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Africa, Geodata, HUMIDTROPICS, IITA, Intensification, poster, Scaling, Tanzania

Africa RISING ESA posters on scaling techniques win top honours

Two posters on scaling techniques applied by the Africa RISING project in Tanzania were recently ranked 2nd and 3rd at a poster competition featuring over 50 entries ...

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East Africa, Ethiopia, Fruit, HUMIDTROPICS, ICRAF, ILRI, Intensification, SLS, SNNPR, Trees

Beyond adoption – fruit farmers in Ethiopia are innovating with their Africa RISING technologies

The Africa RISING project in Ethiopia has been promoting improved high-value fruit trees, such as improved avocado and apple varieties. Take up has been good, but ...

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Climate change, East Africa, HUMIDTROPICS, ICRISAT, IITA, Intensification, Scaling, Southern Africa, Tanzania

Kongwa District Council and Africa RISING rally to fight hunger in rural Tanzania

The Africa RISING project in Tanzania recently got merited recognition by the Kongwa District Council as a project that provides farmers with practical improved agricultural technologies that ...

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Agroforestry, East Africa, Ethiopia, Forestry, HUMIDTROPICS, ICRAF, Intensification, Trees

Intensifying with high value trees in Africa RISING Ethiopia – some reflections from the first phase

As I write this piece to share the progress of high value trees research protocol, several circumstances, mostly the first Africa RISING project inception meeting in 2012, ...

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