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Capacity strengthening, East Africa, Fertilizer, ICRAF, IITA, Soils, Tanzania, Uncategorized

Need to help farmers address declining soil fertility inspires young researcher to develop microdosing machine

By Africa RISING communications OnAugust 27, 2020

Twenty-seven-year-old Tanzanian, Lilian Richard, has her sights set on giving smallholder farmers technological solutions to address declining soil fertility. This Master of Science in soil science degree ...

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Crop-Livestock, Ethiopia, Ghana, ICARDA, ICRISAT, IFPRI, IITA, ILRI, MAIZECRP, Partners

Undeterred by COVID-19: How Africa RISING is adapting operations for continuity in research and delivery

By Africa RISING communications OnAugust 20, 2020

The Africa RISING Program is making significant effort to adapt its activities, strategies and approaches to ensure continuity of research despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Crop-Livestock, Ghana, IITA, MAIZECRP

Ghana partners plan 2020/21 activities in light of the COVID-19 challenges

By Africa RISING communications OnAugust 5, 2020

Africa RISING partners in Ghana recently held a hybrid review and planning to determine how the project will continue its research and developmental obligations going into 2021 ...

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Crop-Livestock, East Africa, Ethiopia, Ghana, IITA, Intensification, MAIZECRP, Malawi, Mali, Report, Southern Africa, Tanzania

Africa RISING Annual Progress Report 2018 – 2019 now available

By Africa RISING communications OnJuly 6, 2020

This Sept 2018 – Oct 2019 highlights important milestones and achievements in monitoring and evaluation and learning, capacity building, collaborations with development partners, and Africa RISING's ...

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Animal Feeding, Crop-Livestock, East Africa, Ethiopia, Feeds, Fodder, ILRI

Fodder beet feed supplementation delivers dairy success for Ethiopian farmers

By Haimanot Seifu OnJune 17, 2020

Improved fodder beet supply has increased milk yields and helping farmers to secure dairy-based food production.

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Africa, CIAT, Fertilizer, Soils, Southern Africa, Tanzania

Africa RISING partners publish soil fertility management guidebook

By Africa RISING communications OnJune 14, 2020

Africa RISING partners in Tanzania have published a soil fertility management guidebook.

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