Donata Kiiza, Author at Sweetpotato Knowledge Portal

KARIGIRWA’S JOURNEY: FIGHTING MALNUTRITION AND ERADICATING POVERTY IN NYAMAGABE DISTRICT, RWANDA

Donata Kiiza February 12, 2019 News 0

As a wife and mother of six children, Karigirwa Marie Vianney started doing vine multiplication to fulfil two important goals; to raise income for her children’s school fees and above all eradicate malnutrition among children in her district. Nyamagabe district in the Southern Province of Rwanda is known to be …

ORANGE-FLESHED SWEETPOTATO: IMPROVING LIVES IN RWANDA

Donata Kiiza October 25, 2018 News 1

“I can now comfortably take care of my family. Before, my children were not attending primary school because the family could not afford to pay school fees. The children were malnourished being unable to afford two meals a day. But now things have changed!” says Dominique. Harerimana Dominique is …

EMPOWERING WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE

Donata Kiiza October 12, 2018 News 2

Women are central to agriculture and make a strong contribution to food security and nutrition at both the household and community levels. In many developing countries, they make up almost half of the agricultural labor force, but their production is limited by barriers to finance, inputs, and extension services, as …

New initiative launched to help scale-up proven agricultural technologies in Rwanda

Donata Kiiza August 24, 2018 News 0

Among the 17 Sustainable Development Goals in Rwanda is Zero Hunger. This goal aims at ending hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. It was therefore important that Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) initiative was established in a period that Rwanda seeks to transform farming …

How WhatsApp, Wheel covers and Motorbike flaps are Enhancing Demand for Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato Vines in Tanzania

Donata Kiiza July 24, 2018 News 0

In Tanzania—as in many parts of sub Saharan Africa (SSA)—orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) farmers are facing the challenge of prolonged droughts. This has led to a limited demand for clean planting materials and the sweetpotato vine multiplication business has remained unattractive to many. Since 2015 Mary Ndomba and her team at …

CIP wins Best Exhibitor in Value Addition with OFSP Products in Rwanda

Donata Kiiza July 20, 2018 News 2

The 13th National Agri-Show 2018 at Mulindi/ Gasabo show ground commenced on 26th June and ended on Tuesday 3rd July. The annual event is organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) aimed at providing farmers and entrepreneurs an opportunity to showcase innovations and best practices in the …

What does it take to be a successful seed multiplier? Serge Ganza from Rwanda shares his journey

Donata Kiiza April 26, 2018 News 1

Serge Ganza, is one of CIP’s successful decentralized vine multipliers, commonly known as DVMs. With a background in agronomy and rural development, he was exposed to agriculture while he worked as a technician in different organizations over the years hence developing a passion for farming. Working closely with the Rwanda …

Women in Agriculture: Vestine Kambibi a successful Vine Multiplication Farmer in Rwanda

Donata Kiiza April 5, 2018 News 0

According to findings from The Food and Agriculture Organization, women are the backbone of the development of rural and national economies. They comprise 43% of the world’s agricultural labor force, which rises to 70% in some countries. In Africa, 80% of the agricultural production comes from small farmers, who are …

Habimana Felix a famous sweetpotato root producer in Karongi District, Rwanda

Donata Kiiza April 5, 2018 News 0

It’s one thing to be a successful farmer and another to be exceptionally famous on a particular crop like sweetpotato. However, Habimana Felix from Murundi sector in Karongi district is all this. He is one of the many Decentralized Vine Multipliers (DVMs) under CIP’s Feed the Future project funded by …