by Yohane Chideya | Apr 1, 2026 | Africa, PABRA, Publications, Women
For PABRA, celebrating women lives on in every season. From research labs to farms, from aggregation hubs to value addition enterprises, women are the backbone of the bean value chain. Across Africa, their contributions are powerful yet often under-recognized, even...
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 | Feb 20, 2026 | CIAT, PABRA, Partnership, Tanzania
Joachim Madeni¹, Anthony Bujiku¹, Gerald Alex¹, Justus Ochieng², Radegunda Kessy², Atupokile Mwakatwila², Rickards Chima³, Jean Claude Rubyogo², and Lilian Gichuru³ 1Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), Naliendele, Mtwara, Tanzania 2 The Alliance of...
by Yohane Chideya | Jan 6, 2026 | PABRA, Tanzania, Women
By Justus Ochieng, Radegunda Kessy, and Atupokile Mwakatwila (Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT/PABRA); Esther Majija (Fortlene) When Esther Majija launched Fortlene Bakery Ltd in Babati township in 2022, her vision was simple but purposeful: to produce...
