Small Scale Irrigation and Nutrition: Lessons from East and West Africa
by Dawit Mekonnen Irrigation developers historically aimed to achieve water productivity and efficiency, and increase crop yields for food security, but this approach to irrigation may be slowly...
View ArticleStudent Interview: Improving livelihoods with increased livestock...
Mekuanint Tadilo, graduated with his BSc degree in Animal Sciences from Metu University, College of Agriculture and Forestry in 2019 and is currently working as an animal nutrition laboratory assistant...
View ArticleFarmers look to solar irrigation: Building the irrigation equipment supply...
November-December 2022 Will smallholder farmers invest in solar pumps to expand irrigated farming in Ghana? Studies point to the potential for solar irrigation in Ghana to enable farmers to adapt to...
View ArticleIWMI connects locals for collaborative efforts to expand solar irrigation in...
With the support of the USAID-sponsored the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small Scale Irrigation (ILSSI) and Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (AfricaRISING),...
View ArticleExperience sharing among cooperatives: The case of Genet Lerobit dairy...
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is undertaking research with three dairy cooperatives (Genet Lerobit, Habebo and Mishigida Etta). Genet Lerobit is in Amhara region, Northern...
View ArticleA glimpse of hope in the role of private sector engagement for scaling...
by Muluken Elias Adamseged and Dagmawi Melaku, International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Agriculture is strategically a key sector for Ethiopia, engaging more than two-thirds of the labour force...
View ArticleA rich tradition of community and partnership – The Multiple Uses of Water in...
In Ghana, it is estimated that 17% of rural households rely on piped-borne water as their main water supply. Those without access to piped water rely on water sources such […]
View ArticleUnlocking the potential of irrigation for improved nutrition in Ethiopia
Kaleab Baye, Associate Professor, Center for Food Science and Nutrition, Addis Ababa University and ILSSI collaborator on irrigation-nutrition linkages Claudia Ringler, Director, Natural Resources and...
View ArticleILSSI knowledge sharing workshop in Ethiopia
by Melkamu Derseh, International Livestock Research Institute On 25 May 2023, ILSSI organized a workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to share findings and lessons from the ten years of research […]
View ArticleEnhancing Groundwater Governance through Experimental Games in Ghana
by Emmanuel Obuobie*, Claudia Ringer*, Hagar El Didi*, Wei Zhang* Thousands of farmers living in the Keta and Anloga districts of Ghana depend on groundwater from the Keta strip for […]
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