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 | Jan 9, 2025 | CGIAR, CIAT
🚀 Are you passionate about research and finding solutions to climate change? Start 2025 with a unique professional and academic challenge: we are looking for Master’s and PhD students for 4-month internships in the Carbon Sequestration project, funded by Bezos...
by J Munyao | Sep 5, 2023 | Africa, Beans, CGIAR, News, Tanzania
Outcomes of the opening side event at the 2023 Africa Food Systems Forum 4 September 2023, Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest per capita consumption of fresh vegetables and fruit in the world, and...
by Administrator | Nov 22, 2017 | Africa, Beans, CGIAR, CIAT, Dr. Mercy Lung’aho
by Georgina Smith | Nov 22, 2017 Eating beans bred to contain higher iron can boost memory and attention span in female university students in Rwanda, the study shows. Policy makers could consider including iron-biofortified beans as part of national strategies to...
by Administrator | Oct 9, 2017 | Africa, Beans, CGIAR, CIAT, Madagascar, PABRA
The “Village of Nutrition” is an initiative in Madagascar by PABRA and local partners to fight malnutrition.The initiative has two objectives: first, to improve the nutritional status of vulnerable groups, with a focus on pregnant women and nursing mothers; children...
by Administrator | Oct 9, 2017 | Beans, Burundi, CGIAR, CIAT, PABRA, Uncategorized
In spite of its fragile state, Burundi saw much progress in nutrition in 2016. A strong partnership between the Ministry of Health (PRONIANUT) and the Ministry of Agriculture (ISABU) has led to 11 farmer cooperatives receiving training on how to produce nutritious...
