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CIMMYT, Conservation agriculture, Crop-Livestock, IITA, Intensification, Maize, MAIZECRP, Malawi, poster, Scaling, Southern Africa, Zambia

Research on conservation agriculture and associated practices in eastern Zambia

By Jonathan Odhong OnFebruary 7, 2019

This poster presents research evidence from eastern Zambia that shows that CA systems may lead to maize yield benefits of up to 81% (1,788 kg ha-1) and ...

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

Improved technologies for mitigating post-harvest food loss

By Jonathan Odhong OnFebruary 5, 2019

This poster outlines some post-harvest loss reduction technologies validated within the Africa RISING program namely; improved grain drying, threshing, and storage as a package, and gives evidence ...

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Countries, East Africa, IITA, Intensification, Maize, Postharvest, Tanzania

Returns to improved storage and potential impacts on household food security and income: evidence from Tanzania

By Jonathan Odhong OnJanuary 22, 2019

This poster presents the findings of a study that assessed the profitability of selected improved grain storage technologies and the potential impact of their adoption on food ...

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East Africa, Ethiopia, Event, ILRI, Intensification, Kenya, Knowledge and Information, SAIRLA

Lessons on using evidence for policymaking from an Evidence to Action conference

By Simret Yasabu OnJanuary 3, 2019

In this blog, Million Gebreyes reflects on experiences from an Evidence to Action conference organized by the International Centre for Evaluation and Development in Nairobi, Kenya in ...

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