Monthly Archive: February 2014

Feed assessment tool training organized by Africa RISING with Livestock and Fish program in Ethiopia

Feed availability is a major constraint to increasing livestock productivity in Ethiopia. Introducing technologies is one of the most common ways that agricultural research and development organizations can assist the farmers they serve.

By Simret Yasabu OnFebruary 24, 2014

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Africa RISING reviews and plans its work in West Africa

Africa RISING’s 2013-2014 review and planning meeting for the West Africa region took place on 3 and 4 February 2014 in Bamako, Mali. The region’s steering committee also hosted a meeting on 4 February. Over 50 participants attended the meeting representing ...

By Ewen Le Borgne OnFebruary 17, 2014

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Challenges and opportunities in participatory agricultural research

This post was drafted by Terry Clayton based on contributions by Beth Cullen (ILRI) at the Participatory Agricultural Research: Approaches, Design and Evaluation (PARADE) workshop held in Oxford from 9-13 December 2013. In his keynote address at the PARADE workshop, Professor ...

By Peter Ballantyne OnFebruary 14, 2014

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Participatory action research can add value to CGIAR’s agronomic research

Agricultural research is still seen primarily as research in plant, animal and soil science that affects crop production. The social, economic, and political bases of crop production and land management have most often taken a back seat to the design of ...

By Peter Ballantyne OnFebruary 12, 2014

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Theory key to gain wider acceptance of participatory agricultural research methods

What must we do to gain wider acceptance of participatory agricultural research methods within the mainstream of the CGIAR system and beyond? Professor Paul Sillitoe (Department of Anthropology, Durham University) believes the answer to the question will in no small ...

By Peter Ballantyne OnFebruary 7, 2014

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Africa RISING photofilm illustrates program’s work in Northern Ghana

This short photofilm presents some aspects of the work of Africa RISING in Ghana. It shows how it is helping farmers restore their degraded lands, increase crop and livestock production, and provide them with better incomes. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTBfo6LTPdY&w=560&h=315] Photos and story ...

By Simret Yasabu OnFebruary 6, 2014

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