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ICT and agriculture conference – take away messages for Africa RISING

In early November, over 400 delegates gathered in Kigali to discuss advances in ICTs for agriculture. The conference had three streams focusing on: emerging innovations in ICTs ...

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DRYLANDSCRP, HUMIDTROPICS, IFPRI, Impact Assessment, Intensification

Monitoring and evaluation moved closer to the heart of Africa RISING

Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) has so far rather seemed like an add on to the Africa RISING program. Perhaps this was due to its being devolved to ...

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Amhara, Crop-Livestock, East Africa, Ethiopia, ILRI, Impact Assessment, Intensification, Oromia, Research, SNNPR, Tigray

Africa RISING Ethiopia team reviews progress and plans

The Africa RISING project in the Ethiopian highlands organized its review and planning meeting in Addis Ababa from 30th October to 1 November 2013. The meeting aimed ...

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Africa, DRYLANDSCRP, East Africa, HUMIDTROPICS, Intensification, Participation, Southern Africa, West Africa

A wealth of tools and approaches spotted at the Africa RISING learning event

The recent Africa RISING program learning event (24-26 September 2013) revealed an incredible wealth of tools and approaches used across the program. The list includes: West Africa ...

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