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Africa, Drylands, DRYLANDSCRP, Fertilizer, Humid Tropics, HUMIDTROPICS, ICRISAT, IITA, Intensification, Mali, NRM, Soils, West Africa

Mechanizing fertilizer microdosing technology: Producers and extension agents trained in Mali (success story)

By Jonathan Odhong OnJanuary 9, 2015

Fertilizer microdosing addresses the problems of low soil fertility, access to fertilizers and difficult climatic conditions. The technology has contributed to increased production, productivity and farm incomes.

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Humid Tropics, HUMIDTROPICS, IITA, Innovation Systems, Intensification, Knowledge and Information, Southern Africa, Tanzania

R4D platform promotes technology adoption in Babati District, Tanzania

By Jonathan Odhong OnJanuary 8, 2015

Research-for-Development platform by Africa RISING in Babati District, Tanzania is stimulating learning and innovation about productivity, nutrition as well as opening up business possibilities for farmers within ...

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Animal Feeding, Crop-Livestock, Drylands, East Africa, Event, Feeds, Fodder, Forages, Gender, HUMIDTROPICS, IITA, ILRI, Intensification, Research, Tanzania

Think food, but think fodder too!

By Jonathan Odhong OnJanuary 8, 2015

Livestock are an important component of the farming system in Tanzania’s Babati District. However, recent increases in demand for food within the farming community in the region ...

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AVRDC, East Africa, HUMIDTROPICS, Intensification, Nutrition, Southern Africa, Tanzania, Vegetables

Turning over a new leaf: How Amaranth farming has transformed the life of a woman farmer in Tanzania

By Jonathan Odhong OnJanuary 6, 2015

Mrs. Ephraim Lukumay, a farmer in Bermi village, Babati District of Tanzania tells of how Amaranth farming has changed her life for the better - thanks to ...

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