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YouTube video by UPSCALE project UPSCALE How to Push Pull series 05 Planting Push-Pull during the second and subsequent seasons

🌱 New on the UPSCALE Channel: Episode 5 of the Push-Pull Series!

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How can we protect crop yields sustainably?🌽 "Push-pull" systems are one promising model. Daria and co-authors synthesized knowledge on how #push-pull protects maize against the invasive fall armyworm and test the disputed role of the leguminous intercrop Desmodium. elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...

🌍 Looking to connect with agroecology actors across Africa?

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Let’s build bridges across disciplines and borders – for a more resilient and climate-smart future!
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Supporting African Science and Tertiary Education (SASTE) Grant - 4th Call open until November 2025 The SASTE grant supports high potentials from Sub Sahara Africa working in the field of Agriculture, Forestry, Water Management, Renewable Energies, Nutritional Science, Human and Veterinary Medicine ...

🌍 Great funding opportunity for African researchers & institutions! 📢

The 4th Call of the SASTE Grant (Supporting African Science and Tertiary Education) is now open until November 2025!

🔗 Learn more & apply:
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Can PPT Help Farmers Adapt to Climate Change?

Yes! It helps with climate adaptation:
Desmodium enriches the soil and suppresses weeds.
The PPT improves soil moisture retention.
Trap crops provide livestock fodder, diversifying farm benefits and income.

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YouTube video by FiBLFilm Agroecology is the future for Africa - A conference in Brussels presents scientific evidence

🌽 Our coordinator, Emily Poppenborg, joined the panel discussion during the event on the agroecological transition of food systems in Africa. The event focused on agroecological innovation and sustainable farming pathways for Africa. 🌿

▶️ Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x51d...

1st KALRO Socio-Economics and Policy Development (SEPD) event - KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE HUB Conference Theme: “Building Resilient Agri-food Systems through Socio-economic and Policy Research” The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) announces the First Socio-Economi...

📢 UPSCALE at the 1st KALRO Socio-Economics and Policy Development (SEPD) Event

Last week, our partners presented a research paper from the project, contributing to the dialogue on sustainable agriculture and innovation.

🎤 Stay tuned for more info and gallery!

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🌽 How do farmers go from scepticism to fully embracing Push-Pull Technology?

✅ Training by local experts and fellow farmers
✅ Simple, visible results from real plots
✅ Support with seeds and materials
✅ Confidence from peer success stories

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🛑 Putting an End to Plastic Pollution 🛑

Plastic doesn't belong in our soil, water, or food chain. At #UPSCALE, we support nature-based farming solutions that help reduce dependence on synthetic inputs and plastic-packaged pesticides.

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🌽 Farmers in Tanzania’s Mara Region are taking sustainable agriculture into their own hands! With support from #UPSCALE and partners, they’ve been testing PPT on the ground, and the results are in.

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Opportunities for expansion of push-pull technology as an agroecological and sustainable intensification approach in Africa - KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE HUB This review aims to appraise the PPT used in eastern Africa, synthesize evidence for its ecological and economic benefits, and identify barriers to its adoption and opportunities for its expansion to ...

📚 New Publication Alert!

This paper highlights the untapped potential of PPT in transforming African agriculture through sustainable intensification and agroecological practices. 👏

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🌱 Season 2 Update from Tanzania!

#UPSCALE has launched another Mother-Baby Trial in Tanzania & these trials continue to bring farmers closer to climate-smart solutions, testing and adapting Push-Pull Technology directly in their fields.

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Farmers in Simiyu, Tanzania, are working with the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute to combat Fall Armyworm and Striga weed by embracing Push-Pull Technology, a climate-smart solution that boosts yields, improves soil, and provides livestock fodder.

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Community Roots for Resilience – On-Farm Training Boosts Push-Pull Adoption in Kumi District, Uganda - UPSCALE On May 1st, an on-farm visit and training session took place in Kabukol village, Kadami Sub-County, Kumi District, Uganda, marking another important step in the community-based dissemination of Push-P...

🌱 In Kumi District, Uganda, farmers are taking the lead in adopting #PPT to fight pests and weeds—thanks to hands-on training and strong community mobilisation.

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Building Climate-Smart Skills: Push-Pull Training Empowers Farmers and Development Agents in Arsi Negele, Ethiopia - UPSCALE Led by UPSCALE partner Andargachew Detebo from ISD, the training brought together 30 farmers—including 8 women—and local Development Agents (DAs) to build hands-on capacity for implementing this innov...

🚜 Discover how a recent training in Arsi Negele, Ethiopia, is equipping farmers and development agents with practical skills to implement Push-Pull Technology—boosting crop yields, improving soil, and building climate resilience from the ground up.

🔗 Read more: upscale-h2020.eu/building-cli...

