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Animal Feeding, CIAT, Crop-Livestock, Dairying, East Africa, Feeds, Fodder, Forages, HUMIDTROPICS, ILRI, Intensification, Participation, Southern Africa, Tanzania

Facilitating participatory research: Scientists train farmers and extension officers in Babati-Tanzania on forage data collection

By Jonathan Odhong OnMay 13, 2015

Farmers and extension agents from Babati District in Tanzania took part in a training, held on 20 April 2015, by Africa RISING scientists from the International Livestock ...

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East Africa, Ethiopia, Ghana, HUMIDTROPICS, ICRISAT, IITA, ILRI, Intensification, Malawi, Mali, NRM, Southern Africa, Tanzania, West Africa, Zambia

Africa RISING Ethiopia hosts cross-country learning exchange

By Simret Yasabu OnMay 5, 2015

In April, twenty five scientists from the different Africa RISING projects visited Ethiopia as part of a learning exchange.

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Capacity strengthening, Ethiopia, Fruit, ICRAF, Intensification, Trees

Apple tree management focus for training in three Africa RISING Ethiopia sites

By Simret Yasabu OnApril 27, 2015

In January and February this year, ICRAF and partners from the Africa RISING Ethiopia project ran training in apple tree management at three sites (Endamehoni, Sinana and ...

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CIMMYT, East Africa, HUMIDTROPICS, IITA, Maize, Tanzania, Video

In pursuit of a solution for maize lethal necrosis disease in East Africa

By Jonathan Odhong OnApril 23, 2015

In this five-minute video, Bright Jumbo, the Africa RISING research lead on the management of maize lethal necrosis disease, explains the progress made by the team as ...

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