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Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation Ethiopian highlands project technical report, 1 April–30 September 2018

By Simret Yasabu OnNovember 22, 2018

In its second phase, Africa RISING targeted to reach 0.7 million direct beneficiary households and 3.4 million indirect potential beneficiary households. Parallelly, the project continues to conduct ...

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Crop-Livestock, East Africa, Ethiopia, ILRI, Intensification

Method for assessing the appropriate tradeoffs for sustainability: Case of smallholder farming systems in Ethiopian highlands

By Simret Yasabu OnNovember 22, 2018

Global population growth will require substantial increases in agricultural production worldwide. Yet, despite growing concern about the environmental and social impacts of increased agricultural productivity, no consensus exists on ...

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Crop-Livestock, Ethiopia, ILRI, Intensification, Research, Zimbabwe

Is Sustainable Intensification Possible? Evidence from Ethiopia

By Simret Yasabu OnNovember 22, 2018

This paper explores the sustainable intensification possibilities facing smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. It examines the internal consistency of jointly achieving “sustainable” “intensification” by exploring the factors that ...

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Crop-Livestock, Event, Ghana, IITA, Intensification, MAIZECRP, Scaling, SIIL, West Africa

Focus on achieving wider impacts and building resilience for larger populations, Africa RISING urged

By Jonathan Odhong OnOctober 17, 2018

The Africa RISING program should keep working towards achieving wider impacts and building resilience for larger populations, USAID Bureau for Food Security program leader for sustainable intensification, ...

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East Africa, Ethiopia, Event, ICRAF, ILRI, Intensification, Knowledge and Information, Research, Scaling, Social Learning

Ethiopia sustainable agriculture intensification alliance holds third meeting

By Simret Yasabu OnSeptember 21, 2018

On 27 June 2018, 55 members of the National Learning Alliance (NLA) of the SAIRLA project in Ethiopia met at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in ...

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Intensification

Happy New Year 2011 Ethiopia!

By Simret Yasabu OnSeptember 10, 2018

On behalf of the Africa RISING project here in the Ethiopian highlands, we wish all Ethiopians and friends of Ethiopia a blessed and Prosperous New Year 2011!!!

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