Reclaiming Traditional African Vegetables for health, markets, and livelihoods through demand-led approaches

by Yohane Chideya | Aug 13, 2026 | CGIAR, CIAT, Eswatini, Partnership

By Mcebo Emmanuel Mnisi1, Yohane Chideya2; Sophia Chan1, Jean Claude Rubyogo2, and Wilson Nkhata2 1World Vegetable Centre (Kingdom of Eswatini) 2Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT/PABRA In a remarkable turnaround, what was once considered a forgotten crop...

Turning waste into wealth with Black Soldier Fly farming in Uganda

by Yohane Chideya | Jul 21, 2026 | PABRA, Partnership, Uganda

By Pamela Paparu1, Venansio Tumuhaise5, Paul Aseete4, Allan Nkuboye1, Warren Arinaitwe2, Dennis Ong’or2, Ayuka Fombong3, Nepomuscene Ntukamazina2, Jean Claude Rubyogo2, Clare Mukankusi2, Otim Michael1, Fred Kato2 1National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO)...

Accelerating Variety Turnover for Sorghum and Groundnuts in Tanzania: The BESTO Enterprises Story

by Yohane Chideya | Jul 9, 2026 | Africa, Partnership, Tanzania

By Emmanuel Mwenda, Eliud Kongola, Joachim Madeni (Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute, Dodoma), Juma Kapiligi, Radegunda Kessy, and Justus Ochieng (Alliance of Bioversity international and CIAT, Arusha, Tanzania) Transforming Seed Access in Tanzania’s Drylands...

Small seed, bigger harvest: How Waithera is winning Kenyan farmers’ trust

by Yohane Chideya | Jun 11, 2026 | Beans, Kenya, PABRA, Partnership

By Justin Mabeya1, David Karanja2, Vicky Korir2, Eileen Inyanji1, Jean Claude Rubyogo1, Anne Ngugi2, Wincaster Makoani2 1Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT/PABRA 2 Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) In Kenya’s farms, change is...

Canada partnership with Alliance/PABRA and icipe to advance climate resilient agriculture and livelihoods in Africa

by Yohane Chideya | May 6, 2026 | Africa, CIAT, PABRA, Partnership

By Anastacia Wanjiru, Warren Arinaitwe, Jean Claude Rubyogo, Sunday Ekesi, Dennis Ongor, Sevgan Subramanian, Samira Faris, Beatrice Nganso, Ndlela Shepard, Margret Kababu, Tanga Chrysantus, Liz Ng’ang’a At the Duduville Campus in Nairobi, a remarkable...

Uniting Tanzania’s seed sector: Accelerating demand-driven transformation through public-private partnerships

by Yohane Chideya | Apr 7, 2026 | Partnership, Tanzania

By Maria Michieka (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), Yohane Chideya (Alliance of Bioversity International & CIAT/PABRA), Gerald Usiri (Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute – TARI) Tanzania’s seed sector is at a turning point. In...