by Yohane Chideya | Mar 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Dennis Ong’or, Warren Arinaitwe, Jean Claude Rubyogo If you ask Lucy Wairimu Mbugua about beans, she does not start with the technical details or yield figures. She starts with the weather. “Our seasons are not the same anymore,” she says, recalling years...
by Yohane Chideya | Mar 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Warren Arinaitwe, Dennis Ong’or, Jean Claude Rubyogo On a family farm in Kenya, Mercy Loko, a young farmer from Katumani in Kenya, grew beans the way their parents had always done; small-scale, low inputs, and without much technical guidance. The orchard on...
by Yohane Chideya | Mar 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Jeremiah Sigalla1, Napoleon Kajunju2, Adebola Awotide2, Jean Claude Rubyogo2 1World Vegetable Center 2Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT/PABRA In Bukavu’s fast-moving, fragile market, leafy vegetables spoil quickly. For 30-year-old Julie Ishara, this...
by Yohane Chideya | Mar 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Napoleon Kajunju, Lydie Mulonda, Jean Claude Rubyogo In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, life is often shaped by uncertainty. In the provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu, and Tanganyika, for instance, armed conflicts, chronic insecurities, and...
by Yohane Chideya | Feb 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Yohane Chideya, Eliud Birachi, Dennis Ong’or, Jean Claude Rubyogo In Kenya’s rapidly growing cities, demand for convenient, nutritious food continues to rise. More urban families are looking for affordable meals that save time without compromising quality,...
