Fertilizer

Capacity strengthening, East Africa, Fertilizer, Intensification, Participation, Tanzania

Highlights of Africa RISING closing meetings in Tanzania

Michael Kinyua and Job Kihara As curtains come down on the implementation of Africa RISING Project activities in Tanzania; many smallholder farmers and project partners are taking time to look back back at their work and take pride in it. Recent ...

By Africa RISING communications OnJanuary 2, 2023

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CIAT, Crops, Fertilizer, Intensification, Legumes, Maize, Pigeonpea, Project, Southern Africa, Tanzania

Public and Private Partnerships improve smallholder farmer fortunes in Babati, Tanzania

In Bahati District, Tanzania, Improved crop performance and economic benefits demonstrated by application of fertilizers has helped to eliminate the farmers' initial fear of utilizing inorganic fertilizers.

By Africa RISING communications OnJune 15, 2021

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Capacity strengthening, East Africa, Fertilizer, ICRAF, IITA, Soils, Tanzania, Uncategorized

Need to help farmers address declining soil fertility inspires young researcher to develop microdosing machine

Twenty-seven-year-old Tanzanian, Lilian Richard, has her sights set on giving smallholder farmers technological solutions to address declining soil fertility. This Master of Science in soil science degree holder is a registered patent holder for an innovation she developed four years ago ...

By Africa RISING communications OnAugust 27, 2020

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Africa, CIAT, Fertilizer, Soils, Southern Africa, Tanzania

Africa RISING partners publish soil fertility management guidebook

Africa RISING partners in Tanzania have published a soil fertility management guidebook.

By Africa RISING communications OnJune 14, 2020

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Fertilizer, IITA, Intensification, Maize, MAIZECRP, poster, Southern Africa, Tanzania

Economic analysis of fertilizer options for maize production in Tanzania

This poster presents findings from study that assessed the economic feasibility of different fertilizer options in Bahati District, Tanzania.

By Jonathan Odhong OnMarch 3, 2019

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Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation Ethiopian highlands project technical report, 1 April–30 September 2018

In its second phase, Africa RISING targeted to reach 0.7 million direct beneficiary households and 3.4 million indirect potential beneficiary households. Parallelly, the project continues to conduct action research that will explore further generic issues and facilitate scaling of the innovations ...

By Simret Yasabu OnNovember 22, 2018

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Africa RISING Phase I—what it took, what it gave, our proudest achievements

Through the voices of seven Africa RISING implementing partners from Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Mali, Tanzania and Zambia; we get insights about what it took to implement Africa RISING phase I in different contexts and countries, what the first phase of the program ...

By Jonathan Odhong OnJune 6, 2018

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Site-specific nutrient management can double grain yields contributing to food security

Farming systems in Ethiopia are plagued by soil-related problems which lead to poor productivity, declining soil fertility and soil erosion. Other common farming-related challenges include low fertilizer use and reduced farmlands because of population pressure.

By Simret Yasabu OnMarch 21, 2018

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Technologies that transform: A look at select Africa RISING interventions in Babati District, Tanzania

Africa RISING is implementing action research with farmers in Babati District, Tanzania to validate several technologies that are set to significantly improve farmer livelihoods. Here is a look at summaries of some of these technologies and how they work.

By Jonathan Odhong OnFebruary 21, 2018

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Pushing back against fertilizer use myth in northern Tanzania

In Babati District, northern Tanzania, a popular but misleading myth persists. That use of inorganic fertilizer 'kills' the soil. For several years, majority of farmers in the district have desisted from use of fertilizer to replenish depleted soil nutrients. Africa RISING ...

By Jonathan Odhong OnMay 3, 2017

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