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CIAT, Crops, East Africa, Ethiopia, Fertilizer, HUMIDTROPICS, Kenya, NRM, Soils, Tanzania, Video

Talking soil: Farmers voices

Small scale farmers are the guardians of 80 per cent of the world’s farmland. If we are to resolve the global soil crisis, they must be at ...

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AVRDC, CIAT, East Africa, Extension, Gender, HUMIDTROPICS, IITA, Intensification, Interview, Southern Africa, Tanzania

Elda Mmary: Helping Tanzania smallholders make smart farming choices against the odds

Elda Mmary, a female extension officer talks about her work with smallholder farmers on the Africa RISING project in Babati District, Tanzania.

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East Africa, Ethiopia, HUMIDTROPICS, Intensification, NRM, Southern Africa, Water

Three lessons from an Africa RISING cross-learning visit to Ethiopia

Scientists involved in the Africa RISING project share three key lessons learnt from a recent cross-learning visit to the Ethiopian highlands on landscape and watershed management.

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CIAT, East Africa, HUMIDTROPICS, IITA, Intensification, Irrigation, NRM, Research, Tanzania, Water

Strategic management of natural resources: A watery perspective

In northern Tanzania, failed rains and drying streams mean the main source of livelihood – agriculture – is under serious threat. In a bid to buffer smallholder ...

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