by Yohane Chideya | Dec 15, 2025 | PABRA, Partnership, Tanzania
By Martin Majambele1, Yohane Chideya1, Victor Leseedy1, Edith Kadege2, Joachim Madeni2, Lilian N. Gichuru3 and Justus Ochieng1 1International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT, Arusha Tanzania 2Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), Dodoma, Tanzania...
by Yohane Chideya | Nov 28, 2025 | Beans, DRC, Women
By Lydie Mulonda, Bola Amoke Awotide, Jean Claude Rubyogo, Nepomuscene Ntukamazina, Napoleon Kajunju, Hosny Dunia, Lulu Lwamba, Richard Kataliko Bean bags weighing 25 kilograms are more than just containers of seed. In Bukavu, they feel almost alive, as they are...
by Yohane Chideya | Nov 26, 2025 | Africa, PABRA, Partnership
From the original post published on Crawford Fund for Food Security The Crawford Fund for Food Security and ANU’s Fenner School of Environment and Society were honoured to welcome on Monday, November 17 2025, Professors Gabrielle Persley and Kaye Basford from the...
by Yohane Chideya | Nov 14, 2025 | Beans, Malawi, PABRA
By Yohane Chideya, Eunice Magwaya, Wilson Nkhata, Jean Claude Rubyogo In Malawi, bean production among smallholder farmers is often marked by low yields due to limited access to high‑quality, climate‑resilient seed and minimal private sector involvement. Yet in the...
by Yohane Chideya | Nov 5, 2025 | PABRA, Tanzania
By Yohane Chideya, Justus Ochieng, and Radegunda Kessy For years, smallholder farmers across Tanzania toiled under the sun from dawn to dusk, their hands calloused, their backs bent, and their hopes dimmed by the weight of hard labor. Despite all their effort, profits...
