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...
by Yohane Chideya | Dec 20, 2024 | Africa, Tanzania
By Martin Majambele, Teshale Assefa, Geodfrey Kessy, Nicholaus Kuboja, Silas Nyanda, Lazaro Tango, Rafiq Hamza, Michael Kazyoba & Justus Ochieng The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT hosted delegations from the Zanzibar Agricultural Research Institute...
by Yohane Chideya | Nov 12, 2024 | Africa, Beans, Tanzania
Atupokile Mwakatwila1*, Joseph Kimisha3, Justus Ochieng1, Martin Majambele1, Radegunda Kessy1, Daud Mwanambuu3, Anthony Bujiku4, Gerald Alex4, Joachim Madeni4, Areth Kibaraza5, Jean Claude Rubyogo1, Noel Templer2, Lilian Gichuru2, Chris O. Ojiewo2 1 The Alliance of...
by Yohane Chideya | Oct 23, 2024 | Tanzania
By Martin Majambele, Radegunda Kessy, Atupokile Mwakatwila and Justus Ochieng In Tanzania, a silent revolution is taking place in the fields, where women and youth farmers are leading the charge. With the introduction of Multi-Crop Threshing Machines (MCTs), a...
by Yohane Chideya | Sep 26, 2024 | Africa, Tanzania
By Beatrice Msafiri, Sylvia Kalemera, Ester Jimmy, Edith Kadege and Jean Claude Rubyogo Beatrice Msafiri embodies the saying, “Every setback is a setup for a comeback.” As a single mother of two and the Managing Director of BIVAC (T) Company Ltd, a grain...
by Yohane Chideya | Sep 16, 2024 | Africa, Tanzania
By Martin Majambele, Atupokile Mwakatwila, Radegunda Kessy & Justus Ochieng In a landmark pause and reflect meeting held at Kibo Palace Hotel on 22-23 August 2024 in Arusha – Tanzania, key agricultural stakeholders from across the country and beyond gathered...
