by Yohane Chideya | Feb 26, 2026 | Beans, Burundi, PABRA, Women
By Yohane Chideya, Eliud Birachi, Dennis Ong’or, Jean Claude Rubyogo Great ideas often grow out of small experiments; sometimes planned, sometimes accidental. For Christella Ndayishimiye, one such moment set everything in motion. The Burundian office...
by Yohane Chideya | Feb 24, 2026 | Beans, Malawi, PABRA, Partnership, Women
By Yohane Chideya, Eunice Magwaya, Wilson Nkhata, Dennis Ong’o’, Jean Claude Rubyogo When Grace Mijiga Mhango talks about Afriseed, she does not start with numbers or hectares. She starts with a simple realization she had nearly a decade ago. “If we want...
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 12, 2026 | Beans, Partnership, Rwanda
By Eliud Birachi, Yvonne Uwase Munyangeri, Blanche Murera At the break of dawn in Rwanda’s Western Province, life stirs into motion. The sun lifts slowly from the east as villages awaken to another long day in the fields and diverse workplaces that keep households...
by Yohane Chideya | Nov 28, 2025 | Beans, DRC, Women
By Lydie Mulonda, Bola Amoke Awotide, Jean Claude Rubyogo, Nepomuscene Ntukamazina, Napoleon Kajunju, Hosny Dunia, Lulu Lwamba, Richard Kataliko Bean bags weighing 25 kilograms are more than just containers of seed. In Bukavu, they feel almost alive, as they are...
by Yohane Chideya | Nov 14, 2025 | Beans, Malawi, PABRA
By Yohane Chideya, Eunice Magwaya, Wilson Nkhata, Jean Claude Rubyogo In Malawi, bean production among smallholder farmers is often marked by low yields due to limited access to high‑quality, climate‑resilient seed and minimal private sector involvement. Yet in the...
