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Africa, Animal Feeding, East Africa, Fodder, Forages, Gender, IITA, ILRI, Intensification, Livestock, LIVESTOCKCRP, MAIZECRP, poster, Southern Africa, Tanzania

Gender implications of introducing forage chopper machines in northern Tanzania

In 2015, livestock scientists implementing Africa RISING research-in-development activities (R-in-D) introduced forage chopper machines in seven villages in Babati District, northern Tanzania. One year later (in 2016), ...

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East Africa, IITA, Intensification, MAIZECRP, Malawi, Southern Africa, Tanzania, Trip Report, Zambia

The listening post: How Africa RISING technologies are improving farmers’ lives in Zambia and Malawi

Farmers voices from Malawi and Zambia about how different Africa RISING technologies have touched their lives. These feedback from the grassroots were captured during the recent monitoring ...

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East Africa, IITA, Intensification, MAIZECRP, Malawi, Southern Africa, Tanzania, Trip Report, Zambia

Africa RISING management team visits project sites in east and southern Africa

The leadership team of the IITA-led Africa RISING project in east and southern Africa recently concluded monitoring visits to project sites in Malawi, Zambia, and Tanzania to ...

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Africa, Climate change, Ghana, ICRISAT, Intensification, MAIZECRP, Mali, NRM, poster, Research, Water, West Africa

Shallow wells cushion smallholders in Mali and Ghana from the effects of climate variability

Africa RISING scientists from ICRISAT implemented a small scale pilot study in the semi-arid regions of southern Mali and northern Ghana to evaluate the impacts of climate ...

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