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Animal Feeding, Crop-Livestock, Drylands, East Africa, Event, Feeds, Fodder, Forages, Gender, HUMIDTROPICS, IITA, ILRI, Intensification, Research, Tanzania

Think food, but think fodder too!

Livestock are an important component of the farming system in Tanzania’s Babati District. However, recent increases in demand for ...

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AVRDC, East Africa, HUMIDTROPICS, Intensification, Nutrition, Southern Africa, Tanzania, Vegetables

Turning over a new leaf: How Amaranth farming has transformed the life of a woman farmer in Tanzania

Mrs. Ephraim Lukumay, a farmer in Bermi village, Babati District of Tanzania tells of how Amaranth farming has changed ...

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Ethiopia, HUMIDTROPICS, ILRI, Innovation Systems, Intensification, Knowledge and Information, SLS

Africa RISING partners in Ethiopia trained on innovation platform facilitation, coordination and M&E

In September 2014, Africa RISING partners in Ethiopia received training on innovation platform (IP) facilitation, coordination and M&E. More ...

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Ethiopia, HUMIDTROPICS, Intensification, Scaling

Africa RISING Ethiopia 2014 review and planning meeting focuses on scaling up

The Africa RISING project in Ethiopia organized its annual review and planning meeting in early December 2014. The meeting ...

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Crop-Livestock, Ethiopia, Intensification, Irrigation, IWMI, NRM, Water

Africa RISING Ethiopia project staff and partners trained in irrigation potential assessment

On 21 November 2014, the Africa RISING project conducted a one-day training for consultants and International Water Management Institute ...

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Drylands, DRYLANDSCRP, ICRISAT, Intensification, Mali, NRM, Soils, Weeds, West Africa

Let’s talk about money! Economic benefits of integrated Striga and soil fertility management in West Africa

A new approach by Africa RISING is getting farmers to think beyond improved yields when assessing improved agronomic technologies ...

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