Abigael Mchana
COMPRO Newsletter published
The new COMPRO II newsletter is available now. Quality & Yield – Issue 10 – 2015 is produced by ASHC to support objective 4 of this IITA-led project supporting the commercialisation of a range of products. In this issue you will find: Compro II – supported Mycorrhizal training rated highly Scientific Advisory Committee 2015 urges innovation in student […]
Read MoreCOMPRO II: October 2014 newsletter published
The new COMPRO II newsletter is available now. Quality & Yield – Issue 8 – 2014 is produced by ASHC to support objective 4 of this IITA-led project supporting the commercialisation of a range of products. In this issue you will find: Tanzania launches registration guidelines for bio-fertilizer COMPROII student profiles Rhizobium inoculants demonstrate yield Increase on soybean […]
Read MoreAfrica works towards fertilizer optimisation…
New partnership of 13 sub-Saharan countries, facilitated by ASHC and University of Nebraska-Lincoln, explores fertlizer optimisation On 20 July 2013 AGRA confirmed $5.65m funding for a project that will be know as Optimizing Fertilizer Recommendations in Africa (OFRA). ASHC will be responsible for communications and CABI will be the contract holder for the OFRA project. […]
Read MoreOFRA seeks an exceptional project team…
Following the funding announcement in July 2013 by AGRA, the Optimizing Fertilizer Recommendations for Africa (OFRA) is starting to build a new project team to deliver the ambitious work plan. George Oduor, project manager for OFRA explained: “The OFRA project is very much part of the Africa Soil Health Consortium (ASHC), but the new challenges […]
Read MoreASHC supports Tanzania ISFM consortium launch
Promotional material developed at the ASHC/AGRA write-shop for use at the launch The Tanzania Soil Health Consortium – TASHCO- brings together all of the leading practitioners in Tanzania that are working on ISFM technologies. The consortium was officially launched on 25 July 2013 by the Regional Commissioner for Arusha, the Hon Magesa Mulongo. In his […]
Read MoreSoil consortia get ISFM communications support
The Rwanda Soil Heath Consortium was formally launched on 28 June 2013 at the Lemigo Hotel, Kigali. Others country level consortia are planned for Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. George Oduor, project manager at ASHC said: ‘The Africa Soil Health Consortium really welcomes the development of the country-level consortia. I was delighted […]
Read MoreAGRA invites ASHC to deliver ISFM write-shop
AGRA invites ASHC to deliver ISFM write-shop for the Soil Health Program grantees The Soil Health Program is one of AGRA’s flagships investments. 94 grants worth US$ 90 have been awarded in 13 sub-Saharan Africa countries, with just over half of them focused on deploying proven ISFM innovations Eight of the ISFM grantees are being […]
Read MoreASHC joins Kenya Soil Health Consortium
George Oduor, the project manager of the Africa Soil Health Consortium, has been appointed to serve on the steering committee of the Kenya Soil Health Consortium. George said: “We are really keen to explore how ASHC, as the African Consortium, can work effectively with national consortiums. The Kenya Soil Health Consortium is very well placed […]
Read MoreCOMPRO II: May 2013 newsletter published
COMPRO II newsletters published –Quality & Yield – Issue 3 – May 2013 – support objective 4 of this project relating to the development and delivery of the communications strategy
Read MorePictures MAY speak louder than words
ASHC looks at the role of images in a low- literacy environment … Laurinda Cheng, under the supervision of Louise Mailloux, ASHC gender specialist, has just completed a literature review looking at best methods of communication in low literacy environments. Dannie Romney,the ASHC project executive commented: “This paper is useful reading for anyone interested in […]
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