En Afrique de l’Ouest, comme dans la plupart des pays d’Afrique Sub-Sahélienne, les ressources naturelles constituent la base de la vie quotidienne des hommes, particulièrement pour les pauvres qui dans la majorité des cas vivent dans le milieu rural où leur moyens de subsistances dépendent presq...
Association Malienne d'éveil au Développement Durable
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[Conventions locales de gestion des ressources naturelles: schema pastoral au sud du Mali]
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Conventions locales de gestion des ressources naturelles: schema pastoral au sud du Mali
This short photofilm presents some aspects of the work of Africa RISING in Ghana. It shows how it is helping farmers restore their degraded lands, increase crop and livestock production, and provide them with better incomes.Photos and story by Charlie Pye-Smith. More at http://africa-rising.net
Pye-Smith, Charlie
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[Africa RISING: Promoting sustainable intensification in northern Ghana]
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Africa RISING: Promoting sustainable intensification in northern Ghana
Dr. Mark van Wijk, Co-PI of the Burkina Faso subaward funded by the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sustainable Intensification (SIIL), presents his project to the SIIL community.
Wijk, Mark T. van
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[2016 SIIL Annual Meeting - Sustainable intensification through better integration of crop and livestock production systems in Burkina Faso]
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2016 SIIL Annual Meeting - Sustainable intensification through better integration of crop and livestock production systems in Burkina Faso
Dr. Neville Clarke, PI of the Ethiopia subaward funded by the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sustainable Intensification (SIIL), presents his project to the SIIL community. Filmed in January 2016.
Clarke, Neville
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[2016 SIIL Annual Meeting - Sustainably intensified production systems impact on nutrition in Ethiopia]
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2016 SIIL Annual Meeting - Sustainably intensified production systems impact on nutrition in Ethiopia
Dr. Doohong Min, Senegal subaward leader for the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sustainable Intensification (SIIL), introduces his project to the SIIL community. Filmed in January 2016.
Min, Doohong
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[Adoption of sustainable intensification in dual-purpose millet – leguminous crops – livestock systems in Senegal]
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Adoption of sustainable intensification in dual-purpose millet – leguminous crops – livestock systems in Senegal
Nicole Mason, collaborator on the Tanzania subaward funded by the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sustainable Intensification (SIIL), presents her project to the SIIL community. Filmed in January 2016.
This photofilm reports from Africa RISING activities in Ethiopia to transform agricultural systems through sustainable intensification. It explains how a farmer cooperative in Endamehoni woreds organized itself to produce and distribute seed potatoes..
International Livestock Research Institute
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[Supporting community based seed potato multiplication in Ethiopia]
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Supporting community based seed potato multiplication in Ethiopia
The Africa RISING project in Ethiopia is enhancing smallholder farming by encouraging farmers to intercrop trees and food crops. In the Lemo Woreda, this approach has boosted avocado production helping farmers diversify their diets and increase their incomes.
The Africa RISING project in Ethiopia has been organizing several field days since 2013 for a range of participants at its 4 sites and 8 research kebeles. Field days have proved to be a strong mechanism for cross-project learning as they have engaged farmers, extension, NGOs, Universities, market...
International Livestock Research Institute
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[Bale farmer field day assesses results of Africa RISING farmer-based crop trials in Ethiopia]
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Bale farmer field day assesses results of Africa RISING farmer-based crop trials in Ethiopia
Agroforestry can transform lives and landscapes. Trees and shrubs grown on farms provide fruit, timber, resins, fuelwood and livestock fodder. They also improve soil fertility, regulate water supplies and help farmers adapt to changing climatic conditions. Which begs the question: if agroforestry...