by Yohane Chideya | Sep 4, 2025 | Africa, PABRA, Partnership
By Dennis Ong’or, Warren Arinaitwe, Sylvia Kalemera, Radegunda Kessy, Justus Ochieng, Eliud Birachi, Agness Manthi, Jean Claude Rubyogo The story of beans in Africa is evolving and is no longer confined to subsistence farms or local markets. Beans are now drawing the...
by Yohane Chideya | Aug 25, 2025 | Partnership, Rwanda
From an original article published on New Times Rwanda by Michel Nkurunziza The ministries of Education and Agriculture have urged schools across the country to incorporate biofortified beans into their feeding programmes as the new academic year begins in September,...
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 10, 2025 | CIAT, Partnership, Tanzania
By Atupokile Mwakatwila*, Justus Ochieng, Victor Lesedy, Radegunda Kessy, and Martin Majambele *Corresponding author: a.mwakatwila@cgiar.org Over the years, digital inclusion has revolutionized sectors like health, education, and finance now it’s agriculture’s turn....
by Yohane Chideya | Jun 30, 2025 | CIAT, PABRA, Partnership, Rwanda
By Napoleon Kajunju, Blanche Murera, Eliud Birachi, Warren Arinaitwe, Justice Munthali, and Jean Claude Rubyogo When Samuel Uwihanganye, a passionate advocate for children’s nutrition and community empowerment, began experimenting with fortified flour blends in his...
by Yohane Chideya | Jun 23, 2025 | Africa, Partnership
By Yohane Chideya, Justin Mabeya, Napoleon Kajunju, Warren Arinaitwe, Yvonne Munyangeri, Justice Munthali, Eliud Birachi, Ayuka Fombong (icipe), and Jean Claude Rubyogo Africa, home to 1.5 billion people, is approaching a critical threshold. Climatic shocks, soaring...
