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,...
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...
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...
by Yohane Chideya | Jun 25, 2025 | Africa, CIAT, Rwanda, School Feeding
By Yohane Chideya, Yvonne Munyangeri, Eliud Birachi, Justice Munthali, Justin Mabeya, Justus Ochieng, Agnes Manthi, Warren Arinaitwe, Ayuka Fombong (Icipe) and Jean Claude Rubyogo As Rwanda continues with her efforts towards eradication of malnutrition, the bean crop...
by Yohane Chideya | May 2, 2025 | Africa, CIAT, PABRA, Partnership
By Yohane Chideya, Justin Mabeya Machini, and Jean Claude Rubyogo Silence. Anticipation. Excitement. Then—applause. Cheers break out. Such was the electric mood at the Biodiversity Bites Dinner in Nairobi, Kenya on 8th April 2025, when Jean Claude Rubyogo—Global Bean...
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...
