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Zambia RISING: a photo report of project activities during the 2017/18 cropping season

A photo report of activities being implemented by the Africa RISING project in Zambia during the 2017/18 cropping season.

By Jonathan Odhong OnMay 10, 2018

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Getting technologies out to farmers using innovative approaches: the Africa RISING – SIMLEZA project

Since September 2013, the SIMLEZA-Africa RISING project tested a range of improved agricultural technologies in Chipata and Katete districts of Zambia with the aim of sustainably intensifying the productivity of small holder farmers in those parts of the country. ...

By Jonathan Odhong OnJanuary 28, 2016

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Expanding beyond demonstration plots brings new cattle to the kraal in Zambia

In the second year of practicing conservation agriculture (CA) introduced to him through the SIMLEZA-Africa RISING project; Stephen Nyirenda, a 38 year old farmer from Lundazi District in Zambia has been able to increase the productivity of his farm in ways ...

By Jonathan Odhong OnJanuary 14, 2016

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Quality cowpea seed production offers Zambian women farmers opportunities for quality lives

Thanks to an emerging breed of bold farmers who have taken to producing legume seeds for cultivation by their colleagues, the challenge of legume seed availability is being met in Eastern Zambia. For the past two years, Tichoke Phiri, a ...

By Jonathan Odhong OnJanuary 11, 2016

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Conservation agriculture for Zambia – A resilient technology in times of climate change

Against the odds stacked against them due to climate change; farmers in Chipata and Katete districts in Zambia where the SIMLEZA-Africa RISING project was being implemented are ramping up their farm productivity using conservation agriculture techniques. Richard Soko, a farmer from ...

By Jonathan Odhong OnJanuary 7, 2016

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Scaling up drought tolerant maize in Zambia

The SIMLEZA - Africa RISING project in Zambia provides support to seed companies in seed business development, including building capacity for training and technical assistance, entrepreneurial skills, varietal release and registration, seed multiplication and commercialization to enhance their ability to ...

By Jonathan Odhong OnDecember 22, 2015

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Interview with Brian Martalus, Feed the Future Coordinator, USAID Zambia

I love the fact that Africa RISING is shifting gears from research into technology transfer to farmers: an interview with Brian Martalus, Feed the Future Coordinator, USAID Zambia

By Jonathan Odhong OnOctober 8, 2015

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Conservation agriculture is giving us more food and money: A Zambian farmer’s story

Under the SIMLEZA-Africa RISING project, the implementation of conservation agriculture technologies is a key intervention. For just the past 2 years, the project has already seen positive outcomes on the practices and lives of its farmer-beneficiaries in its target communities in ...

By Jonathan Odhong OnJanuary 12, 2015

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