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...
by Yohane Chideya | Feb 6, 2025 | Africa, CIAT, PABRA, Partnership
By Owen Kimani On Friday, 31st January 2025, the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA-Africa) engaged with the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), in an insightful discussion on capacity building and the expansion of bean value...
by Yohane Chideya | Jan 29, 2025 | Africa, Beans, CGIAR, CIAT, Uganda
By Justice Munthali, Eliud Birachi & Jean Claude Rubyogo Malnutrition in Uganda is not just a statistic—it’s a pressing crisis that impacts millions. According to the 2018 Demographic and Health Survey, nearly 33% of children under five are stunted, and 4%...
by Yohane Chideya | Jan 29, 2025 | Africa, Beans, CIAT, PABRA, Partnership
By Yohane Chideya, Wilson Nkhata, Clare Mukankusi & Jean Claude Rubyogo Excitement surged through Johannesburg, South Africa, from November 11 to 15, 2024, as bean breeders from 31 countries across the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA-Africa) came together...
by Yohane Chideya | Jan 17, 2025 | CGIAR, CIAT, News, PABRA, Tanzania
By Radegunda Kessy, Atupokile Mwakatwila, Justus Ochieng, Martin Majambele, Anthony Bujiku & Jean Claude Rubyogo Background Information Tanzania faces a 320,000-ton gap in edible oil production, with demand set to rise from 570,000 tons annually to 700,000 tons by...
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...
