farming systems

Crop-Livestock, Gender, Ghana

‘The woman has no right to sell livestock’— challenging gender norms for transformative interventions in Ghana

What will it take to make the small ruminants value chain in northern Ghana more inclusive? Results from a study by Africa RISING scientists shows how much gender norms are a root cause of this problem and how all-inclusive community conversations ...

By Africa RISING communications OnFebruary 28, 2022

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Crop-Livestock, East Africa, Ethiopia, Groundnuts, ILRI, Intensification, Malawi, MSU, Presentation, Southern Africa

Sustainable intensification: Is a systems perspective essential for integrated crop-livestock systems?

Intensification of production can take many forms, for example, the one that underpinned the Green Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s helped humanity keep food production at pace with population growth. However, the present context has changed and ensuring sustainability is ...

By Africa RISING communications OnJanuary 16, 2020

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Footprints of Africa RISING—looking back at achievements from Phase I (2011-2016)

The publication ‘Footprints of Africa RISING Phase I (2011-2016)’ tracks back the activities, outputs and outcomes of the first phase of the Africa RISING program.

By ILRI Communications OnJune 1, 2018

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Africa RISING, SIIL and SIMLESA hold joint learning event on sustainable intensification and farming systems research in agriculture

Africa RISING, Feed the Future Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab and SIMLESA exchange ideas, lessons learnt and set collaboration targets for work in sustainable intensification and farming systems research in agriculture

By Jonathan Odhong OnApril 5, 2018

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The renaissance of farming systems research in Africa

Agricultural research in Africa suffers from trends and fashions that often distract from the central goal of enhancing the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. Farming systems research (FSR) played a central role in the late 1980s in revealing the constraints faced by ...

By Jonathan Odhong OnNovember 30, 2017

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Role of soil bunds on soil and water conservation in southern Ethiopia

A report by the Africa Research In Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING) program explains the effects of soil bunds on soil and rainwater conservation in southern Ethiopia.

By Simret Yasabu OnSeptember 1, 2017

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Report of first six months of Africa RISING Phase II in Ethiopia

A report on the first six months (1 October 2016–30 March 2017) of the second phase of the Africa RISING program activities in southern Ethiopia is now available.

By Simret Yasabu OnAugust 25, 2017

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Gender and water technologies use for irrigation and multiple purposes in Ethiopia

A new report by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) outlines the results of a study on gender and individual irrigation technologies in two Africa RISING Project sites in Ethiopia.

By Simret Yasabu OnJune 8, 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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Getting ready for phase 2: Africa RISING partners pore over farming systems research design

Twenty scientists implementing different Africa RISING interventions in East and Southern Africa took part in a training on farming systems research design from 3-4 October, 2016 in Lilongwe,Malawi. “After this training I think the scientists are now better equipped to make ...

By Jonathan Odhong OnOctober 17, 2016

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