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How market signals are transforming seed systems in Tanzania
From the original article published on https://cessa.agra.org/ In February 2026, I participated in the Accelerated Varietal Turnover for Open...
Canada partnership with Alliance/PABRA and icipe to advance climate resilient agriculture and livelihoods in Africa
By Anastacia Wanjiru, Warren Arinaitwe, Jean Claude Rubyogo, Sunday Ekesi, Dennis Ongor, Sevgan Subramanian, Samira Faris, Beatrice Nganso, Ndlela...
How biofortified beans are transforming agriculture, nutrition in DRC’s Haut-Lomami
By Justin Mabeya, Alain Mudumbi, and Dr Daniel Lunze Under the generous sun of Kaniama, in the heart of Haut-Lomami Province – Southern Democratic...
Advancing agrifood systems through women’s empowerment: CGIAR’s IWD 2026 in Rwanda
By Paula Janviere Umurungi, Yvonne Munyangeri, Eliud Birachi In Kigali, CGIAR Centers in Rwanda convened scientists, researchers, and development...
Kaniama harvests progress: Highlights and impacts of the PADCA-6P agricultural innovation journey
By Justin Mabeya, Alain Mudumbi, and Daniel Lunze In the territory of Kaniama, Haut-Lomami Province, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a silent...
Uniting Tanzania’s seed sector: Accelerating demand-driven transformation through public-private partnerships
By Maria Michieka (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), Yohane Chideya (Alliance of Bioversity International &...
Women driving bean value chain Newsletter!
For PABRA, celebrating women lives on in every season. From research labs to farms, from aggregation hubs to value addition enterprises, women are...
Tracing impact: A joint mission through Kenya’s BRAINS project
By Warren Arinaitwe1, Ayuka Fombong2, Emmanuel Peter2, Dennis Ongor1, Eileen Nchanji1, Anastacia Wanjiru1, Sunday Ekesi2, Jean Claude Rubyogo1 1...
Rwanda Champions Nutritious Beans, Fruit Trees, and Vegetables on African School Feeding Day
By Janviere Umurungi, David Muhawenimana, Yvonne Munyangeri, Eliud Birachi Rwanda joined other African countries to celebrate African School Feeding...
Developing and Scaling breakthrough bean varieties across Africa
By Anastacia Theuri What makes a bean “breakthrough”? Is it a higher yield? Faster cooking time? Resistance to drought and disease? Or is it...
Waithera beans help Kenyan female farmer beat drought
By Dennis Ong'or, Warren Arinaitwe, Jean Claude Rubyogo If you ask Lucy Wairimu Mbugua about beans, she does not start with the technical details or...
Beans, bees, bold dreams: Mercy Loko’s path to agricultural success
By Warren Arinaitwe, Dennis Ong'or, Jean Claude Rubyogo On a family farm in Kenya, Mercy Loko, a young farmer from Katumani in Kenya, grew beans the...
From survival to smart business: Julie Ishara’s leafy vegetable enterprise in Bukavu
By Jeremiah Sigalla1, Napoleon Kajunju2, Adebola Awotide2, Jean Claude Rubyogo2 1World Vegetable Center 2Alliance of Bioversity International and...
From despair to hope: How beans are restoring a future for women in Eastern DRC
By Napoleon Kajunju, Lydie Mulonda, Jean Claude Rubyogo In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, life is often shaped by uncertainty. In the...
Strengthening production and expanding markets at Cherubet Foods
By Yohane Chideya, Eliud Birachi, Dennis Ong'or, Jean Claude Rubyogo In Kenya’s rapidly growing cities, demand for convenient, nutritious food...
How market activation is strengthening nutrition access and job creation at Totahara in Burundi
By Yohane Chideya, Eliud Birachi, Dennis Ong'or, Jean Claude Rubyogo Great ideas often grow out of small experiments; sometimes planned, sometimes...
Strengthening seed systems through Multi Stakeholder Platform (MSP): How Afriseed grew into a regional bean enterprise
By Yohane Chideya, Eunice Magwaya, Wilson Nkhata, Dennis Ong'o', Jean Claude Rubyogo When Grace Mijiga Mhango talks about Afriseed, she does not...
Women-led seed innovation: PABRA boosts Emma’s high-iron bean expansion in Rwanda
By Yohane Chideya, Dennis Ong'or, Keta Mwangala, Yvonne Munyangeri, Eliud Birachi, Jean Claude Rubyogo If you take a moment to sit with Emma Uwera,...
Grain trader seed delivery model for groundnut in Tanzania: The case of Mavuno Improvement for Community Relief and Services
Joachim Madeni¹, Anthony Bujiku¹, Gerald Alex¹, Justus Ochieng², Radegunda Kessy², Atupokile Mwakatwila², Rickards Chima³, Jean Claude Rubyogo², and...
Beans that heal: Journey to better nutrition in Rwanda’s Western Province
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...
From baking to building: Esther’s transformational seed-driven agri-food venture
By Justus Ochieng, Radegunda Kessy, and Atupokile Mwakatwila (Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT/PABRA); Esther Majija (Fortlene) When...