by Patricia Onyango | May 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Eileen Nchanji Achieving food and nutritional security and economic prosperity is possible even during this pandemic if men and women are given equal opportunities within an equitable system where structural barriers are removed and traditional gender norms 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 30, 2019 | Latest News
A case of Ms. Christella Ndayishimye from Burundi The political unrest that rocked Burundi in 2015 plunged the country into a crisis of displaced population and food shortage. Through the Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Burundi (ISABU), the Canada-funded...
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 | Feb 16, 2019 | Africa, Zimbabwe
As the world celebrated love, Crop Breeding Institute (CBI), was celebrating beans after receiving a prestigious award by the government of Zimbabwe in recognition of their outstanding contribution in research at the 12th Zimbabwe International Research Symposium...