innovation systems

A recent study in Nicaragua shows that despite the growing popularity of learning alliances, it is difficult to quantify whether they increase the...

Stephen Oloo, a spatial data analyst with the Policies, Institutions and Livelihoods program at the Nairobi headquarters of the International...

The sixth Ethiopia national innovation platform (IP) meeting took place in Bishoftu (Debre Zeit) 15–16 May 2018. The meeting discussed the...

In Zimbabwe, The ZimCLIFS project used innovation platforms to introduce better livestock feeds, improve market linkages for farmers to benefit...

In 2012, Africa RISING conducted
a participatory community analysis (PCA) as the first phase of a participatory development approach in the...

An innovative teaching aid developed by a field assistant working with the Agriculture to Nutrition (ATONU) project in Ethiopia is making the...

This project brief explains key scaling up approaches used in the Feed the Future Mali Livestock Scaling Technology Program, the main goals and...

In March 2017, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) launched the National Learning Alliance (NLA) for the Sustainable...

The work of the MilkIT project to enhance dairy-based livelihoods in India and Tanzania through feed innovation and value chain development...

The Legume CHOICE tool is a systematic approach which lists the various legume options available to farmers and prioritizes them for particular...

During the first phase of the Africa RISING program (2012-2016) the three projects set up innovation and R4D platforms to support learning,...

In recent years, the CGIAR Research Program on Integrated System for the Humid Tropics, or Humidtropics, supported various capacity development...

The CGIAR Research Program on Integrated Systems for the Humid Tropics (Humidtropics) was an agricultural research for development program that...

One of the main 'program-wide' changes in the second phase of Africa RISING is the institutionalisation of 'communities of practice' (CoPs). Five...

The following remarks are excerpted from an opinion piece written by Bill Gates and published on his Gates Notes blog. 'The first promise of any...

Insights from the results of an evaluation of different Africa RISING technology packages per farm type and per region in Northern Ghana....

Four community animal health platforms (CAHPs) have been formed to harness collective action in addressing animal health and livestock value...

This book summarizes the achievements as well as some of the challenges faced while implementing integrated systems research to support the...