by Yohane Chideya | Jul 10, 2026 | Africa, Beans, CIAT, PABRA30
By Luisa Fernanda Prieto Campo As PABRA celebrates its 30th anniversary, former CIAT Director General Rubén Echeverría reflects on the strategic decisions that strengthened bean research in Africa and helped position PABRA as a leading platform for agricultural...
by Yohane Chideya | Jul 9, 2026 | Africa, Partnership, Tanzania
By Emmanuel Mwenda, Eliud Kongola, Joachim Madeni (Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute, Dodoma), Juma Kapiligi, Radegunda Kessy, and Justus Ochieng (Alliance of Bioversity international and CIAT, Arusha, Tanzania) Transforming Seed Access in Tanzania’s Drylands...
by Yohane Chideya | Jul 8, 2026 | Africa, Tanzania, Youth Empowerment
By Yohane Chideya, Radegunda Kessy, Justus Ochieng, Sylvia Kalemera, Jean Claude Rubyogo The harvest had always been the hardest part. For countless farming families across Tanzania, bringing crops from the field was only half the battle. The real struggle began after...
by Yohane Chideya | Jul 3, 2026 | Beans, KALRO, Kenya, PABRA
From the original version published by Kilimo News – Kenya Beans have long been at the heart of Kenya’s food system, serving as the country’s second most important staple crop after maize and forming part of millions of households’ daily meals. Now, a new...
by Yohane Chideya | Jun 30, 2026 | Beans, Malawi
By Eunice Magwaya, Evans Chizula, Adon Phiri, Wilson Nkhata Farmer involvement defines the approach of the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) program of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, ensuring that innovation is shaped by those who grow,...
