Photo report on end of season field visit

to Endamehoni woreda in Tigray,

Ethiopia

22-23 October 2014

The Africa RISING project in the Ethiopian highlands has been implementing action research together with CGIAR centers and local partner institutions.

This photo report presents images from a visit to Endamehoniworeda to evaluate the staus of Africa RISING on-farm research activities and interact with project partners and other technology end users.

High livestock population and pressure on grazing lands

Green fodder collected from crops to supplement animal feeds (Tsibet)

Oat/vetch mixture on-farm research (Emba Hazti, Endamehoni)

Tree Lucerne on-farm research (Tsibet and Emba Hazti, Endamehoni)

Mohammed Ebrahim , Africa RISING site coordinator examining on-farm research on apples (Tsibet, Endamehoni)

Faba bean, community seed production (Emba Hazti)

Faba bean PVS (Emba Hazti, Endamehoni)

Faba bean from the on-farm research (blue coloured) and faba bean out of production due to disease infestation with farmers local practice (red coloured) in Emba Hazti

Wheat, community seed production (Tsibet, Endamehoni)

Potato, community seed production (Emba Hazti, Endamehoni)

Raised bed on-farm research (Emba Hazti, Endamehoni)

Farm level water harvesting (Ema Hazti, Endamehoni)

Landscapes rehabilitation through physical and biological means (Endamehoni)

Africa RISING CGIAR partners in Ethiopia

Africa RISING local partners in Ethiopia

Academic institutions: Wachemo, Mekelle, Madawolabu, Debre Berhan and Hawassa universities; Maichew Agricultural College

Regional research organizations: Amhara Regional Agricultrural Research Institute, Southern Agricultural Research Institute, Tigray Agricultural

Research Institute, Oromia Agricultural Research Institute

Federal research organizations: Ethiopian Institute for Agricultural Research, Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute

Offices of Agriculture: Endamekoni (Tigray), Basona Worena (Amhara), Lemo (SNNRP) and Sinana (Oromia)

Agricultural Transformation Agency

Credits

Produced by Africa RISING Project in Ethiopia

Compiled by Kindu Mekonnen

Photos: Kindu Mekonnen

Our appreciation goes to team members, local partner organizations and the communities

of Tsibet and Emba Hazti kebeles in Endamehoni woreda

Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation

africa-rising.net

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