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Africa RISING guidelines for capturing gender-sensitive stories in agricultural research and development

By Jonathan Odhong OnOctober 12, 2017

Africa RISING has developed  guidelines for capturing gender-sensitive stories. The guidelines focus on gender-aware selection of sources, stories and visual material, the elimination of stereotypes and ...

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East Africa, Ethiopia

Happy New Year 2010 Ethiopia!

By Simret Yasabu OnSeptember 8, 2017

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 2010. ...

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Africa, CIAT, IFPRI, IITA, Intensification, MAIZECRP, nafaka, Report, Research, Scaling, Southern Africa, Tanzania

How novel use of GIS tools is helping Africa RISING – NAFAKA project in Tanzania to scale-out technologies in locations where they have the best chance to flourish

By Jonathan Odhong OnSeptember 6, 2017

A research paper published recently in the July 2017 edition of the Land Use Policy Journal has generated a considerable amount of interest after it showed the ...

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CIAT, Crop-Livestock, East Africa, Ethiopia, ILRI, Intensification, IWMI, NRM, Report, Research, SNNPR, Soils, Water, WLE

Role of soil bunds on soil and water conservation in southern Ethiopia

By Simret Yasabu OnSeptember 1, 2017

A report by the Africa Research In Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING) program explains the effects of soil bunds on soil and rainwater conservation ...

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DRYLANDSCRP, Ethiopia, HUMIDTROPICS, ICARDA, Legumes, Oromia, Wheat

How pasta wheat helps Ethiopian farmers escape poverty

By Simret Yasabu OnAugust 31, 2017

Since 2009, the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) have partnered for the identification and ...

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Amhara, Capacity strengthening, Crops, East Africa, Ethiopia, Event, Fruit, ICRAF, ILRI, Intensification, MAIZECRP, Scaling

Training offers skills for scaling up apple farming in North Shewa, Ethiopia

By Simret Yasabu OnAugust 30, 2017

Africa RISING in collaboration with the private Faji Apple farm in Debre Birhan organized a series of training sessions on apple production and management for scaling-up partners ...

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