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Alternative income for rural women in Zimbabwe in the wake of COVID 19

Alternative income for rural women in Zimbabwe in the wake of COVID 19

by Patricia Onyango | Oct 14, 2020 | Latest News, Uncategorized

By Nyarai Chisorochengwe Agriculture is primarily the backbone of Zimbabwe’s economy.  To cope with the sting of poverty, most people, especially women, have ventured into growing various crops and rearing chicken to improve food and nutrition security in their...
Bundling inputs and agricultural extension services in a gender equitable manner to increases bean production in the lower Rift of Kenya

Bundling inputs and agricultural extension services in a gender equitable manner to increases bean production in the lower Rift of Kenya

by Patricia Onyango | Sep 23, 2020 | Africa, Latest News

By Patricia Onyango, Boaz Waswa, Eileen Nchanji, Josey Kamanda, and Collins Leboo   Across Africa, farmers’ access to agricultural advisory services is limited due to the weak extension systems. This is even worse with the COVID-19 pandemic where there have been...
Little spaces promise more food and nutrition security for households in Kenya

Little spaces promise more food and nutrition security for households in Kenya

by Patricia Onyango | Sep 22, 2020 | Latest News

Boaz Waswa. Josey Kamanda and Patricia Onyango Did you know that with just a small space you can set up a kitchen garden with various crops including beans? Increasing land scarcity especially in urban and peri-urban areas calls for fresh ideas for ensuring a regular...
Capitalizing on digital tools to sustain bean production, trade and consumption amidst COVID-19

Capitalizing on digital tools to sustain bean production, trade and consumption amidst COVID-19

by Patricia Onyango | Aug 17, 2020 | Africa, Burundi, Latest News, Uncategorized

This blog was published by Sylvia Kalemera, Patricia Onyango, Enid Katungi, Boaz Waswa, Eliud Birachi, Noel Templer, Fadhili Kasubiri, Kessy Radegunda, Elvira Omondi, Eward Mushi and Jean Claude Rubyogo   When COVID-19 hit globally, travel restrictions curtailed...

Distributing high iron and zinc bean varieties to women farmers in Kenya during COVID-19

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...
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