by Yohane Chideya | Feb 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
By Yohane Chideya, Wilson Nkhata, Paul Asetee & Jean Claude Rubyogo Improved seed is a recipe for achieving bigger crop yields worldwide. However, in Mozambique a country of 34 million people, this potential is not fully realized today due to inadequate seed...
by Yohane Chideya | Jan 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
By Male Allan Ssekamatte Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA) are the fundamental molecules present in all living organisms that control all hereditary characteristics of cells. While DNA serves as the genetic blueprint of life, encoding the...
by Yohane Chideya | Jan 29, 2025 | Africa, Beans, CGIAR, CIAT, Uganda
By Justice Munthali, Eliud Birachi & Jean Claude Rubyogo Malnutrition in Uganda is not just a statistic—it’s a pressing crisis that impacts millions. According to the 2018 Demographic and Health Survey, nearly 33% of children under five are stunted, and 4%...
by Yohane Chideya | Jan 29, 2025 | Africa, Beans, CIAT, PABRA, Partnership
By Yohane Chideya, Wilson Nkhata, Clare Mukankusi & Jean Claude Rubyogo Excitement surged through Johannesburg, South Africa, from November 11 to 15, 2024, as bean breeders from 31 countries across the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA-Africa) came together...
by Yohane Chideya | Jan 17, 2025 | CGIAR, CIAT, News, PABRA, Tanzania
By Radegunda Kessy, Atupokile Mwakatwila, Justus Ochieng, Martin Majambele, Anthony Bujiku & Jean Claude Rubyogo Background Information Tanzania faces a 320,000-ton gap in edible oil production, with demand set to rise from 570,000 tons annually to 700,000 tons by...
