Monthly Archive: October 2017

Tanzania farmers embrace vegetable farming to access more high-value markets and improve nutrition

Since 2013, Africa RISING has been working with over 6,000 smallholder farmers in seven districts across Tanzania to promote and mainstream vegetable production as a complementary agricultural production activity in the largely maize-dominated farming systems. The results of this work are ...

By Jonathan Odhong OnOctober 30, 2017

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Unravelling links between gender and adoption of agricultural innovations: Insights from communities in Malawi

How do gender dynamics influence adoption of agricultural innovations? A new Africa RISING report shares findings from an exploration of this and other questions with smallholder farmers in central Malawi.

By Jonathan Odhong OnOctober 17, 2017

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Africa RISING guidelines for capturing gender-sensitive stories in agricultural research and development

Africa RISING has developed  guidelines for capturing gender-sensitive stories. The guidelines focus on gender-aware selection of sources, stories and visual material, the elimination of stereotypes and the use of fair language.

By Jonathan Odhong OnOctober 12, 2017

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