Agroecological Transition of Food Systems in Africa

Emily Poppenborg, #UPSCALE Project Coordinator, will participate in the panel discussion during the session: "Agroecology transition and adoption: Transforming agri-food systems"

Date: 6 May 2025
Register: conference.sustainsahel.net/registration

Transforming Food Systems in Africa - KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE HUB It is time to wrap up the project in final event organised on 7th May 2025 in Brussels, Belgium.

📢 “Transforming Food Systems in Africa” brings together voices from across the continent to tackle challenges and explore practical solutions in agriculture, nutrition, and climate adaptation.

📅 Mark - 7th of May
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#UPSCALE #TransformingFoodSystems

🌍 Happy Earth Day from the #UPSCALE Project! 🌱

We're proud to promote eco-friendly farming through Push-Pull Technology—reducing pesticide use, boosting soil health, and feeding both people & livestock sustainably. 🌱🐄

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How Training and Personal Drive Are Transforming Small-Scale Farming in East Africa - KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE HUB In Trans-Nzoia East Sub-County, Kenya, small-scale farming is the heartbeat of the local economy. Yet in recent years, one powerful idea has started to reshape these farms—and it goes beyond just grow...

🚜 What happens when small-scale farmers get the right tools—and believe in their own potential?

They become agripreneurs.

📖 Read more at🔗 upscale-hub.eu/how-training...

#UPSCALE #Agripreneurship #FarmerTraining #EastAfricaAgriculture #SmallScaleFarmers

🌱 #UPSCALE team in Tanzania promoted #PPT through Mother baby trials. Farmers and local teams have worked hand-in-hand to establish demonstration plots, practice proper #Desmodium spacing, and monitor pest management in maize crops.

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Integrating vegetables into a push-pull plot is not only possible but highly beneficial—if done correctly. The key is to maintain the core layout:
🌱 Desmodium between maize rows and
🌾 Brachiaria or Napier grass along the borders.

👉 Learn more at upscale-h2020.eu

🌾How can sustainable agriculture empower farmers living with disabilities?

Discover how #PushPullTechnology transforms lives by reducing labour, improving yields, and restoring dignity to those often left behind in farming communities.

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Media Kit - UPSCALE Welcome to UPSCALE page where you can find all necessary project visual material. We encourage you to download our library of high-quality visuals, including infographics, brochures, presentations, an...

Last week, dr @libranembid-f.bsky.social at the #JBRJ in #Brazil highlighted the eco-economic value of natural pest control; the history and biodiversity of maize-based systems; the role of traditional and modern planting systems & more (find at upscale-h2020.eu/media-kit/)

📢 Our partner Dr. Felipe Librán Embid, researcher at the #UPSCALE will be a speaker at the Escola Nacional de Botânica Tropical — TODAY.

🌟 Felipe will deliver a talk titled:
"The importance of landscape ecology and historical patterns in delivering ecosystem services for agriculture."

Stay tuned!

Earth observations reveal impacts of climate variability on maize cropping systems in sub-Saharan Africa - KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE HUB Efficient agroecological strategies, such as Push-Pull intercropping, offer documented benefits including pest control, improved soil fertility, and water conservation compared to traditional maize mo...

📚 Publication Time

Our UPSCALE partner, University of Wuerzburg has released a new publication - Earth Observations Reveal Impacts of Climate Variability on Maize Cropping Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa.

🔗 Read the full paper:
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🚀 Join the 19th JKUAT Scientific, Technological & Industrialization Conference! 🌍

📅 Date: March 28-29, 2025
📍 Location: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenya

🔗 Register and learn more: upscale-hub.eu/events/the-1...

#UPSCALE #JKUATConference

🌱 Update on Mother-Baby Trials in Rwanda!

Our dedicated partners from the Rwanda Agriculture & Animal Resources Development Board are making a real impact by establishing Mother-Baby Trials, an approach to testing and adapting #PPT in local farming systems.

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📚 Publication Time

Our #UPSCALE partner icipe has released a new publication: "Crop Mixtures Influence Fall Armyworm Infestation and Natural Enemy Abundance in Maize-based Intercropping Systems".

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Scaling Up Push-Pull Technology in Sorghum Production: UPSCALE Capacity-Building Training in Ethiopia - UPSCALE On February 16, 2025, the UPSCALE project partner Andaragachew Detebo from ISD, in collaboration with Wollo University, organized a Capacity Building Training for Scaling Up Push-Pull Technology in So...

🚜 The UPSCALE recently hosted a Capacity-Building Training in Ethiopia to equip agricultural experts and extension officers with the skills to implement and scale push-pull technology in sorghum farming.

👉 Read more: upscale-h2020.eu/scaling-up-p...

Strengthening One Health in Agriculture: UPSCALE’s Team on the icipe One Health Workshop - UPSCALE The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) hosted a pioneering One Health workshop in Nairobi, Kenya, on February 27th and 28th.

🌍 One Health & Sustainable Agriculture: A Powerful Connection 🌱

The UPSCALE project joined efforts in the recent ICIPE - One Health Workshop, exploring how sustainable farming solutions, like #PushPullTechnology, contribute in different domains.

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