Digital inclusion for impact: Unlocking opportunities for Tanzania’s agro-traders

by Yohane Chideya | Jul 10, 2025 | Uncategorized

By Atupokile Mwakatwila*, Justus Ochieng, Victor Lesedy, Radegunda Kessy, and Martin Majambele *Corresponding author: a.mwakatwila@cgiar.org Over the years, digital inclusion has revolutionized sectors like health, education, and finance now it’s agriculture’s turn....

Scaling nutrition impact: Schools serve up High-Iron Beans

by Yohane Chideya | Jul 1, 2025 | Beans, CIAT, Uncategorized

By Napoleon Kajunju, Justice Munthali, Yohane Chideya, Eliud Birachi, and Jean Claude Rubyogo Over 2.7 million people have benefitted from biofortified beans disseminated through school meal programs in five African countries. Iron-rich beans can be integrated into...

Taste of progress: High-iron bean nutritional formulation draws international acclaim

by Yohane Chideya | Jun 30, 2025 | Uncategorized

By Napoleon Kajunju, Blanche Murera, Eliud Birachi, Warren Arinaitwe, Justice Munthali, and Jean Claude Rubyogo When Samuel Uwihanganye, a passionate advocate for children’s nutrition and community empowerment, began experimenting with fortified flour blends in his...

Beyond tools, toward transformation: ACAT 2025 presses for collaborations

by Yohane Chideya | Jun 23, 2025 | Uncategorized

By Yohane Chideya, Justin Mabeya, Napoleon Kajunju, Warren Arinaitwe, Yvonne Munyangeri, Justice Munthali, Eliud Birachi, Ayuka Fombong (icipe), and Jean Claude Rubyogo Africa, home to 1.5 billion people, is approaching a critical threshold. Climatic shocks, soaring...

Learning to dance in the storm: Resilient farming with beans, trees and bees in Rwanda

by Yohane Chideya | May 26, 2025 | Beans, PABRA, Partnership, Rwanda, Uncategorized

By Yvonne Munyangeri, Warren Arinaitwe, Eliud Birachi, Jean Claude Rubyogo (Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT); Ayuka Fombong, Nelly Ndungu, Faris Samira Mohamed (icipe); Edouard Rurangwa, Athanase Hategekimana (RAB-Rwanda) In the heart of Africa, on the...

Accelerating bean breeding to respond to market demands in East Africa: ACIAR’s Rapid Cooking Bean Project for health, nutrition and fuel efficiency

by Yohane Chideya | May 15, 2025 | Uncategorized

Winnyfred Amongi, Mukankusi Clare Tekla Mugisha, Renu Saradadevi, and Wallace Cowling In East Africa, where beans are a dietary staple, a transformative initiative by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) is reshaping the future of...