by J Munyao | Aug 8, 2023 | Africa, Beans, Latest News, Tanzania
By Sylvia Kalemera, Wilson Nkhata, Esther Cheyo & Jefferson Munyao IKUWO Common bean business platform members in Sumbawanga, July 2023- Sylvia Kalemera In the vibrant town of Sumbawanga, Rukwa region, southern highlands of Tanzania, there exists a remarkable...
by J Munyao | Jul 27, 2023 | Africa, Latest News, Malawi, News, Uncategorized
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 2023 Media Advisory CALL FOR MORE POLICY COVERAGE TO CAPTIVATE THE FULL POTENTIAL OF BEANS, COWPEAS, AND PIGEON PEAS (BCP) VALUE CHAINS LILONGWE, Malawi – The Pan African Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) program, operating under the...
by J Munyao | Jul 17, 2023 | Africa, Beans, Malawi
By Yohane Chideya and Justice Munthali Fannie Gondwe’s name is not new among many local farmers and agripreneurs in Malawi, having worked with hundreds of them for over two decades now. Her driving force towards this passionate journey, however, was quite...
by J Munyao | Jul 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
By Yohane Chideya, Justice Munthali & Jefferson Munyao One of the products from beans in the pipeline: Picture courtesy of Mwaiwawo Kukada Despite a pool of challenges, such as resistance by some consumers in Malawi to embrace locally made processed foods and...
by J Munyao | Jul 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
By Yohane Chideya, Wilson Nkhata, Eliud Birachi & Jefferson Munyao Without exactly knowing what they were getting themselves into, Watson Chirwa and his colleague Takula Kathumba took a risk and put together resources to venture into the bean seed multiplication....