Monthly Archive: August 2017

How pasta wheat helps Ethiopian farmers escape poverty

Since 2009, the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) have partnered for the identification and development of new durum wheat varieties capable of withstanding the harsh environmental conditions of ...

By Simret Yasabu OnAugust 31, 2017

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Training offers skills for scaling up apple farming in North Shewa, Ethiopia

Africa RISING in collaboration with the private Faji Apple farm in Debre Birhan organized a series of training sessions on apple production and management for scaling-up partners in North Shewa Zone, Amhara region in July 2017.

By Simret Yasabu OnAugust 30, 2017

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Water management knowledge key in small-scale irrigation development

This report shares findings from a study by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the Africa RISING program team which evaluated suitable water lifting and on-farm water management technologies for the irrigation of vegetables and fodder in Lemo District, Ethiopia.

By Simret Yasabu OnAugust 28, 2017

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Report of first six months of Africa RISING Phase II in Ethiopia

A report on the first six months (1 October 2016–30 March 2017) of the second phase of the Africa RISING program activities in southern Ethiopia is now available.

By Simret Yasabu OnAugust 25, 2017

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Farmer finds a sweet spot producing orange-fleshed sweet potato vines and roots during the dry season in Zambia

Farmer finds a sweet spot producing orange-fleshed sweetpotato vines and roots during the dry season in Zambia.

By Jonathan Odhong OnAugust 22, 2017

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Empowering agricultural extension agents to deliver improved farming technologies

The Africa RISING project team is taking improved technologies to scale targeting thousands of farmers beyond the communities where the validation was done. This wider focus is changing how the project team is going about the business of agricultural extension.

By Jonathan Odhong OnAugust 15, 2017

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Africa RISING–NAFAKA project legacy under the lens in end-of-phase one review

On 3-4 July 2017, partners involved in the Africa RISING – NAFAKA project implementation came together to review achievements made during a largely successful run of the project’s initial three-year phase.

By Jonathan Odhong OnAugust 10, 2017

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Africa RISING 2017 gender action plan published

The 2017 gender action plan for the two International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)-led Africa RISING projects in West Africa and East/Southern Africa is now available.

By Jonathan Odhong OnAugust 3, 2017

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