Monthly Archive: May 2012

‘Quick Water’ early win project launches in Ethiopia

The Quick Water early win project “aims to review, test and provide a package of outputs that together will better define areas of priority where gains in crop and livestock productivity to reduce poverty could be brought about by increased water ...

By Ewen Le Borgne OnMay 28, 2012

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AfroWeeds workshop: Building weed science capacities in Tanzania

On 10 May 2012, the Africa Rice Center and the Sokoine University of Agriculture organized a workshop in Morogoro, Tanzania, to kick-start the Early Win project on ‘Building local capacities in weed management for rice-based systems in Tanzania‘. The objectives of the workshop were ...

By Ewen Le Borgne OnMay 21, 2012

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Sustainable intensification: A crucial revolution

Feeding nine billion people in 2050 while at the same time conserving the environment – that’s the challenge facing global agriculture. Sustainable intensification is widely seen as an alternative to industrialised farming, which has been shown to have its limits. While ...

By Peter Ballantyne OnMay 20, 2012

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‘Quick feed’ fodder and feed early win project kicks off in Addis Ababa

Last week, the International Livestock Research Institute hosted an inception workshop for the Africa-RISING ‘quick feed‘ project. Werner Stür, forages expert on the project, reflects on his visit: I very much enjoyed the workshop. There is a really good team of ...

By Peter Ballantyne OnMay 15, 2012

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