By Africa RISING, 2 Sept 2020 Twenty-seven-year-old Tanzanian, Lilian Richard, has her sights set on giving smallholder farmers technological solutions to address declining soil fertility. This Master of Science in soil science degree holder is a registered patent holder for an innovation she develo...

By Africa RISING, 20 August 2020 ‘This is the “new normal” and we have to adapt,’ notes Mohammed Ibrahim, researcher with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and Africa RISING’s site coordinator in Tigray, Ethiopia, as he reflects on all the important operational adjustm...

By Nicholas Maina, Rootooba, 18 August 2020 The Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) and CABI have partnered to promote their shared objectives and areas of strategic focus in the region. The two organizations signed a memorandum of understandin...