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Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, HUMIDTROPICS, ILRI, Impact Assessment, Innovation Systems, Intensification, Knowledge and Information, SLS

Building local capacity to innovate: tools, methods and approaches for effective innovation platforms in Ethiopia

Innovation Platforms (IPs) have been established at Africa RISING research sites to bring together key local stakeholders to support integrated approaches to strengthen farming systems. These platforms ...

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HUMIDTROPICS, IFPRI, Impact Assessment

Baseline survey results, project mapping and monitoring tool main focus at annual Africa RISING M&E meeting

Survey results, project mapping and monitoring tools main focus during the second Africa RISING program-wide monitoring and evaluation meeting on 13-14 November 2014 in Arusha, Tanzania. ...

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Africa, Event, HUMIDTROPICS, Innovation Systems, Knowledge and Information

Africa RISING learning event puts typologies, innovation systems and program framework under the lens

The second Africa RISING program learning event brought together over 65 staff and partners in Arusha, Tanzania, from 11-12 November 2014. They shared lessons and ideas to ...

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Animal Feeding, East Africa, Ethiopia, Feeds, Fodder, Forages, HUMIDTROPICS, ICARDA, Research

Characterizing livestock production systems and the potential to enhance livestock productivity through improved feeding in Ethiopia

Earlier this year scientists from ICARDA and national partners carried out livestock feed assessments in 12 districts in Ethiopia. The twelve reports are online in the Africa ...

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