{"id":13177,"date":"2026-06-20T12:26:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/africa-rising-technologies-ready-to-roll-out\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T12:26:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:26:31","slug":"africa-rising-technologies-ready-to-roll-out","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/africa-rising-technologies-ready-to-roll-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa RISING technologies ready to roll out"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A farmer showing his improved tomato during a field trip organized to some of the project sites prior to the review meeting<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The IITA-led, multidisciplinary research program, Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING), now on its third year, has made significant progress in getting researchers coming from different backgrounds and institutions to work together in a truly integrated way to develop science-based solutions to the challenges faced by smallholder farmers. This has resulted in impressive increases in the productivity of smallholder farmers involved in the research project across its five districts in East and Southern Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was noted during an annual review meeting of the program\u2019s activities in East and Southern Africa held 9\u201312 September in Arusha, Tanzania, which brought together project researchers and partners. The project is funded by the US Government under the Feed the Future Initiative in East and Southern Africa. It covers Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking during this event, Jerry Glover, Senior Advisor on Sustainable Intensification for USAID, noted that this year the research teams were truly integrated unlike at the beginning of the program when the researchers were more concerned with their specific disciplines. \u201cThis has led to the successes the project is having,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was echoed by Ben Lukuyu, one of the scientists from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) who is heading the research efforts on livestock: \u201cThis stepwise effort towards integration has worked. At the beginning, we were looking out for the interests of our respective institutions and research disciplines. But this year was different. Now the disciplines are less evident; we are now working together as a team.\u201d The research project has already identified and verified technologies that can be scaled up and disseminated to farmers to increase their production and productivity. These include new, improved varieties of various crops including cereals and legumes for feed and fodder which are high yielding and suitable to the sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Combined with improved farming practices, these varieties have been able to yield in some cases up to five times what the farmers have been getting and the farmers can hardly wait to get their h ands on them, reported one of the project implementers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have been promoting maize\u2013pigeon pea intercropping and the use of improved varieties and phosphorus fertilizer. We have seen yield increases between two to three times more across all project sites in Babati, on average,\u201d said Stephen Lymo, from the Selian Agriculture Research Institute, Tanzania, and one of the project\u2019s researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have also managed to change the mindset of the farmers on the use of inorganic fertilizers. Before this, they only wanted to use manure. They had no knowledge of using inorganic fertilizers. Now, they are more than willing to combine the two,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research on vegetables reported even higher yield gains according to Victor Afari-Sefa from The World Vegetable Centre (AVRDC). \u201cWe have experienced tremendous increase in yields in the project and farmers\u2019 demonstration plots\u2015up to even 700% after introducing improved vegetable varieties of tomato, amaranth, and African eggplant and the implementation of improved agronomic practices in growing vegetables including the use of disease-free healthy planting material and inorganic fertilizer combined with manure,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have also introduced poultry\u2013vegetable integration where farmers use poultry droppings as manure for the vegetables and waste from the vegetables to feed the poultry,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stakeholder involvement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Director of Research Development (DRD) under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Livestock, Dr Myaka, who was also present at the meeting, hailed the project for its sustainable intensification efforts and for its livestock component.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe added value of this project is the intensification approach and inclusion of a livestock component. It is bringing livestock and crop scientists together. It also has a strong component of stakeholder involvement in its multi-institutional\/multidisciplinary and value-chain approaches. It is also involving the community in research\u2015this is an indicator that its impact can be achieved,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He therefore asked the researchers to come up with concrete recommendations for scaling up the results achieved by the program to other cereal-based areas in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To further strengthen the involvement of stakeholders the project has established four R4D platforms; two in Tanzania and two in Malawi. These platforms bring together the different stakeholders necessary to facilitate the project\u2019s research activities and also the scaling up of the technologies generated. These include policymakers from the agriculture, livestock, and health sectors, NGOs, national agriculture research institutes, extension workers, district administration, the private sector, and farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLast year, R4D platforms were on paper. But this year, they are in place in all the sites. This is a big step for the project,\u201d said Per Hillbur, a consultant with Africa RISING who is coordinating the formation of the R4D platform in Babati.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next steps<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project will continue to verify and test the successful technologies and look at factors such as cost\u2013benefit analysis to ensure they are economically beneficial for the farmers. The project will also further strengthen the R4D platforms so that they are active and remain functional beyond the project\u2019s lifespan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have made a lot of progress under Africa RISING in East and Southern Africa. We are seeing very impressive results. In the coming two years, we will focus on consolidating these results, refining the technologies, and developing recommendations to development partners and policymakers on how to improve the productivity of smallholder farmers in cereal-based systems in East and Southern Africa,\u201d said Irmgard Hoeschle-Zeledon, Coordinator of the Africa RISING program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more details, please contact:\u00a0Andrea Gros, a.gros@cgiar.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is one of the world\u2019s leading research partners in finding solutions for hunger, malnutrition, and poverty. Its award-winning research for development (R4D) approach addresses the development needs of tropical countries. IITA works with partners to enhance crop quality and productivity, reduce producer and consumer risks, and generate wealth from agriculture. IITA is a non-profit organization founded in 1967 in Nigeria and governed by a Board of Trustees. IITA works on the following crops: cowpea, soybean, banana\/plantain, yam, cassava, and maize. IITA is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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