Monthly Archive: August 2020

Capacity strengthening, East Africa, Fertilizer, ICRAF, IITA, Soils, Tanzania, Uncategorized

Need to help farmers address declining soil fertility inspires young researcher to develop microdosing machine

Twenty-seven-year-old Tanzanian, Lilian Richard, has her sights set on giving smallholder farmers technological solutions to address declining soil fertility. This Master of Science in soil science degree holder is a registered patent holder for an innovation she developed four years ago ...

By Africa RISING communications OnAugust 27, 2020

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Crop-Livestock, Ethiopia, Ghana, ICARDA, ICRISAT, IFPRI, IITA, ILRI, MAIZECRP, Partners

Undeterred by COVID-19: How Africa RISING is adapting operations for continuity in research and delivery

The Africa RISING Program is making significant effort to adapt its activities, strategies and approaches to ensure continuity of research despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Africa RISING communications OnAugust 20, 2020

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Crop-Livestock, Ghana, IITA, MAIZECRP

Ghana partners plan 2020/21 activities in light of the COVID-19 challenges

Africa RISING partners in Ghana recently held a hybrid review and planning to determine how the project will continue its research and developmental obligations going into 2021 in light of the COVID-19 challenges.

By Africa RISING communications OnAugust 5, 2020

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