Africa Research in sustainable intensification for next generation

Sustainable intensification of mixed crop livestock systems is a key pathway towards better food security, improved livelihoods and a healthy environment. As part of the US government’s Feed the Future initiative to address hunger and food security issues in sub-Saharan Africa, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) is supporting three multi-stakeholder agricultural research projects to sustainably intensify key African farming systems.

Retreats provide a good opportunity for staff to understand each other, reflect on working relationships, and network. These and more were the outcomes of a three-day Africa RISING Ethiopian Highlands Project team retreat held recently in the town of Bahir Dar from 3–5 February 2020.

A research study by Africa RISING scientists in northern Ghana is urging governments in the region to inaugurate agricultural policies that are conducive for crop diversification which is a common practice by farmers in the region.