PABRA News
Here you’ll find the latest on everything happening around our organization. From innovative projects to breakthroughs in bean production and distribution, stay up to date with everything happening at PABRA and its impact on agriculture and food security in Africa. Follow our news and be part of the change!”
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 yield figures. She starts with the weather. “Our seasons are not the same anymore,” she says, recalling years when her...
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 provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu, and Tanganyika, for instance, armed conflicts, chronic insecurities, and...
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 continues to rise. More urban families are looking for affordable meals that save time without compromising quality, yet many...
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 accidental. For Christella Ndayishimiye, one such moment set everything in motion. The Burundian office secretary-turned...
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 start with numbers or hectares. She starts with a simple realization she had nearly a decade ago. “If we want to supply the...
How bean seed distribution is changing lives in Eastern DRC
By Lydie Mulonda, Bola Amoke Awotide, Jean Claude Rubyogo, Nepomuscene Ntukamazina, Napoleon Kajunju, Hosny Dunia, Lulu Lwamba, Richard Kataliko Bean bags weighing 25 kilograms are more than just containers of seed. In Bukavu, they feel almost alive, as they are...
Beans in classroom: Teachers fuel nutrition and empowerment in eastern DRC
By Napoleon Kajunju, Lucky Kalisya, Lydie Mulonda, Bola Amoke Awotide, Jean Claude Rubyogo Skies of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have witnessed decades of conflict and hardship that have taken a heavy toll, but amidst such struggles, a special revolution...
Beans that break the cycle: Food, freedom, and female power in DRC
By Bola Amoke Awotide, Julie Ntawinja, Lydie Mulonda, Yohane Chideya, Hosny Dunia, Richard Kataliko, Lucky Kalisya, and Jean Claude Rubyogo Once marked by displacement and silence, the fields of Masisi are now alive with purpose. In this post-conflict corner of the...
Rooted in beans, rising in business: How a family in Goma is growing bean empire
By Napoleon Kajunju, Jean Claude Rubyogo, Bola Awotide, Lydie Mulonda, Paulin Njingulura, Julie Ntamwinja, Lucky Kalisya, Nepomuscene Ntukamazina In a city where food insecurity shadows daily life and opportunity feels just out of reach, Sadiki and his wife Huguette...
One mother’s movement: Turning struggle into nutrition for all
By Napoleon Kajunju, Justice Munthali, Yohane Chideya, Paulin Njingulula, Eliud Birachi and Jean Claude Rubyogo It all began in a modest kitchen in Bukavu, a vibrant city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). There, Babunga Véronique Bienfaite started...
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