The listening post: How Africa RISING technologies are improving farmers’ lives in Zambia and Malawi

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  • Jonathan Odhong

Farmers voices from Malawi and Zambia about how different Africa RISING technologies have touched their lives. This feedback and earnest reflections from the grassroots were captured during the recent monitoring visit by the leadership team of the IITA-led Africa RISING project in east and southern Africa. Click on the images and links below to read it, know it, see it and  feel it.

How Africa RISING technologies are improving farmers’ lives in Zambia – https://spark.adobe.com/page/EvmJ5a9xsWphe/

In addition to scaling OFSP varieties in the Eastern Province of Zambia, Africa RISING is carrying out on farm trials of new varieties with farmers.

How Africa RISING technologies are improving farmers’ lives in Malawi – https://spark.adobe.com/page/9bEuavVs6Q5z6/

Africa RISING management team at a mother trial site. Photo credit: Jonathan Odhong/IITA

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