Research on conservation agriculture and associated practices in eastern Zambia
Declining soil fertility and a changing climate requires sustainable cropping systems that improve productivity and profitability while adapting to climate variability without negative environmental...
View ArticleDelivering climbing and drought-tolerant bush beans in different soil...
Beans are the leading source of plant protein for most smallholder farm families in Malawi. However, in recent times, the productivity of the crop has been declining due to deteriorating soil fertility...
View ArticleSustainably intensified futures for diverse smallholder farm and household...
Farms are very diverse in their size, structure and production orientation. Farmers too, differ in their strategies towards sustainable intensification (SI). Moreover, the roles of the farm enterprise...
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Operationalizing the Sustainable Intensification Assessment Framework: An...
Vara Prasad (left) being interviewed by Jonathan Odhong at the Africa RISING Program Learning Event on 5–8 February 2019 in Malawi (photo credit: Simret Yasabu/ILRI). The launch of the Sustainable...
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What’s in a name? Africa RISING partners aim for common understanding of...
A group discussion during the Africa RISING Program Learning Event held 5–8 February 2019 in Malawi (photo credit: Simret Yasabu/ILRI). Words like ‘innovation’, ‘spillover’, ‘adoption’, ‘technology’...
View ArticlePhoto report on the Africa RISING Program Learning Event 2019
The Africa RISING Program Learning Event 2019 was held from 5–8 February in Malawi. The annual gathering of stakeholders has been held every year since 2013 (except in 2017) with the objective of...
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Africa RISING Learning Event 2019 – participants reflections and takeaways
By Bevin Bhoke and Wilhelmina Ofori-Duah Partners from six project countries converged in Malawi on 5–8 February for the Africa RISING Program Learning Event 2019. The goal of the annual meet was for...
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Missed the Africa RISING Learning Event 2019? You can access all the material...
The Africa RISING Program Learning Event 2019 took place on 5–8 February in Malawi. This year, and for the first time ever, the event combined a standard workshop format with field visit interactions...
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Filling the missing pieces: ESA partners set targets for collating...
Participants group photo during the Africa RISING East and Southern Africa Project review and planning meeting held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 10–11 September 2019 (photo credit: Eveline Massam/...
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Pulses, cobs and a healthy soil prove the success of a rural innovator
Mary Twaya with pigeon peas and maize harvested from her farm in southern Malawi (photo credit: Shiela Chikulo/CIMMYT). Mary Twaya is an exemplary farmer in Lemu, a rural drought-prone community in...
View ArticleDisseminating maize agronomy technologies using interactive voice response in...
This blog highlights the key messages of a presentation by the Africa RISING Malawi program coordinator, Regis Chikowo (Michigan State University) on 13 November 2019 at the 2019 ASA-CSSA-SSSA...
View ArticleSustainable intensification: Is a systems perspective essential for...
This blog highlights the key messages of a presentation by the Africa RISING Ethiopian highlands project manager, Peter Thorne (International Livestock Research Institute) and Sieg Snapp (Michigan...
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Conservation agriculture is helping farmers adapt to climate change: lessons...
This article is a summary of Christian Thierfelder’s presentation at the Climate Resilient Agriculture Success Stories webinar, which was organized by The Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources...
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External Review Team visit to Africa RISING sites in Malawi and Tanzania – a...
In mid-July 2019, the Africa RISING Program Coordination Team (PCT) commissioned an external review of the 3 regional Africa RISING projects in West Africa, the Ethiopian Highlands and in East and...
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External review of the Africa RISING program concludes
The internally commissioned external review of the Africa RISING program has been concluded and a report of its findings presented to the Program Coordination Team (AR-PCT). Submitted on 7 April 2020,...
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Africa RISING Annual Progress Report 2018 – 2019 now available
Between October 2018 and September 2019, Africa RISING partners continued to deliver development outcomes for smallholders in Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Mali, Tanzania and Zambia. Livelihood enhancing...
View ArticleBRIEF FOCUS: Conservation agriculture in maize-legume systems
Conservation agriculture (CA) is a promising technology for supporting sustainable increases in productivity. It helps farmers achieve more reliable and often higher yields while reducing production...
View ArticleBRIEF FOCUS: Nutrient-rich beans for improved nutrition, incomes, and soil...
NUA 45 alias ‘magic’ bean is bio-fortified and provides valuable food and nutrition security for small-scale farmers and their families. It is rich in protein, iron, and zinc; improves soil fertility,...
View ArticleBRIEF FOCUS: Animal traction-based maize–legume conservation agriculture
The main benefits of animal traction are more efficient planting and reduction in farm labour, which complement conservation agriculture advantages of increased soil fertility, climate resilience, and...
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Africa RISING ESA partners make plans to shore up project’s sustainable...
Africa RISING East and Southern Africa (ESA) Project partners took part in the 10th project review and planning meeting on 14–16 September. And just like in the previous year, it was entirely virtual...
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