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PABRA, U.S. Dry Bean Council forge strategic partnership to boost bean innovation in Africa

PABRA, U.S. Dry Bean Council forge strategic partnership to boost bean innovation in Africa

by Yohane Chideya | Jul 31, 2025 | Africa, Beans, CIAT, Partnership

By Keta Mwangala, Warren Arinaitwe, Jean Claude Rubyogo A strategic partnership between the United States Dry Bean Council (USDBC) and the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT was launched on June 29, 2025,...
BRAINS at one: Grit, growth, and innovation in Africa’s bean-insect-fruit trees value chains

BRAINS at one: Grit, growth, and innovation in Africa’s bean-insect-fruit trees value chains

by Yohane Chideya | Jul 8, 2025 | Africa, Beans, CIAT, PABRA

By Keta Mwangala, Warren Arinaitwe, Dennis Ong’or, and Jean Claude Rubyogo (Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT); Ayuka Fombong, and Sunday Ekesi (icipe) “Farming is like raising a child. You nurture, protect, and when it’s ready, let it grow into something...
Scaling nutrition impact: Schools serve up High-Iron Beans

Scaling nutrition impact: Schools serve up High-Iron Beans

by Yohane Chideya | Jul 1, 2025 | Beans, CIAT, Uncategorized

By Napoleon Kajunju, Justice Munthali, Yohane Chideya, Eliud Birachi, and Jean Claude Rubyogo Over 2.7 million people have benefitted from biofortified beans disseminated through school meal programs in five African countries. Iron-rich beans can be integrated into...
Learning to dance in the storm: Resilient farming with beans, trees and bees in Rwanda

Learning to dance in the storm: Resilient farming with beans, trees and bees in Rwanda

by Yohane Chideya | May 26, 2025 | Beans, PABRA, Partnership, Rwanda, Uncategorized

By Yvonne Munyangeri, Warren Arinaitwe, Eliud Birachi, Jean Claude Rubyogo (Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT); Ayuka Fombong, Nelly Ndungu, Faris Samira Mohamed (icipe); Edouard Rurangwa, Athanase Hategekimana (RAB-Rwanda) In the heart of Africa, on the...
From burden to opportunity: Mechanization in rural Tanzania

From burden to opportunity: Mechanization in rural Tanzania

by Yohane Chideya | May 22, 2025 | Africa, News, Tanzania

By Martin Majambele, Esther Cheyo, Radegunda Kessy, Atupokile Mwakatwila, Justus Ochieng & Maximillian Saku Beneath vast Tanzanian skies, where fields stretch like patchwork quilts of promise, a quiet revolution is taking root. It doesn’t shout—but whispers change...
Forging new ground to strengthen bean research in Kenya through partnerships

Forging new ground to strengthen bean research in Kenya through partnerships

by Yohane Chideya | Apr 30, 2025 | Africa, Beans, CIAT, PABRA, Uganda

By Winnyfred Amongi, Allan Ssekamate, Fred Kato, and Roy Odama Kenya is taking bold steps to transform its bean research landscape through renewed collaboration, innovation, and capacity building. At the heart of this transformation is a growing partnership between...
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