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AVRDC, HUMIDTROPICS, Intensification, Interview, Poultry, Tanzania, Vegetables

Monica Paschal: portrait of a successful vegetable and poultry farmer

Monica Paschal is a 48-year-old farmer and a mother of five. She has been involved in small-scale farming for ...

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Capacity strengthening, Ghana, HUMIDTROPICS, IITA, Interview, Mali, Tanzania

Next generation of Africa’s agricultural researchers RISING

From East to West Africa,post-graduate students supported by Africa RISING are completing their research studies....and sharing their findings.In this ...

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Animal Feeding, East Africa, Ethiopia, Fodder, Forages, HUMIDTROPICS, ILRI, Intensification, Irrigation, IWMI, Livestock, Research, Scaling, SLS, SNNPR, WLE

Irrigated fodder opportunities for small-scale farmers in Ethiopia

Africa RISING and the Innovation Laboratory for Small Scale Irrigation (ILSSI) funded by USAID under FtF, are partnering with ...

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Field Day, HUMIDTROPICS, IITA, Maize, Photofilm, Scaling, Tanzania

Photo report: Africa RISING-NAFAKA scaling project farmers field day meetings in Dodoma, Tanzania

On 5th and 6th May 2016, the project's researchers, fields agents and farmers organized and held had a Farmers' ...

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DRYLANDSCRP, Intensification, Legumes, Malawi, MSU, NRM, Research, Soils, Southern Africa

Doubled-up legume rotations improve soil fertility and maintain productivity under variable conditions in maize-based cropping systems in Malawi

Smallholder farmers in Malawi must cope with small farm size, low soil fertility and production risks associated with rainfed ...

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Capacity strengthening, CIP, East Africa, Ethiopia, Extension, HUMIDTROPICS, ILRI, Intensification, Nutrition, Research, SLS

Integrating nutrition into Ethiopian farming systems – nutrition manual for community workers

Developed by the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), the International Potato Center (CIP) and the International Livestock Research Institute ...

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