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Looking Behind the Africa Trial Sites Network

Posted in INTERVIEWS, QUICKWIN PROJECTS, tagged , , on March 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

While Asia and Latin America have benefitted from the Green Revolution, agricultural yields in Africa have increased little over the last half century.  This gap is due, in part, to the current state of African research systems. Improved systems will lead to increased yields, a solution that African governments and donors already recognize.

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Eat when you are sleeping

Posted in NEWS, QUICKWIN PROJECTS, tagged , , , , on February 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Naliendele means “eat when you are sleeping” in the local language of Southeast Tanzania. It is also the name of the community where you can find the Naliendele Agricultural Research Institute. According to local legend, a man had been traveling over long distances when he arrived to this community. He was very tired [...]

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Visit the Africats website

Posted in QUICKWIN PROJECTS, tagged on December 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »

We invite all AgCommons readers to visit the Africa trial sites website at Africats.org. The project promotes cultivar evaluation throughout the continent.  Please create an account to take advantage of the full functionality of the website.  We also ask that anyone interested in participating in our network contact us for more information.

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What do users of Africa Trial Sites need?

Posted in QUICKWIN PROJECTS, tagged on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Agricultural scientists involved in the Africa Trial Sites project held a brainstorming session during the Generation Challenge Program’s (GCP) Annual Research Meeting (ARM).

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Why is variety adoption so low?

Posted in QUICKWIN PROJECTS, tagged on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Mali agronomists tell us that adoption of improved varieties in the country is around 5%. The reasons are familiar. The agricultural extension service needs to be expanded if the ministry of agriculture is ever going to reach farmers. Many farmers lack connection to the major towns and cities. Improved varieties usually need to be adopted [...]

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Africa Trial Sites Team to meet Bamako, Mali

Posted in QUICKWIN PROJECTS, tagged on September 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The Africa Trial Sites network will have an informal meeting in Bamako, Mali in conjunction with the Generation Challenge Program’s Annual Research Meeting (ARM). Network participants will plan next steps in the development of the catalogue. They will spend a day and half in the field visiting trial sites and villages where agronomists and farmers are working in crop [...]

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