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) ...
by Yohane Chideya | Mar 9, 2026 | Africa, Beans, Partnership
By Anastacia Theuri What makes a bean “breakthrough”? Is it a higher yield? Faster cooking time? Resistance to drought and disease? Or is it something more such as a variety designed not just to perform in research trials, but to succeed in farmers’ fields and...
by Yohane Chideya | Feb 24, 2026 | Africa, Beans, PABRA, Rwanda, Women
By Yohane Chideya, Dennis Ong’or, Keta Mwangala, Yvonne Munyangeri, Eliud Birachi, Jean Claude Rubyogo If you take a moment to sit with Emma Uwera, you will quickly discover two things: her unwavering love for beans and her dedication to helping others cultivate...
by Yohane Chideya | Jan 6, 2026 | PABRA, Tanzania, Women
By Justus Ochieng, Radegunda Kessy, and Atupokile Mwakatwila (Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT/PABRA); Esther Majija (Fortlene) When Esther Majija launched Fortlene Bakery Ltd in Babati township in 2022, her vision was simple but purposeful: to produce...
