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Tanzania | Africa RISING
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Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation. Communications and knowledge management. East and Southern Africa. Photo report: Africa RISING-NAFAKA scaling project farmers field day meetings in Dodoma, Tanzania. June 24, 2016. No small change: Vegetable farmer cashes in on new vegetable varieties in Tanzania. May 30, 2016. Africa RISING baseline evaluation survey datasets now available for 5 countries. May 13, 2016. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has re...
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ILRI Communications | Africa RISING
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Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation. Communications and knowledge management. East and Southern Africa. Author Archives: ILRI Communications. Irrigated fodder opportunities for small-scale farmers in Ethiopia. July 25, 2016. Creating awareness on labor-saving technologies for weed control in rice production: Africa RISING success stories. December 12, 2012. October 9, 2012. Mixed-farming smallholder growers in East and Southern Africa are slated to see a boost in their ...
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Upcoming webinar: “Building a bridge between scientists and communicators” – THE GFAR BLOG
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Updates from the Global Forum on Agricultural Research. Upcoming webinar: “Building a bridge between scientists and communicators”. January 3, 2017. January 11, 2017. What is the right quote to insert here? Nothing in science has any value to society if it is not communicated,. And scientists are beginning to learn their social obligations. Anne Roe, The Making of a Scientist (1953). Or should it be:. Do not share your inventions with many,. Filippo Brunelleschi (15th century). Scientists and communicato...
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West Africa | Africa RISING
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Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation. Communications and knowledge management. East and Southern Africa. A Field Day at Passe, Upper West Region, Ghana (Photo Credit:Charlie Pye-Smith ). Participatory research and extension approaches including multistakeholder research-for-development platforms are used to identify constraints and plan appropriate interventions. Approaches to improve household nutrition, especially that of women and children are being tested. They i...
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jonathan odhong | Africa RISING
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Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation. Communications and knowledge management. East and Southern Africa. Author Archives: jonathan odhong. Photo report: Africa RISING-NAFAKA scaling project farmers field day meetings in Dodoma, Tanzania. June 24, 2016. Doubled-up legume rotations improve soil fertility and maintain productivity under variable conditions in maize-based cropping systems in Malawi. June 15, 2016. June 10, 2016. A multi-locational study in Zimbabwe aimed to ...
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Water | Africa RISING
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Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation. Communications and knowledge management. East and Southern Africa. RISING voices: Fred Kizito, senior scientist (CIAT). September 14, 2015. By Ewen Le Borgne. Fred Kizito, senior scientist at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), introduces himself and his work with the program. Continue reading →. Improving water productivity in crop-livestock farming systems in northern Ghana. August 26, 2015. May 20, 2015.
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Sustainable intensification | Africa RISING
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Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation. Communications and knowledge management. East and Southern Africa. Pretty et al. ( 2011. Describe sustainable intensification as producing more output from the same area of land while reducing the negative environmental impacts and at the same time increasing contributions to natural capital and the flow of environmental services and articulate seven key components of successful sustainable intensification, which in summary are:.
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East and Southern Africa | Africa RISING
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Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation. Communications and knowledge management. East and Southern Africa. East and Southern Africa. The different staking options for the climbing beans (Photo credit: IITA/Festo Ngulu). In East and Southern Africa the project is being implemented in Tanzania and Malawi and will expand to Zambia. High yielding, disease resistant and drought tolerant, multi-purpose, nutritious and marketable food and feed crops identified through participato...
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Irrigation | Africa RISING
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Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation. Communications and knowledge management. East and Southern Africa. Irrigated fodder opportunities for small-scale farmers in Ethiopia. July 25, 2016. Improving water productivity in crop-livestock farming systems in northern Ghana. August 26, 2015. Smallholder farmers in northern Ghana face a number of water-related challenges. Continue reading →. I live near a river and will use the tractor to pump water to irrigate my land. On 21 N...
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Intensification | Africa RISING
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Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation. Communications and knowledge management. East and Southern Africa. Irrigated fodder opportunities for small-scale farmers in Ethiopia. July 25, 2016. Doubled-up legume rotations improve soil fertility and maintain productivity under variable conditions in maize-based cropping systems in Malawi. June 15, 2016. Integrating nutrition into Ethiopian farming systems – nutrition manual for community workers. June 13, 2016. Developed by the...
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