Growing Nutrition: How Quality Beans Are Transforming School Meals in Rwanda

by Yohane Chideya | Mar 25, 2025 | Africa, Beans, CIAT, PABRA, Rwanda, School Feeding

By Yvonne Uwase Munyangeri, Owen Kimani, Eliud Abucheli Birachi In Kigali, Rwanda, the SSFI project trains 300 teachers from 150 schools on nutrition, agronomy, and climate resilience. The initiative aims to enhance school meals with quality beans, improving student...

DRC: Women Cultivating Resilience Through Bean Farming in Conflict Zones

by Yohane Chideya | Mar 24, 2025 | Africa, Beans, CIAT, DRC, News, PABRA

By Bola Amoke Awotide, Jean Claude Rubyogo, Lydie Mulonda, Lulu Joseph Iwamba, Paulin Njingulula, Napoleon Kajunju, Julie Ntamwinja, Lucky Kalisya, Ntukamazina Nepomuscene Amid ongoing conflicts in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), an innovative...

Kenyan Bean farmers embrace beneficial insects, fruit trees to combat climate change

by Yohane Chideya | Feb 27, 2025 | Africa, Beans, CIAT, Kenya, PABRA, Partnership

By Owen Kimani and Warren Arinaitwe In response to growing climate change effects, smallholder bean farmers in Kenya’s Bomet and Homabay Counties are using novel and sustainable agricultural techniques to boost resilience and production. By including helpful...

Cultivating health: How school gardens are powering Kigali’s School Feeding Program

by Yohane Chideya | Feb 27, 2025 | Africa, Beans, PABRA, Rwanda

By Blanche Murera, Yvonne Munyangeri, and Eliud Birachi In the vibrant city of Kigali, a quiet yet impactful revolution is taking place in 150 schools across the Gasabo, Kicukiro, and Nyarugenge districts. The school feeding program has embraced a sustainable and...

Empowering Africa Through Beans

by Yohane Chideya | Feb 14, 2025 | Africa, Beans, CIAT, PABRA, Partnership, Women

From an original article by Global Affairs Canada updated on 2025-02-04 The evolution of Canada’s support to the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance from 1996 to 2028 Imagine a world where a simple bean can change lives. This is the story of how Canada, through its...

Advisory services boost bean farming in Malawi

by Yohane Chideya | Feb 10, 2025 | Africa, Beans, CIAT, Malawi, PABRA

By Yohane Chideya1, Eunice Magwaya1, Nobel Moyo2, Oswin Madzonga2, Wilson Nkhata1, and Jean Claude Rubyogo1 1 Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT 2 International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) For Malawian farmers Monica Levison and Liden...