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Crop-Livestock, Malawi, PCT, Tanzania

External Review Team visit to Africa RISING sites in Malawi and Tanzania – a photo report

By Africa RISING communications OnApril 3, 2020

Photo report of a visit by Africa RISING external reviewers to project sites in Malawi and Tanzania.

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A4NH, AVRDC, East Africa, Tanzania, Vegetables

WorldVeg and Africa RISING serve up an exciting improved vegetables exhibition at the Tanzania Agribusiness Forum 2020

By Africa RISING communications OnMarch 30, 2020

WorldVeg Center and Africa RISING exhibited improved vegetable technologies at the Tanzania Agribusiness Forum 2020.

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

Africa RISING Ethiopia team reviews project progress and plans for 2020

By Haimanot Seifu OnMarch 27, 2020

Retreats provide a good opportunity for staff to understand each other, reflect on working relationships, and network. These and more were the outcomes of a three-day Africa ...

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CONABIO, Crops, Ghana, IITA, Intensification, Research, West Africa

Most smallholders diversify crops by default, why governments should always consider this in policy

By Africa RISING communications OnMarch 13, 2020

A research study by Africa RISING scientists in northern Ghana is urging governments in the region to inaugurate agricultural policies that are conducive for crop diversification which ...

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CIAT, East Africa, Ethiopia, ILRI, Soils, Water

Assessing the effects of land uses and water conservation on soil erosion in central Ethiopia

By Haimanot Seifu OnMarch 2, 2020

Africa RISING, one of the research-for-development projects in Ethiopia, is generating evidence to support Ethiopia's government watershed management initiatives across different agro-ecologies.

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Animal Feeding, East Africa, Ethiopia, Feeds, Forages, Legumes, Livestock, Women

Bekelech Belachew secures her family’s livelihood by farming improved forages

By Haimanot Seifu OnFebruary 17, 2020

Bekelech Belachew, a farmer in Jaw Kebele near Hossanna town, was recognized for her achievements during an Africa RISING farmer's field visit day in the town on ...

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