Jonathan Odhong

Brief, Crop-Livestock, Ghana, Groundnuts, IITA, Intensification, West Africa

BRIEF FOCUS: Optimal spacing for groundnuts in smallholder farming systems

IIncreasing the planting density for groundnut generates multiple benefits by boosting yields of grain and fodder per unit area. It enhances soil fertility, improves water retention, and prevents weed growth, thereby raising farmers’ food security and incomes.

By Jonathan Odhong OnJune 9, 2021

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Brief, CIMMYT, Conservation agriculture, IITA, Intensification, Maize, Malawi, Southern Africa, Zambia

BRIEF FOCUS: Conservation agriculture in maize-legume systems

Conservation agriculture (CA) is a promising technology for supporting sustainable increases in productivity. It helps farmers achieve more reliable and often higher yields while reducing production costs, increases dietary diversity, improves soil structure and fertility, maximizes nutrient and water-use efficiency, and ...

By Jonathan Odhong OnJune 7, 2021

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Crop-Livestock, Ghana, IITA, ILRI, Intensification, Livestock, MAIZECRP, SARI, Video, West Africa

Anecdotes of sustainable intensification (video)

This seven-minute video showcases how Africa RISING project interventions are improving the lives of farmers in northern Ghana.

By Jonathan Odhong OnApril 30, 2019

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Crop-Livestock, IITA, ILRI, Intensification, Livestock, MAIZECRP, Southern Africa, Tanzania, Video

Next generation RISING (video)

In this video 21-year old Olais Lukumay shares why he opted not to seek formal employment unlike most of his age mates. This is the story of youth engagement and technology transfer from one generation to the next within the Africa ...

By Jonathan Odhong OnApril 23, 2019

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Africa, Capacity strengthening, Gender, IFPRI, IITA, ILRI, Impact Assessment, Intensification, MAIZECRP, Women

New Africa RISING training manual for building capacity in gender-sensitive research

New manual by Africa RISING offers guidance on gender mainstreaming capacity building for agricultural researchers.

By Jonathan Odhong OnMarch 15, 2019

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Crop-Livestock, IFPRI, IITA, ILRI, Intensification, LIVESTOCKCRP, MAIZECRP, Malawi, PCT, poster, Presentation, Southern Africa, Tanzania, Zambia

Missed the Africa RISING Learning Event 2019? You can access all the material here

The Africa RISING Program Learning Event 2019 took place on 5–8 February in Malawi. Below is a list of links to the presentations, discussion and photos from the event.

By Jonathan Odhong OnMarch 13, 2019

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Event, IITA, LIVESTOCKCRP, MAIZECRP, Malawi, PCT, Southern Africa

What’s in a name? Africa RISING partners aim for common understanding of terminologies

What do words like 'innovation', 'spillover', 'adoption', and 'technology' mean to you? At the Africa RISING Program Learning Event on 5-8 February 2019, implementing partners had a go at establishing common meanings to words that are frequently used within the program.

By Jonathan Odhong OnMarch 8, 2019

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Crop-Livestock, Event, IITA, Interview, LIVESTOCKCRP, MAIZECRP, Malawi, PCT, Southern Africa

Operationalizing the Sustainable Intensification Assessment Framework: An interview with Vara Prasad

Vara Prasad, director of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Sustainable Intensification (SIIL) talks about the Sustainable Intensification Assessment Framework, its applications, lessons learnt since it was unveiled and why it is the go-to tool for assessing systems research interventions.

By Jonathan Odhong OnMarch 5, 2019

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IITA, Intensification, Maize, MAIZECRP, Postharvest, Southern Africa, Tanzania

Exploring farmers’ willingness to pay for small-scale maize shelling machines in Tanzania

This poster presents the findings of a study that explored Tanzanian smallholder farmers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for small-scale maize shelling machines and identified factors affecting willingness to pay among farmers.

By Jonathan Odhong OnMarch 4, 2019

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Fertilizer, IITA, Intensification, Maize, MAIZECRP, poster, Southern Africa, Tanzania

Economic analysis of fertilizer options for maize production in Tanzania

This poster presents findings from study that assessed the economic feasibility of different fertilizer options in Bahati District, Tanzania.

By Jonathan Odhong OnMarch 3, 2019

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