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Crop-Livestock, Ghana, HUMIDTROPICS, IITA, Intensification, West Africa

Why farmers adopt sustainable intensification practices in Ghana

By Jonathan Odhong OnOctober 1, 2015

So what factors influence whether farmers will adopt new sustainable intensification practices? And what is their impact ? A recent study by Africa RISING in northern Ghana ...

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Groundnuts, HUMIDTROPICS, IITA, Intensification, Legumes, Malawi, MSU, Nutrition, Research, Southern Africa

Groundnut in Malawi: The cash ‘cow’ and butter that nourishes families

By Jonathan Odhong OnSeptember 30, 2015

A newly published research brief by Africa RISING offers tips on how farmers can get more yields when they grow groundnuts.

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CIP, Ethiopia, Intensification, Interview, Nutrition, Staff

RISING voices: Mariama Fofanah, nutrition specialist at the International Potato Center (CIP)

By Ewen Le Borgne OnSeptember 29, 2015

Mariama Fofanah, nutrition specialist at the International Potato Center (CIP), introduces herself and her work with the program. It is one of a series of portraits of ...

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East Africa, Ethiopia, HUMIDTROPICS, ILRI, ILRIComms, Innovation Systems, Intensification, Knowledge and Information, NRM, Research, Social Learning

Social learning for farming systems – Insights from Africa RISING in Ethiopia

By Ewen Le Borgne OnSeptember 28, 2015

Addressing the question of how to sustainably intensify farming systems can benefit from collaborative and iterative social learning processes. This post reflects on what Africa RISING is ...

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