by Yohane Chideya | May 6, 2026 | Africa, Tanzania
From the original article published on https://cessa.agra.org/ In February 2026, I participated in the Accelerated Varietal Turnover for Open Pollinated Crops (ACCELERATE) Project annual planning meeting in Arusha, Tanzania. The ACCELERATE Project, supported by the...
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...
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 | 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 | May 22, 2025 | Africa, News, Tanzania
By Martin Majambele, Esther Cheyo, Radegunda Kessy, Atupokile Mwakatwila, Justus Ochieng & Maximillian Saku Beneath vast Tanzanian skies, where fields stretch like patchwork quilts of promise, a quiet revolution is taking root. It doesn’t shout—but whispers change...
by Yohane Chideya | Apr 30, 2025 | PABRA, Partnership, Tanzania
By Martin Majambele, Esther Cheyo, Atupokile Mwakatwila, Radegunda Kessy, & Justus Ochieng In the quiet, sun-drenched fields of Dawar Village in Tanzania’s Hanang District, something remarkable unfolded. Farmers gathered not just to observe, but to imagine a new...
