by Yohane Chideya | Jul 9, 2026 | Africa, Partnership, Tanzania
By Emmanuel Mwenda1, Eliud Kongola1, Joachim Madeni1, Juma Kipiligi2, Radegunda Kessy2 and Justus Ochieng2 1Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), Dodoma, Tanzania 2Alliance of Bioversity international and CIAT, Arusha, Tanzania Transforming Seed Access in...
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 | 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...
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 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...
by Yohane Chideya | Jan 17, 2025 | CGIAR, CIAT, PABRA, Tanzania
By Martin Majambele, Radegunda Kessy, Atupokile Mwakatwila & Justus Ochieng Women and young smallholder farmers often shoulder the heaviest burdens of labour, especially during harvest season when they are required to thresh crops manually. At the same time, they...
