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Africa, IITA, Mobile, MSU, Soils

Improving soil carbon measurements to empower African smallholders

Researchers test new, inexpensive device to provide critical information about soil carbon levels and what it does to crop yields.

By Africa RISING communications OnAugust 25, 2021

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CIAT, Crops, Extension, Maize, Malawi, Mobile, Presentation, Scaling, Southern Africa

Disseminating maize agronomy technologies using interactive voice response in Malawi–the opportunities and pitfalls

In 2018, the Africa RISING team in Malawi initiated a pilot activity to establish the efficacy of interactive voice response (IVR) in disseminating maize agronomy messages to farmers. This blog presents some of the lessons learnt so far from the activity.

By Africa RISING communications OnJanuary 12, 2020

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