by Patricia Onyango | Jul 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Dr. Eileen Nchanji Climate is changing, but governments are doing very little to prepare farmers to deal with these changes. Most times the weather information is inadequate and not timely. Foresight studies which can help farmers on how to plan ahead and...
by Patricia Onyango | Jul 10, 2019 | Latest News, Uncategorized
CIAT and USADF provide funding and support for award-winning Mastercard solution Kampala, Uganda July 10, 2019 – Mastercard has today announced the signing of two public-private partnerships that will extend the reach of the Mastercard Farmers Network (MFN)...
by Patricia Onyango | May 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
New crop varieties are driving growth in Ethiopian agricultural markets. Specially bred beans already earn the country valuable export income. The country’s Agricultural Research Institute is now building market-led approaches into its breeding programs for all crops....
by Patricia Onyango | Nov 19, 2018 | Latest News, Uncategorized
by Eileen Bogweh Nchanji, Scholastica Wambua, and Jacinta Simba Empowering a woman is empowering a nation, but empowering a family is empowering the world Rural women play a central role in food, income and nutrition security for their households through...
by Patricia Onyango | Jul 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
Beans are grown by millions of farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa many of whom are women. They are grown mainly for consumption and only sold when the quantity is in excess. Today, beans are popular trade commodities in local, regional and international markets. The bean...
by Patricia Onyango | Jun 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
Two bean varieties were recently launched in Arusha, Tanzania. These high iron and zinc climbing varieties of beans scientifically known as MAC44 – Selian 14 and RWV1129 -Selian 15 were released by the Selian Agriculture Research Institute (SARI) for the first...
