by Yohane Chideya | Oct 7, 2026 | CIAT, Tanzania
For years, Mohamed Hassan Matimba, a grain trader based in Nanyumbu District, Mtwara Region – Tanzania, sourced groundnuts from more than 150 smallholder farmers and a network of local collectors. However, poor grain quality and low production volumes continued...
by Yohane Chideya | Sep 30, 2026 | Africa, PABRA30, Publications
On 31 August 2026, the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) celebrated 30 years of transforming bean research and development across Africa. What began in 1996 as a research network has grown into a continent-wide partnership connecting scientists, farmers, seed...
by Yohane Chideya | Sep 29, 2026 | DRC
By Bola Amoke Awotide, Julie Ntamwinja, Lucky Kalisya, Hosny Dunia, Theodore Bigaba, Tresor Andy, Valeri Wasso, Fidele Bahati Banywesize, Jean Claude Cirhuza Makendi, and Jean Claude Rubyogo In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Beans for Women...
by Yohane Chideya | Sep 23, 2026 | Beans, Rwanda
By David Muhawenimana, Brionne Mushirarungu, Lisa Butera Uwase, Justine Umutoni, Janviere Umurungi The story starts with a handful of bean seed. At GS Kayanga in Rwanda, the school received just 600 grams of seed. The first harvest produced 15 kilograms. School...
by Yohane Chideya | Sep 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Yohane Chideya, Sylvia Kalemera Warm Monday morning. Inside the Kigali Convention Centre in Rwanda, the room is alive with excitement. Smiles stretch across familiar faces. Old friends embrace. Laughter fills the spaces between conversations as delegates arrive,...
