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,...
by Yohane Chideya | Sep 22, 2026 | Africa, PABRA30
By Yohane Chideya, Sylvia Maria Pineda, Janviere Umurungi Africa is fast-changing. By 2050, around two-thirds of Africa’s population is expected to live in urban areas. That shift will reshape not only where people live, but also how food is produced, traded and...
by Yohane Chideya | Sep 21, 2026 | Beans, DRC
By Bola Amoke Awotide, Paulin Njingulula, Espoir Kubuya Tshombo, Amadou Coulibaly, Tresor Andy, and Jean Claude Rubyogo “I struggled to keep my bean business stocked and would often run out before the day ended. Today, I have almost tripled my daily sales. I can...
by Yohane Chideya | Aug 20, 2026 | Beans, Rwanda
By David Muhawenimana, Janviere Umurungi, and Yvonne Munyangeri The old way takes time. Planting by hand. Threshing by hand. Shelling maize by hand. Season after season, the work becomes heavier especially for schools with larger school gardens Today, the same work is...
