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Africa, Event, HUMIDTROPICS, Innovation Systems, Knowledge and Information

Africa RISING learning event puts typologies, innovation systems and program framework under the lens

By Jonathan Odhong OnDecember 5, 2014

The second Africa RISING program learning event brought together over 65 staff and partners in Arusha, Tanzania, from 11-12 November 2014. They shared lessons and ideas to ...

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Animal Feeding, East Africa, Ethiopia, Feeds, Fodder, Forages, HUMIDTROPICS, ICARDA, Research

Characterizing livestock production systems and the potential to enhance livestock productivity through improved feeding in Ethiopia

By Peter Ballantyne OnNovember 27, 2014

Earlier this year scientists from ICARDA and national partners carried out livestock feed assessments in 12 districts in Ethiopia. The twelve reports are online in the Africa ...

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CIP, Crops, East Africa, Ethiopia, Humid Tropics, HUMIDTROPICS, Intensification, Potato, Research, Video

Africa RISING supporting community based seed potato multiplication in Ethiopia

By Peter Ballantyne OnNovember 18, 2014

This photofilm explains how a farmer cooperative in Endamehoni woreda (Ethiopia) organized itself to produce and distribute seed potatoes.

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Africa, Crop-Livestock, Ethiopia, HUMIDTROPICS, IFPRI, IITA, ILRI, Impact Assessment, Intensification, Knowledge and Information, Research

Using ‘most significant change’ technique in Africa RISING project in Ethiopia

By Elias Damtew OnOctober 28, 2014

A number of lessons, success stories and even some negative change stories are expected to emerge from Africa RISING research-for-development interventions in the Ethiopian highlands. As part ...

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CIP, Crops, East Africa, Ethiopia, Humid Tropics, HUMIDTROPICS, ICRISAT, ILRI, Intensification, Oromia, Photofilm, Postharvest, SNNPR, Trip Report

Field visits to Africa RISING Ethiopia research sites in Sinana and Lemo woredas

By Simret Yasabu OnOctober 28, 2014

In July 2014, research teams visited Lemo and Sinana project woredas (districts) in the Ethiopian Highlands. The visits aimed to update local partners on planting activities in ...

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East Africa, Humid Tropics, HUMIDTROPICS, IITA, Intensification, Interview, Tanzania

RISING voices: Mateete Bekunda, chief scientist East and Southern Africa (ESA) project

By Catherine Njuguna OnOctober 28, 2014

This RISING voices article features an interview with Mateete Bekunda, chief scientist in the East and Southern Africa (ESA) project of the Africa RISING Program and a ...

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