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Invitation to Online Souleymane Diop PhD Defense
We are pleased to invite you to my PhD defense in Environmental Sciences at the University of Paris-Saclay AGRICULTURE, ALIMENTATION, BIOLOGIE, ENVIRONNEMENT, SANTÉ (ABIES) entitled: Impact of albedo change on the climate benefit of conservation agriculture in...
Farmer Training and Feedback Workshops
Overview The RAIZ project hosted two consecutive training and feedback meetings on agroecological practices from October 31 to November 1, 2024, involving 40 farmers from wards 8 and 10 in Mutoko and 28 farmers from ward 28 in Murewa. These events gathered farmers,...
Stakeholder Engagement & Climate Information Services
Introduction A workshop was convened with 45 farmers from both Murehwa (Ward 26 & 28) and Mutoko districts (Ward 8 & 10). The main agenda was to reflect on the previous cropping season with more focus on the usage of the PICSA approach to their farming...
RAIZ Project Exhibiting at the 64th Edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair, 22-27 April 2024
One of Zimbabwe showcasing opportunity is the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), which is an annual even and this year’s 64th Edition was held from 22-27 of April 2023. This year’s ZITF was themed, "Entrepreneurship: The Catalyst for Industrialisation and...
RAIZ Project Policy Dialogue Workshop @ Bronte Hotel (Harare), 19th March 2024
The Resilience Building through Agroecological Intensification in Zimbabwe (RAIZ) Project, through its Implementing Partners (CIRAD, University of Zimbabwe and CIMMYT) with support from European Union and Government of Zimbabwe, held a one-day Policy Dialogue Workshop...
Terms Of Reference for MID-TERM REVIEW (MTR): Resilience Building through Agroecological Intensification in Zimbabwe (RAIZ) Project
This document describes the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the DeSIRA - Resilience Building through Agroecological Intensification in Zimbabwe (DeSIRA-RAIZ) Project. The project is part of the Development Smart Innovation through Research in...
Zimbabwe Plant Breeders Association Conference at Chinhoyi University of Technology, 2nd February 2024
Figure 1: Hardlife Chinwa during his presentation during the ZPBA Conference at Chinhoyi University of Technology The Zimbabwe Plant Breeders Association (ZPBA) Conference was held on the 2nd of February 2024 at Chinhoyi University of Technology to address challenges...
Mutoko District Stakeholder Engagement Action
7th November 2023 at Nyamakwere Lodge, Mutoko District Resilience Building through Agroecological Intensification in Zimbabwe (RAIZ) Project partners convened a participatory workshop on the 7th on November 2023 to amplify awareness of the RAIZ project and gather...
Long Term Experiments: Meeting future challenges
Several colleagues from the RAIZ project attended an international conference about long-term experiments in agronomy, organized by Rothamsted Research, UK, in June 2023: Long Term Experiments: Meeting future challenges...
Workshop on Diagnostics of the Agricultural Colleges Curricula in Zimbabwe
13-14 September 2023, Harare – RAIZ project organized the workshop “Diagnostics of Agricultural Colleges Curricula” in Harare, Zimbabwe, from 13-14 September 2023 with the assistance of the European Union. Invaluable administrative and operational support was provided...