by Patricia Onyango | Apr 22, 2020 | Africa, Latest News, Partnership, Uncategorized
Sheila Alumo, East Africa Development Company, Uganda Sheila Alumo is the Managing Director of the Eastern Agricultural Development Company Ltd (EADCL) in Soroti town of Eastern Uganda. She is passionate about investing in affordable and yet nutritious products. A...
by Patricia Onyango | Mar 19, 2020 | Latest News
In one hour the machine threshes 8 bags of beans, consuming one litre of petrol with a maximum of 3 people to operate. About one-third of Africa’s nearly 500 million youth aged 15-35 are unemployed. The high rate of youth unemployment remains a critical concern for...
by Patricia Onyango | Feb 24, 2020 | Latest News, News
By Eileen Nchanji, Gender Specialist – Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT With increasing urbanization, population growth and high cost of living, the diets in the urban areas are changing. Most people are going for readily available, delicious, affordable and sometimes...
by Patricia Onyango | Feb 12, 2020 | Africa, Latest News, Partnership
Africa’s development relies heavily on agriculture, and beans are a key to the sector’s prosperous and nutritious future. But to increase productivity and food security, funding for research on beans – which are a key source of protein, iron and zinc – is critical. To...
by Patricia Onyango | Dec 10, 2019 | Latest News
KAMPALA, UGANDA, 10th, December 2019 – The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) has launched a new project in six countries in East Africa to improve common bean varieties and provide shorter cooking time, higher protein and increased...
