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 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 | 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...
