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 | Jun 8, 2026 | Africa, Beans, PABRA30, Publications
2026 marks 30 years of the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) – three decades of innovation, impact, and transformation across Africa. From improving nutrition to strengthening livelihoods and building resilience for millions of farmers and families, beans have...
by Yohane Chideya | May 6, 2026 | Africa, Tanzania
From the original article published on https://cessa.agra.org/ In February 2026, I participated in the Accelerated Varietal Turnover for Open Pollinated Crops (ACCELERATE) Project annual planning meeting in Arusha, Tanzania. The ACCELERATE Project, supported by the...
by Yohane Chideya | May 6, 2026 | Africa, CIAT, PABRA, Partnership
By Anastacia Wanjiru, Warren Arinaitwe, Jean Claude Rubyogo, Sunday Ekesi, Dennis Ongor, Sevgan Subramanian, Samira Faris, Beatrice Nganso, Ndlela Shepard, Margret Kababu, Tanga Chrysantus, Liz Ng’ang’a At the Duduville Campus in Nairobi, a remarkable...
by Yohane Chideya | Apr 1, 2026 | Africa, PABRA, Publications, Women
For PABRA, celebrating women lives on in every season. From research labs to farms, from aggregation hubs to value addition enterprises, women are the backbone of the bean value chain. Across Africa, their contributions are powerful yet often under-recognized, even...
by Yohane Chideya | Mar 26, 2026 | Africa, CIAT, Kenya, Partnership
By Warren Arinaitwe1, Ayuka Fombong2, Emmanuel Peter2, Dennis Ongor1, Eileen Nchanji1, Anastacia Wanjiru1, Sunday Ekesi2, Jean Claude Rubyogo1 1 Alliance of Bioversity of International and CIAT 2 International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) ...
