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Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Gender, HUMIDTROPICS, ILRI, Intensification, LIVESTOCKCRP, PIL, Research, SLS, Women

Gender-based constraints and opportunities to agricultural intensification in Ethiopia

By Annet Mulema OnFebruary 3, 2017

This literature review employs a community capital’s framework to provide a holistic perspective of the stock and interaction between the capitals required by men and women farmers ...

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Africa, Event, IFPRI, IITA, ILRI, Intensification, LIVESTOCKCRP, MAIZECRP, PCT, Research, Scaling

Connecting research-in-development dots and investing in dynamic scaling pathways – Africa RISING phase2 kicks off with science for impact event

By Jonathan Odhong OnFebruary 3, 2017

What’s new in Africa RISING? What are the intrinsic changes to the DNA of the program? How will the project achieve these high impact developmental objectives? Does ...

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Africa, Innovation Systems, Intensification, Knowledge and Information, LIVESTOCKCRP, MAIZECRP, Research

Africa RISING aims to move from common conversations to communities of practice

By Ewen Le Borgne OnFebruary 2, 2017

One of the main 'program-wide' changes in the second phase of Africa RISING is the institutionalisation of 'communities of practice' (CoPs). Five initial pilot CoPs were officially ...

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CIMMYT, Conservation agriculture, Drylands, DRYLANDSCRP, Impact Assessment, Intensification, Maize, Research, Southern Africa, Zambia

Sustainable intensification practices―a ray of hope for Zambian farmers facing drought

By Jonathan Odhong OnJanuary 31, 2017

Findings from three districts in Zambia revealed that smallholder farmers use agricultural technology innovations and diversification strategies to manage droughts and enhance their resilience to climate shocks.

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