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Ethiopia, HUMIDTROPICS, ILRI, ILRIComms, Intensification, Knowledge and Information, SLS, Social Learning

Africa RISING project in Ethiopia recognized in collaboration and learning competition

By Simret Yasabu OnDecember 10, 2015

The Africa RISING project in the Ethiopian highlands was recently named one of the winners of the collaborating, learning and adapting (CLA) competition sponsored by USAID.

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Ethiopia, HUMIDTROPICS, Innovation Systems, Intensification, IWMI

Solar pumps seeing the light in Lemo, Ethiopia

By Simret Yasabu OnDecember 9, 2015

In September 2015 the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) installed solar pumps in Upper Gana and Jawe, two research kebele sites of the Africa RISING project in ...

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HUMIDTROPICS, IITA, Intensification, Interview

RISING voices: Haroon Sseguya, technology scaling specialist at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

By Tsehay Gashaw OnDecember 7, 2015

Haroon Sseguya, technology scaling specialist at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), introduces himself and his work with the program. It is one of a series ...

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Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, HUMIDTROPICS, ILRI, Intensification, Participation, Report, Research, SLS

Engaging with farmers: Experiences from Africa RISING in the Ethiopian Highlands

By Simret Yasabu OnNovember 16, 2015

Since 2012 , Africa RISING project in the Ethiopian highlands engaged quite a number of farmers (men, women and youth) in all the research processes including diagnosis, ...

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Crop-Livestock, Feeds, Fodder, HUMIDTROPICS, ILRI, Intensification, Interview, Livestock, SLS

RISING voices: Ben Lukuyu, animal nutritionist at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

By Tsehay Gashaw OnNovember 4, 2015

Ben Lukuyu, animal nutritionist at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), introduces himself and his work with the program. It is one of a series of portraits ...

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Event, HUMIDTROPICS, IITA, Intensification, Research

Africa RISING gears up for phase two

By Jonathan Odhong OnOctober 30, 2015

Africa RISING project partners from the CGIAR centers, national research systems, and other international research centres recently held a meeting on 6-8 October in Bamako, Mali, to ...

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