by Yohane Chideya | Jan 12, 2026 | Beans, Partnership, Rwanda
By Eliud Birachi, Yvonne Uwase Munyangeri, Blanche Murera At the break of dawn in Rwanda’s Western Province, life stirs into motion. The sun lifts slowly from the east as villages awaken to another long day in the fields and diverse workplaces that keep households...
by Yohane Chideya | Sep 18, 2025 | Beans, Partnership, Rwanda
By Yvonne Munyangeri, Eliud Birachi, Jean Claude Rubyogo What if the key to better school performance, stronger communities, and healthier futures could start with a single bean seed? In Rwanda, that idea is becoming reality. As the government intensifies its efforts...
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 | 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 25, 2025 | Africa, CIAT, Rwanda, School Feeding
By Yohane Chideya, Yvonne Munyangeri, Eliud Birachi, Justice Munthali, Justin Mabeya, Justus Ochieng, Agnes Manthi, Warren Arinaitwe, Ayuka Fombong (Icipe) and Jean Claude Rubyogo As Rwanda continues with her efforts towards eradication of malnutrition, the bean crop...
by Yohane Chideya | May 26, 2025 | Beans, PABRA, Partnership, Rwanda
By Yvonne Munyangeri, Warren Arinaitwe, Eliud Birachi, Jean Claude Rubyogo (Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT); Ayuka Fombong, Nelly Ndungu, Faris Samira Mohamed (icipe); Edouard Rurangwa, Athanase Hategekimana (RAB-Rwanda) In the heart of Africa, on the...
