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Research for farmers, by farmers: Highlights of Africa RISING farmer-scientists feedback meetings in Tanzania’s Babati District

By Jonathan Odhong OnJanuary 19, 2015

At the tail end of 2014, Africa RISING scientists and government extension agents held a series of feedback meetings with farmers in Tanzania’s Babati District. This photo ...

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Crops, Drylands, Food safety, Ghana, Humid Tropics, HUMIDTROPICS, ICRISAT, IITA, ILRI, Innovation Systems, Intensification, Mali, NRM, Research, Soils, Value Chains, Water, West Africa, Women

Call for MSc Candidates – Africa RISING Mali

By Jonathan Odhong OnJanuary 16, 2015

The Africa RISING program in Mali is looking to recruit two MSc Candidates from West Africa to join the team and contribute to ongoing activities. The program is ...

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Agroforestry, Crop-Livestock, East Africa, Humid Tropics, HUMIDTROPICS, ICRAF, Intensification, Research, Staff, Tanzania

RISING voices: Anthony Kimaro, scientist and ICRAF Tanzania country representative

By Catherine Njuguna OnJanuary 15, 2015

This RISING voices article features an interview with Anthony Kimaro, a scientist with Africa RISING and country representative for ICRAF in Tanzania.

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Crops, Drylands, Fertilizer, Humid Tropics, HUMIDTROPICS, IITA, Intensification, NRM, Soils, Southern Africa, Value Chains, Water, Zambia

Conservation agriculture is giving us more food and money: A Zambian farmer’s story

By Jonathan Odhong OnJanuary 12, 2015

Under the SIMLEZA-Africa RISING project, the implementation of conservation agriculture technologies is a key intervention. For just the past 2 years, the project has already seen positive ...

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Africa, Drylands, DRYLANDSCRP, Fertilizer, Humid Tropics, HUMIDTROPICS, ICRISAT, IITA, Intensification, Mali, NRM, Soils, West Africa

Mechanizing fertilizer microdosing technology: Producers and extension agents trained in Mali (success story)

By Jonathan Odhong OnJanuary 9, 2015

Fertilizer microdosing addresses the problems of low soil fertility, access to fertilizers and difficult climatic conditions. The technology has contributed to increased production, productivity and farm incomes.

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Humid Tropics, HUMIDTROPICS, IITA, Innovation Systems, Intensification, Knowledge and Information, Southern Africa, Tanzania

R4D platform promotes technology adoption in Babati District, Tanzania

By Jonathan Odhong OnJanuary 8, 2015

Research-for-Development platform by Africa RISING in Babati District, Tanzania is stimulating learning and innovation about productivity, nutrition as well as opening up business possibilities for farmers within ...

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