by Yohane Chideya | Mar 16, 2026 | Beans, Partnership, Rwanda, School Feeding
By Janviere Umurungi, David Muhawenimana, Yvonne Munyangeri, Eliud Birachi Rwanda joined other African countries to celebrate African School Feeding Day, reaffirming the country’s commitment to improving children’s nutrition, education, and wellbeing through school...
by Yohane Chideya | Mar 9, 2026 | Africa, Beans, Partnership
By Anastacia Theuri What makes a bean “breakthrough”? Is it a higher yield? Faster cooking time? Resistance to drought and disease? Or is it something more such as a variety designed not just to perform in research trials, but to succeed in farmers’ fields and...
by Yohane Chideya | Mar 5, 2026 | Kenya, Partnership, Women
By Warren Arinaitwe, Dennis Ong’or, Jean Claude Rubyogo On a family farm in Kenya, Mercy Loko, a young farmer from Katumani in Kenya, grew beans the way their parents had always done; small-scale, low inputs, and without much technical guidance. The orchard on...
by Yohane Chideya | Mar 4, 2026 | CIAT, DRC, Partnership
By Jeremiah Sigalla1, Napoleon Kajunju2, Adebola Awotide2, Jean Claude Rubyogo2 1World Vegetable Center 2Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT/PABRA In Bukavu’s fast-moving, fragile market, leafy vegetables spoil quickly. For 30-year-old Julie Ishara, this...
by Yohane Chideya | Mar 4, 2026 | Beans, Partnership, Women
By Napoleon Kajunju, Lydie Mulonda, Jean Claude Rubyogo In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, life is often shaped by uncertainty. In the provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu, and Tanganyika, for instance, armed conflicts, chronic insecurities, and...
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...
