Tanzania
The Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT has been operating in Tanzania since the mid-1980s, hosted by the Tanzania Agriculture Research Institute (TARI) under the Ministry of Agriculture at the Selian station outside of Arusha.
To-date, our activities in Tanzania have principally aligned around common bean breeding, seed systems, forages, soil, value chains and digital phenotyping…
Burundi
The Republic of Burundi is a small mountainous country in Eastern Africa, lying between Tanzania, Rwanda and the DRC. Burundi is a landlocked country, and an estimated 80% of its population is engaged in agricultural activities. Burundi has the second-highest population density in Africa, and amongst the youngest populations in the continent, with a median age of approximately 16…
Rwanda
Rwanda, known as the "land of a thousand hills", is characterized by its mountainous western region and southeastern savannas, with numerous lakes across the country. The climate varies from temperate to subtropical, with two rainy seasons per year, making it well-suited for agriculture due to consistent rainfall and fertile volcanic soils that support a diversity of crops…