Compiled by Apollo Habtamu, Debre Birhan, 16-18 May 2017

1. Photo report of the Training of Trainers on Scaling of Africa
RISING Project Validated Technologies/Innovations in the
Ethiopian Highlands, Debre Birhan, 16-18 May 2017

2. Welcoming and opening remark by Kinfu Seifu, Debre Berhan Zonal Administrator

3. Temesgen Alene, Africa RISING site coordinator introducing the training objectives

4. Simret Yasabu, Africa RISING, Communications specialist facilitating the introduction
and icebreaker session

5. Participant exercise at the introduction and icebreaker session

6. Kindu Mekonnen, Crop-livestock scientist, presenting Africa RISING moves from Phase I to Phase II

7. Annet Mulema, Gender scientist, presenting gender integration in Africa RISING innovations scaling

8. Zenebaba Tilila presents livestock and feed development in North Shewa Zone

9. Dawit Belay presents crop development in North Shewa Zone

10. One of the participants asking questions on the crop and livestock development presentations

11. Abro Tigabe briefs Debre Berhan Research Centre activities done in phase I and the
plan for phase II of Africa RISING

12. Hailay Gebremedhin briefs Debre Berhan University activities done in phase I and plan
for phase II of Africa RISING

13. Teklu Kidane from ILRI briefs the Livestock group trainees on feed and forage

14. Melkamu Bezabeh from ILRI briefs the livestock group trainees on forage
management

15. Yetsedaw Ayanew from ICARDA briefs the group training on crops

16. Mereseit Hailu,CIP, makes a presentation at the natural resource management group
training

17. Kifle Woldeargay, Mekelle University, makes a presentation during the group
training on Natural Resource Management

18. Plenary reflection and discussion on how the group training went

19. Second day opening exercise

20. Michael Shiferaw, SUNARMA (a local NGO), presenting its objectives and
interventions in natural resource management

21. Berhane Kebede, Global Malting Service (GMS), presenting objectives and
interventions in malt barley in North Showa Zone

22. Abiy Astatke, a private farm owner, forwards his concern in livestock and feed
intervention

23. Luelseged Tamene,CIAT, briefs natural resource management group trainees on soil,
land and water

24. Livestock group participant asking question during the training

25. Participant ask question at the crop group training

26. Haroon Seeguya, from IITA, presents agricultural technologies to scale

27. Mamusha Lemma, ILRI, introduces capacity development assessment plan for Africa
RISING phase II

28. Planning the implementation phase for the next season

29. Debre Berhan University group discuss on planning the implementation phase for the
next season

30. Debre Berhan Agricultural Research Center team planning the implementation phase
for the next season

31. Tsigemariam Bashe reports back implementation plan of
Debre Berhan University for the next season

32. Michael Shiferaw reports back implementation plan of
SUNARMA for the next season

33. Dems Gedlu reports back implementation plan of
North Shoa zone agricultural bureau for the next season

34. Mereseit Hailu, CIP, giving explanation on the Potato Diffused Light Storage(DLS)

35. Improved feed trough visited during the field visit

36. Participants discussing the progress of Apple introduced by ICRAF/Africa RISING

37. Briefing at Dashen Brewery in Debre Berhan

38. Group picture of participants at the Training of Training in Debre Birhan

39. Africa RISING CGIAR partners in Ethiopia

40. 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

41. Credits
Produced by Africa RISING Project in Ethiopia
Compiled by Apollo Habtamu
Photos: ILRI/Apollo Habtamu

42. Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation
africa-rising.net
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