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We hope the practical knowledge and soft skills shared will help them to contribute to new agricultural solutions,’ he added. ‘This training is important to build the capacity of project staff and local partners’ to carry out participatory research effectively. Yosef Gebrehawaryat, who is leading the project, noted that the activities will be implemented in the Oromia, Amara and SNNP regions of Ethiopia. The training was part of an Africa RISING-funded research project that aims to assess seasonal food availability increase varietal diversity (for Faba bean and Durum wheat) and production and productivity of grain nutrient using a crowdsourcing approach, and provide farmers and agro-producers with high-yielding and market-oriented varieties. The trainees were exposed to aspects of on-farm testing at scale and the use of the ClimMob platform to support the process through a participatory methodology. The two-day training, which was co-organized by ILRI and the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) aimed to strengthen the capacity of participants in selecting appropriate crop varieties tailored to specific farmer needs and agro-ecologies. Close to 20 participants from project areas in Amhara, Oromia, Tigray and the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ (SNNP) regions took part in the training at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Addis Ababa campus. The Africa RISING project in the Ethiopian Highlands held training sessions for project site coordinators, extension experts, development agents and data enumerators from 7–8 June 2021. Training participants group photo (photo credit: ILRI/Apollo Habtamu). Centre for tropical livestock genetics and health.Poverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs.Gender, equality, youth and social inclusion.We will also be hosting dialogues in six countries through our On-Air for Gender-Inclusive Nature-based Solutions (NbS) project. We first held On Air Dialogues in 2021 leading up to the 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit. On Air Dialogues are a new type of radio programming, which bring rural voices into important conversations about topics like climate change and food security. 96 per cent of participants in Burkina Faso and Ethiopia agreed that it was important to take action to protect biodiversity.Įxplore the results of the On Air Dialogues, and listen to farmers’ voices, on an interactive multimedia platform at.More than 90 per cent of respondents told us they are taking steps to adapt to the effects of climate change in their communities and on their livelihoods.Almost 90 per cent of respondents identified changes due to climate change in their region.Participants in the On Air Dialogues were in agreement on key issues.

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