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AVRDC, CIMMYT, Crop-Livestock, East Africa, Event, HUMIDTROPICS, IFPRI, IITA, Intensification, Malawi, Research, Southern Africa, Tanzania, Zambia

Africa RISING project partners review achievements and plans for East and Southern Africa

By Jonathan Odhong OnJuly 29, 2015

More than 50 scientists from various CGIAR Centres and National Research Systems converged in Mangochi, Malawi on 13–15 July for a review and planning meeting of the ...

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Crop-Livestock, Ethiopia, HUMIDTROPICS, ICRISAT, ILRI, Report

Home garden assessment report now released

By Simret Yasabu OnJuly 24, 2015

The Africa RISING project in Ethiopia recently conducted a participatory assessment and survey on the adoption and marketing of high value vegetables and fruits in its field ...

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Crop-Livestock, HUMIDTROPICS, IITA, ILRI, Intensification, Report

Africa RISING technical progress reports, October 2014-March 2015

By Simret Yasabu OnJuly 22, 2015

The latest technical reports from Africa RISING are available for download.

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East Africa, Ethiopia, Gender, HUMIDTROPICS, ILRI, Intensification, Research, SLS, Women

Africa RISING Ethiopia studies factors enhancing or hindering women farmers’ participation in agricultural research

By Annet Mulema OnJuly 21, 2015

In Ethiopia, the number of women engaged in agriculture is increasing as more men withdraw from farming. Although women play a central role in agriculture and family ...

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Africa, Ethiopia, HUMIDTROPICS, ILRI, Intensification

Measuring sustainable intensification in smallholder agroecosystems: A review

By Simret Yasabu OnJuly 20, 2015

This paper reviews literature on sustainable intensification metrics for use in smallholder agriculture.

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Crops, Event, HUMIDTROPICS, ICRISAT, Knowledge and Information, Mali, West Africa

Africa RISING fairs boost farmer awareness and access to inputs in Mali

By Jonathan Odhong OnJuly 15, 2015

Efforts to help farmers with adopt improved crop varieties and agricultural technologies have been launched in Mali. A series of agriculture input fairs were recently held in ...

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