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Agroforestry, East Africa, Ethiopia, Humid Tropics, HUMIDTROPICS, ICRAF, Trees

A tale of two villages – how agroforestry transforms lives and landscapes in Ethiopia

Agroforestry can transform lives and landscapes. Trees and shrubs grown on farms provide fruit, timber, resins, fuelwood and livestock fodder. They also improve soil fertility, regulate water ...

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East Africa, Ethiopia, Humid Tropics, HUMIDTROPICS, ILRI, Innovation Systems, Intensification, Knowledge and Information, Research

Training on commodity-based innovation platforms enhances understanding of concepts key to Africa RISING success

Recently, several CGIAR staff and national partners from the Africa RISING project and the Humidtropics Program in Ethiopia travelled to Kisumu, Kenya (from 22-27 June 2014) to ...

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Crop-Livestock, East Africa, HUMIDTROPICS, Intensification, Southern Africa, Tanzania

Farmers as researchers for a day: Africa RISING Farmers’ Field Day in Tanzania

As much as farmers call me a breeder, they are breeders as well, ” said Wills Munthali, from ICRISAT Malawi, during a farmer’s field day in Njoro, ...

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Animal Feeding, Crop-Livestock, Gender, HUMIDTROPICS, ILRI, Intensification, Interview, Mali, Research, Staff, West Africa

Entretien avec Clarisse Umutoni, étudiante doctorante avec ILRI

Dans cet entretien, Clarisse Umutoni retrace les raisons de sa présence dans le projet Africa RISING et les activités qu'elle mène en Afrique de l'Ouest, en rapport ...

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