Different partners drawn from policymakers from central and local governments, national and international research organizations, civil society, the private sector and the media in Tanzania have formed a Learning Alliance to facilitate the sharing of information, knowledge, and experiences…
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The partners and project team of the Putting nitrogen fixation to work for smallholder farmers (N2Africa in short) project, met in Arusha, Tanzania from 28 – 31 October 2014, to review the progress made and challenges encountered in…
Inorganic fertilizers have a bad name in Babati and are accused of ruining soils. Therefore dispelling this myth and urging farmers to use them to boost their production was one of the key messages at a Farmers’ Field Day…
Nematodes are microscopic worm-like pests found in the soils. They attack the roots and prevent the efficient uptake of nutrients by plant. They drastically reduce yield and in severe cases, cause the whole plants to fall over. Nematodes are…
Vegetables are high value and nutritious crops. However they are attacked by a wide range of pests and diseases. IITA is working with small-holder farmers to find sustainable ways to control these pests and diseases to increase vegetable production,…
The Putting Nitrogen Fixation to Work in Africa (N2Africa) project which aims at encouraging smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa to grow legumes due to their ability to fix nitrogen from the air into the soils thus improving soil fertility,…
“It is life. Without it there is no life,” Langano Mamo, 40 year old mother of five from Lage village in Sidama Zone in Southern Ethiopia summarizes the importance of enset in her life. Enset, also known as false…
Langano Mamo, 40 year-old mother of five from Southern Ethiopia demonstrates the rather complicated traditional method of preparing the enset. First she identified a young enset plant two years old and uprooted it. She chopped of the leaves and…