Grain legumes are particularly attractive to low input systems of agriculture because they take inert nitrogen from the air and (through root nodule bacteria known as rhizobia) transform it into proteins in a process that leaves no carbon footprint. The N2Africa project is delivering inoculant te...
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[Improving legume yield through inoculant technology and partnership]
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Improving legume yield through inoculant technology and partnership
This 25-minute skit dramatises the contribution of the Biosciences eastern and central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub to the continental agricultural research agenda. A lighthearted performance by research fellows, partners and staff, it sheds light on the BecA-...
International Livestock Research Institute
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[The Farmers' Bench—Connecting advanced technology to farmers' needs]
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The Farmers' Bench—Connecting advanced technology to farmers' needs
Part 2b in a series of eight training modules on Genomic Selection.
The modules are prepared by the Clay Sneller, lead plant breeder at the Biosciences eastern and central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI Hub), in Nairobi
International Livestock Research Institute
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[Genomic Selection Module 2.0b—What is genomic selection?]
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Genomic Selection Module 2.0b—What is genomic selection?
Part 4b in a series of eight training modules on Genomic Selection.
The modules are prepared by the Clay Sneller, lead plant breeder at the Biosciences eastern and central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI Hub), in Nairobi
This digital story was produced to communicate work done by the Nile Basin Development Challenge (NBDC), specifically activities undertaken by the team working on 'Technologies, Institutions and Policies'. The NBDC aimed to improve the livelihoods of farmers in the Ethiopian highlands through lan...
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International Water Management Institute
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[Farmer field days in the Nile Basin Development Challenge]
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Farmer field days in the Nile Basin Development Challenge
Ronald Rwakigumba, Agricultural finance specialist, explains how having farmer digital profiles has enabled agricultural organisations access finance and increase profitability.
This video was planned, filmed and edited by a group of twelve farmers from three kebeles in Fogera woreda in Amhara region of Ethiopia. Gareth Benest from InsightShare, and Beth Cullen and Aberra Adie from ILRI, facilitated the participatory video training which took place between the 12th and 2...
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[Storytelling session by Mamusha Lemma at the 2019 ILRI Institutional Planning Meeting]
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Storytelling session by Mamusha Lemma at the 2019 ILRI Institutional Planning Meeting