The document outlines key springboards for the Africa Rising initiative under the SI-MFS program in Ethiopia, focusing on livestock feed technologies, improved crop varieties, water harnessing, mechanization, and soil management. It discusses ongoing studies, capacity development plans, resources, and partnerships with local and CGIAR institutions across various Ethiopian regions. Additionally, it emphasizes knowledge products and collaboration with local stakeholders to enhance sustainable agriculture practices.

1. List of most important springboards from Africa RISING
for SI-MFS initiative
Kindu Mekonnen
Africa RISING/ILRI
Ethiopia
Preparation for "Mini Workshop" on ILRI in SI-MFS
7 April 2022

2.  Livestock feed and forage technologies (cultivated forages,
fodder trees, post-harvest feed utilization)
 Improved crop varieties and management practices (Cereals,
legumes, oil crops, enset, potato)
 High value fruit trees (apple and avocado)
 Water harvesting, lifting and delivery technologies (ponds, rope
and washer, solar pumps)
 Small scale mechanization (2 wheel-drive tractor with
accessories)
 Soil fertility management practices (Blended fertilizers
recommendation, ISFM practices, DST)
 Landscape management (SWC practices, approaches, and tools)
1. Information on AR validated SI technologies

3. 2. Planned/ongoing studies
SIAF SIAF assessment of selected crop, livestock and
NRM technologies
Gender Social dynamics and sustainable intensification
in Ethiopia
RHoMIS RHoMIS survey and analyses
Scaling
Assessment
Scaling assessment of Africa RISING
innovations
Spillover
Assessment
Understanding diffusion of Africa RISING
introduced crop and forage technologies

4. 3. Capacity development
 Site level capdev plans for local partners
 Experience on student attachment at post graduate level
4. Resources (human, financial, office and field)
 Site coordinators and focal persons
 Office facilities and Vehicles
5. knowledge products
 Journal papers, extension modules, briefs/ fact sheets/blogs/
manuals/ reports/ video clips/ posters/ technology show
cases
 Tools, DST

5. 6. Project operation sites
 Amhara, SNNP, Oromia and Tigray regions

6. 7. Experiences working with local and CGIAR Partners
 Regional and federal research institutions
 Local Universities
 Local government bodies (kebele, woreda, zone, region and
federal administrations)
 NGOs
 Extension at different levels
 Unions/cooperatives
 Farmers
 Forage and crop seed producers

7. Africa RISING CGIAR partners

8. Wachemo University Mekelle University Madda Walabu University Debre Birhan University Hawassa University
Amhara Region Agricultural Research
Institute (ARARI)
South Agricultural Research
Institute (SARI)
Tigray Agricultural Research
Institute (TARI)
Oromia Agricultural Research
Institute (OARI)
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural
Research (EIAR)
Fuji integrated Farm
Hundie
REST-GRAD Sunarma SOS Sahel Ethiopia
Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation
Agency (ATA)
Offices of Agriculture: Endamekoni (Tigray) Basona Worena (Amhara) Lemo (SNNRP) Sinana (Oromia)
Innovation laboratories: SIIL ILSSI PHIL LSIL
Africa RISING Local Partners (Phase I)

9. Africa RISING Local Partners (Phase II)

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