Innovation Systems

Innovation Systems, Intensification, MAIZECRP, Research, SIIL

SI toolkit helps researchers assess the sustainability of their innovations

The SI Toolkit is a dynamic, online platform to help researchers and development workers select appropriate indicators and metrics for their innovations, visualizing tradeoffs and synergies using a Radar Chart Generator.

By Peter Ballantyne OnFebruary 20, 2019

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Agricultural Extension and Participatory Approaches –co-existence approaches in the agricultural advisory service approaches

Million Getnet Gebreyes works at ILRI as a consultant. He is the National Learning facilitator for SAIRLA- NLA in Ethiopia and Innovation Platform facilitator for Africa RISING project in the Ethiopian highlands. Recently (June 30- July 8, 2018), he was at ...

By Simret Yasabu OnJanuary 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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Challenges and opportunities in intensifying farming systems in Ethiopia: Results of a participatory community analysis

In 2012, Africa RISING conducted a participatory community analysis (PCA) as the first phase of a participatory development approach in the Ethiopian highlands.

By Simret Yasabu OnFebruary 26, 2018

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Ethiopia learning alliance to support sustainable agricultural intensification

In March 2017, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) launched the National Learning Alliance (NLA) for the Sustainable Agricultural Intensification Research Learning Alliance (SAIRLA) project in Ethiopia.

By Simret Yasabu OnJuly 19, 2017

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Innovation and R4D platforms in Africa RISING: questioning sustainability

During the first phase of the Africa RISING program (2012-2016) the three projects set up innovation and R4D platforms to support learning, sharing collaboration and joint actions. These experiences were critiqued at the recent program science for impact workshop to guide ...

By Simret Yasabu OnApril 3, 2017

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Africa RISING aims to move from common conversations to communities of practice

One of the main 'program-wide' changes in the second phase of Africa RISING is the institutionalisation of 'communities of practice' (CoPs). Five initial pilot CoPs were officially launched at the first science meeting of Africa RISING phase 2, in Dar es ...

By Ewen Le Borgne OnFebruary 2, 2017

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Complex systems, simple solutions? Operationalizing diversity to understand technology adoption

Insights from the results of an evaluation of different Africa RISING technology packages per farm type and per region in Northern Ghana.

By Jonathan Odhong OnDecember 29, 2016

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Boost for Africa’s smallholder farmers’ access to sustainable agricultural technologies as USAID announces $ 50 million Africa RISING Phase 2

The U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) Bureau for Food Security in Washington DC has announced funding for a second 5-year phase of the Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING) program beginning October 2016.

By Jonathan Odhong OnSeptember 23, 2016

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Africa RISING partnerships increase scaling out of agricultural technologies in Ethiopia

The final innovation platform meetings in all four regions where Africa RISING is present in Ethiopia took place in June and July 2016. These meetings offer a chance to look back at some of the achievements, issues and questions around the ...

By Ewen Le Borgne OnSeptember 22, 2016

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