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Africa RISING field days showcase enhancements in crop and forage yields in the Ethiopian highlands

In the last quarter of each year, an Africa RISING project being conducted in the highlands of Ethiopia, holds series of field days there. This project is conducting research-for-development activities to narrow gaps in farmer yields of crops and livestock feeds. ...

By Haimanot Seifu OnDecember 23, 2019

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Capacity strengthening, East Africa, Ethiopia, Feeds, Forages

Ethiopia training develops partnerships and capacity for feed and forage farming

In November, the African RISING project in the Ethiopian Highlands trained more than 70 extension officers and experts in multi-stakeholder engagement, gender mainstreaming, data management, seed production and feed and forage development.

By Haimanot Seifu OnDecember 9, 2019

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Lessons from Tanzania on the benefits of collaboration in Africa RISING

Recent field visits in Tanzania shared experiences and strengthened project collaborations across the three Africa RISING projects (Ethiopian Highlands, East and Southern Africa, and West Africa). Kindu Mekonnen, chief scientist in the Africa RISING project in Ethiopia, reflects on the visits. ...

By Simret Yasabu OnApril 11, 2018

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Integrating gender into Africa RISING scaling activities

Failing to take into account gender differences in needs, preferences, roles and responsibilities, access to and control of resources (such as labour, inputs, credit, and land), and power imbalances can limit the reach and scale of Africa RISING technologies.

By Simret Yasabu OnApril 6, 2017

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End of season field days in Ethiopia zoom in on promising interventions

Africa RISING project has been organizing several field days since 2013 for a range of participants at its 4 sites and 8 research kebeles. The project had organized mid-season, end season and larger field days to demonstrate its on-farm research interventions, ...

By Simret Yasabu OnFebruary 1, 2016

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Measuring sustainable intensification in smallholder agroecosystems: A review

This paper reviews literature on sustainable intensification metrics for use in smallholder agriculture.

By Simret Yasabu OnJuly 20, 2015

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Crop residues bring in cash and feeds for farmers in northern Ghana – study

Assorted feeds from crop residues such as cowpea hay, groundnut haulms, to agro-industrial by-products (bran of maize, rice and sorghum) and fresh grass are fast becoming big business in northern Ghana.

By Jonathan Odhong OnJuly 3, 2015

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Ethiopia innovation platform meeting reports document progress and partnerships

Africa RISING project in the Ethiopian Highlands organized the 2nd woreda level strategic innovation platform and Kebele level operational innovation platform meetings from 14 December 2014 – 16 March 2015.

By Simret Yasabu OnJune 30, 2015

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A new dawn in Zanzoni, Mali as natural resource management conventions are formalized

Through the Africa RISING project, ILRI and AMEDD (a local Malian NGO) have worked with the local community in Zanzoni since September 2013 to ensure that they have a more equitable and sustainable management of natural resources in the mixed crop-livestock ...

By Jonathan Odhong OnJune 29, 2015

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Three lessons from an Africa RISING cross-learning visit to Ethiopia

Scientists involved in the Africa RISING project share three key lessons learnt from a recent cross-learning visit to the Ethiopian highlands on landscape and watershed management.

By Jonathan Odhong OnMay 20, 2015

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