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Increasing pigeonpea productivity in a novel doubled-up legume cropping...
At this week’s international conference on Integrated Systems Research for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture, Sieglinde Snapp (Michigan State University) presented a poster...
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Africa RISING ESA external review team praises research work, calls for...
Irmgard Hoeschle-Zeledon (right), Jim Ellis-Jones (second right), Regis Chikowo (center) and Colletah Chitsike (center left) view a mother trial for climbing bean varieties in Linthipe, Malawi. Jim and...
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Nine briefs in four days: Africa RISING Ethiopia documents products and evidence
Writeshop participants review and discuss data for an article (photo credit: ILRI\Apollo Habtamu). The Africa RISING project in the Ethiopian highlands recently organized a writeshop (4-7 August 2015)...
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Groundnut in Malawi: The cash ‘cow’ and butter that nourishes families
Groundnut is one of the widely grown grain legumes in Malawi. The crop has potential to contribute to food and income security, but yields on farmers’ fields are well below 1 t/ha. The low yields are...
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USAID Agrilinks webinar participants impressed by Africa RISING doubled-up...
Fascinating stuff! …..Read one of the comments from the participants in reference to Africa RISING work in Malawi with the doubled-up legumes at the end of the USAID Agrilinks webinar last week Friday...
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INFOGRAPHIC: Different strokes for different folks (on farm typologies in...
Smallholder farming households in much of sub-Saharan Africa are distinctly diverse within and across communities. Therefore, technological interventions to address the problem of poor productivity of...
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INFOGRAPHIC: How does a farm family in Malawi produce more from their farm?
The Africa RISING program aims to provide pathways out of hunger and poverty for smallholder families through sustainably intensified farming systems that sufficiently improve food, nutrition, and...
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Doubled-up legume rotations improve soil fertility and maintain productivity...
Smallholder farmers in Malawi must cope with small farm size, low soil fertility and production risks associated with rainfed agriculture. Integration of legumes into maize-based cropping systems is...
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No one size fits all! Lessons from legume–cereal rotations in smallholder farms
Smallholder farming households in much of sub-Saharan Africa are distinctly diverse within and across communities. Taking this reality into account when introducing technologies to farmers is therefore...
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Boosting land productivity using ‘doubled-up’ legume intercropping in Malawi
In poor farming communities with limited access to, and use of, chemical fertilizers, one of the key ecological production goals focuses on growing legumes that build soil fertility, while also...
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Partners map out transition plans for Africa RISING-led Malawi INVC Bridging...
The Integrating Nutrition in Value Chains Bridging Activity (INVC BA) project was launched in June 2016 as a two-year relay project between INVC 1 and its successor project, Agricultural...
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Malawi RISING: a photo report of project activities during the 2017/18...
The Africa RISING East and Southern Africa (ESA) project management team led by the project manager, Irmgard Hoeschle-Zeledon, the ESA project chief scientist, Mateete Bekunda and implementing partners...
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Africa RISING Feed the Future SI Innovation Lab joint field visit to Tanzania
The Africa RISING program and the Future Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab (SIIL) recently held a joint field visit to activity sites in Tanzania. The goal of the visit was to promote more...
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...
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USAID Agrilinks webinar participants impressed by Africa RISING doubled-up...
Fascinating stuff! …..Read one of the comments from the participants in reference to Africa RISING work in Malawi with the doubled-up legumes at the end of the USAID Agrilinks webinar last week Friday...
View ArticleINFOGRAPHIC: Different strokes for different folks (on farm typologies in...
Smallholder farming households in much of sub-Saharan Africa are distinctly diverse within and across communities. Therefore, technological interventions to address the problem of poor productivity of...
View ArticleINFOGRAPHIC: How does a farm family in Malawi produce more from their farm?
The Africa RISING program aims to provide pathways out of hunger and poverty for smallholder families through sustainably intensified farming systems that sufficiently improve food, nutrition, and...
View ArticleDoubled-up legume rotations improve soil fertility and maintain productivity...
Smallholder farmers in Malawi must cope with small farm size, low soil fertility and production risks associated with rainfed agriculture. Integration of legumes into maize-based cropping systems is...
View ArticleNo one size fits all! Lessons from legume–cereal rotations in smallholder farms
Smallholder farming households in much of sub-Saharan Africa are distinctly diverse within and across communities. Taking this reality into account when introducing technologies to farmers is therefore...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Boosting land productivity using ‘doubled-up’ legume intercropping in Malawi
In poor farming communities with limited access to, and use of, chemical fertilizers, one of the key ecological production goals focuses on growing legumes that build soil fertility, while also...
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