bean farmers

Posted by Patricia Onyango on July 12, 2018

Beans are grown by millions of farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa many of whom are women. They are grown mainly for consumption and only sold when the quantity is in…
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Improved high-iron and zinc bean varieties for better nutrition

Posted by Patricia Onyango on June 29, 2018

Two bean varieties were recently launched in Arusha, Tanzania. These high iron and zinc climbing varieties of beans scientifically known as MAC44 – Selian 14 and RWV1129 -Selian 15…
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How to empower, not to dis-empower

Posted by Administrator on April 30, 2018

By Eileen Nchanji Gender equality is a buzzword not only tied to the agricultural and development sector but also in the entertainment and business sectors, where interest on gender pay…
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Creating a revolution in bean production in Mwireri, Nyeri

Posted by Lilies Gachanja on April 24, 2018

One evening in October 2017 as a discussion over a cup of tea in a restaurant in Nairobi, Yosam Mugarura, and Mr. Nahashon Kariuki, the Chair of Board of…
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AZURI Health Limited; Natural Just Got Tastier

Posted by Lilies Gachanja on March 16, 2018

International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) conducted a rapid market assessment (RMA) study in Kenya and Uganda between July and September 2016. The Survey was conducted in urban centers…
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Different models of partnership in farm and household decision making #Progress4all

Posted by Lilies Gachanja on March 8, 2018

By Eileen Nchanji and Lilies Gachanja Gender inequality in access to technologies, financial services, information and productive resources is not new. In as much as women face more constraints than…
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