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CIAT, CIMMYT, CIP, Crop-Livestock, East Africa, Ethiopia, HUMIDTROPICS, ICARDA, ICRAF, ILRI, Intensification, IWMI, Scaling, SLS

How Africa RISING project in Ethiopia is scaling its validating innovations/technologies

By Simret Yasabu OnFebruary 13, 2018

The first phase (2012-2016), the Africa RISING program focused more on innovations/technologies validation through action research approaches. In its second phase (Oct 2017–2021) the program is mainly ...

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IITA, Intensification, MAIZECRP, nafaka, Scaling, Southern Africa, Tanzania

Africa RISING–NAFAKA partnership benefits over 50k households in Tanzania, exceeding targets

By Jonathan Odhong OnJanuary 29, 2018

The Africa RISING-NAFAKA partnership project has benefited over 50,000 rural smallholder households in Tanzania with integrated packages of improved agricultural technologies. A further 58,000 hectares of farm ...

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Ethiopia, Gender, ILRI, Intensification, poster, SLS, Women

The level of women farmers’ participation in five stages of the agricultural research process and implications for food security in Ethiopia

By Simret Yasabu OnJanuary 17, 2018

Empowerment is central to women’s participation in agricultural research and to boost their role in agriculture and contribution to food security. To do so it is important ...

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IFPRI, IITA, ILRI, Intensification, Knowledge and Information, LIVESTOCK-FISH, MAIZECRP, Report, Roundup

Which ones did you read and download?Africa RISING’s most popular online products and resources in 2017

By Jonathan Odhong OnDecember 28, 2017

As the curtain falls on 2017; here at Africa RISING we can only look back and say, "what a a great year"! Sure it was one heck ...

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Intensification

Africa RISING wishes you Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!

By Simret Yasabu OnDecember 22, 2017

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Animal Feeding, Crop-Livestock, East Africa, Ethiopia, Feeds, Fodder, ILRI, Intensification, Livestock, LIVESTOCKCRP, Research, SLS

Farmers get guidelines for managing and using fodder in Ethiopia

By Simret Yasabu OnDecember 19, 2017

The project team used the preliminary results of this research to develop guidelines for training farmers on how to manage fodder varieties in order to maximize benefits ...

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