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Event, Geodata, IITA, Intensification, MAIZECRP, Report

A note from the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018

Reflections by Francis Muthoni about the highlights moments he experienced recently while participating in the European Geosciences Union General ...

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Amhara, Crop Residues, Crop-Livestock, East Africa, Ethiopia, Feeds, ILRI, Intensification, Livestock, LIVESTOCKCRP, NRM, Research, SLS, Video

What sustainable intensification of mixed farming systems looks like in Ethiopia—case of the Africa RISING project

IIn this video, Peter Thorne, the Africa RISING project coordinator in Ethiopia, and Melkamu Bezabih, a postdoctoral livestock feeds ...

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Crops, Drylands, ICRISAT, IITA, Intensification, MAIZECRP, Mali, West Africa

‘Contour bunding’ preserves soils and boosts farmers’ incomes by 20% in Mali

A team of International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) scientists in Mali have found that ‘contour ...

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Crop Residues, Crop-Livestock, East Africa, Field Day, IITA, ILRI, Intensification, Knowledge and Information, Scaling, Southern Africa, Tanzania, Value Chains

Lessons from Tanzania on the benefits of collaboration in Africa RISING

Recent field visits in Tanzania shared experiences and strengthened project collaborations across the three Africa RISING projects (Ethiopian Highlands, ...

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Africa, Event, Intensification, MAIZECRP, Scaling, SIIL

Africa RISING, SIIL and SIMLESA hold joint learning event on sustainable intensification and farming systems research in agriculture

Africa RISING, Feed the Future Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab and SIMLESA exchange ideas, lessons learnt and set collaboration targets ...

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Crops, East Africa, Ethiopia, Fertilizer, ICRISAT, Intensification, Research, SAIRLA, Soils, Wheat

Site-specific nutrient management can double grain yields contributing to food security

Farming systems in Ethiopia are plagued by soil-related problems which lead to poor productivity, declining soil fertility and soil ...

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