1. News reports
Africa 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 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 […]
Read MoreSatisfaction with ASHC write-shop in Ghana
The ASHC team held a very successful rice write-shop in partnership with the Agricultural Value Chain Mentorship Project in Bolgatanga, Ghana from 18-21 March 2013. The ASHC led the write-shop to find better ways to package information for smallholder rice farmers. Rice is an important cash crop for farmers in Ghana. However production is not […]
Read MoreASHC & AGRA announce student writing competition
AGRA-sponsored students encouraged to write a blog on their wish for the future of Africa’s soil A travel bursary worth $3,000 is on offer to the student who writes the best blog entry on how Africa’s soils should be improved. The idea for the writing competition was developed by AGRA and ASHC following the interest […]
Read MoreISFM trainer trained in Volta region of Ghana
Africare, a Ghana-based NGO, wanted to build the capacity to disseminating ISFM technology in the Volta regions of Ghana. Africare had participated in an ASHC-led write-shop in mid 2012. So, they asked ASHC to work in partnership with them to develop a 3-day trainer of trainers workshop in February 2013. 20 extension workers from Ghana’s […]
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