by Administrator | Jul 10, 2024 | Tanzania
Authors Atupokile Mwakatwila1*, Justus Ochieng1, Radegunda Kessy1, Sylvia Kalemera1, Devotha Mchau2, Emmanuel Mwenda3, Anthony Bujiku4, Gerald Alex4, Yohane Chideya1, Christopher Ochieng Ojiewo5, Jean Claude Rubyogo1 1 The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT...
by Patricia Onyango | Feb 8, 2022 | Africa, Beans, Latest News, Tanzania, Women
This post is by Fadhili Kasubiri, Michael Kilango, Agnes Ndunguru, Mary Ndimbo, Kessy Radegunda, Sylvia Kalemera, Patricia Onyango, Noel Templer, Teshale Mamo, Eileen Nchanji and Jean Claude Rubyogo. In 2010, a Zinduka women’s group based in the Mshewe village in...
by Patricia Onyango | Jul 9, 2020 | Latest News, Tanzania, Uncategorized
This post is written by Eliud Birachi, Mercy Mutua, Clare Mukankusi, Noel Templer, Louise Sperling, Patricia Onyango, Sylvia Kalemera, Robin Buruchara, Bhramar Dey and Jean Claude Rubyogo. Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) plays a key role in the livelihoods of...
by Administrator | Mar 12, 2018 | Africa, Beans, PABRA, Tanzania
High-iron beans are a special type of conventionally bred biofortified beans that contain high levels of iron and zinc. Biofortification enhances the nutritional value of staple food crops by increasing the density of vitamins and minerals in a crop through either...
by Administrator | Oct 9, 2017 | Beans, CIAT, Kenya, PABRA, Rwanda, SDG, Tanzania, Uganda
Beans are essential in sub-Saharan Africa. In East Africa alone, they are among the most-traded commodity.Dr. Clare Mukankusi, Regional Bean BreederMy dream has always been to reach the poorest in Africa through science. And now, as a “doctor of plants,” as my...
by Administrator | Sep 29, 2017 | Beans, CGIAR, CIAT, PABRA, Tanzania
By Jean Claude Rubyogo More than 300 farmers, companies, extension agents and media attended a field day at the Agriculture Seed Agency (ASA) seed farm at Ngaramtoni in Arusha, Tanzania, to raise awareness among smallholder farmer about the value of planting improved...
