Best Bets Update
18 April 2011
A chicken and pen story...
Rob Burnet - ShujaazFM
Rob Burnet writes...
I thought that you might like to see some of the feedback we get to the agricultural stories featured in the comics and on the radio. ShujaazFM interacts with young people very effectively - especially through Facebook which is completely free to use in Kenya.
I really liked this message sent by Daniel from Nanyuki wrote to DJ Bowie to say...
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18 April 2011
A chicken and pen story...
Rob Burnet - ShujaazFM
Rob Burnet writes...
I thought that you might like to see some of the feedback we get to the agricultural stories featured in the comics and on the radio. ShujaazFM interacts with young people very effectively - especially through Facebook which is completely free to use in Kenya.
I really liked this message sent by Daniel from Nanyuki wrote to DJ Bowie to say...
READ MORE ⇒
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ShujaazFM Comics - agriculture and entrepreneurs (Kenya) |
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Armyworm Armyworm forecasting and control (Kenya and Tanzania) |
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FIPS - resources for smallholder farmers Low cost farm inputs (Kenya and Tanzania) |
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StopStriga and Gro-Plus Seed priming and bio-pesticides (Kenya) |
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NERICA rice NERICA rice and other farmer produced quality seed (Uganda) |
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Bio-pesticide registration For fruit and cocoa growers (Ghana) |
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Stamp Out Sleeping Sickness (SOS-Uganda) Prevention campaign, access to vets |
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Commissioned work RIU portfolio of projects |
21 March 2012
RIU-sponsored workshop advocates wider bio-pesticide use in West Africa 2 June 2011
RIU projects at international conferences: Shujaaz at World Bank and RIU Tanzania at research donors' forum in Indonesia 24 May 2011
RIU-supported Campaign offers relief to 'desperate' Ghanaian fruit exporters 23 May 2011
New RIUtv film of Shujaaz receiving media award 19 May 2011
FIPS-Africa trials stimulate farmer interest in Gro-Plus 17 May 2011
International Media Award shines spotlight on Shujaaz 17 May 2011
FIPS-Africa soil management techniques successfully trialled in Western Kenya 11 May 2011
Shujaaz wins prestigious One World Media Award 21 April 2011
Armyworm oubreak allows harvest of biological control agent 21 April 2011
Ace innovation broker Andy Ward leaves RIU 20 April 2011
Community-based armyworm forecasting push for East Africa coverage 8 April 2010
Shujaaz nominated for prestigious One World Media award 7 April 2010
Bio-pesticides 'Campaign' and 'Sustain' registered for use in Ghana 23 March 2010
RIU-backed armyworm control programmes commended in Tanzania
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RIU-sponsored workshop advocates wider bio-pesticide use in West Africa 2 June 2011
RIU projects at international conferences: Shujaaz at World Bank and RIU Tanzania at research donors' forum in Indonesia 24 May 2011
RIU-supported Campaign offers relief to 'desperate' Ghanaian fruit exporters 23 May 2011
New RIUtv film of Shujaaz receiving media award 19 May 2011
FIPS-Africa trials stimulate farmer interest in Gro-Plus 17 May 2011
International Media Award shines spotlight on Shujaaz 17 May 2011
FIPS-Africa soil management techniques successfully trialled in Western Kenya 11 May 2011
Shujaaz wins prestigious One World Media Award 21 April 2011
Armyworm oubreak allows harvest of biological control agent 21 April 2011
Ace innovation broker Andy Ward leaves RIU 20 April 2011
Community-based armyworm forecasting push for East Africa coverage 8 April 2010
Shujaaz nominated for prestigious One World Media award 7 April 2010
Bio-pesticides 'Campaign' and 'Sustain' registered for use in Ghana 23 March 2010
RIU-backed armyworm control programmes commended in Tanzania
» RIUtv News
this month's 10-minute news bulletin
» RIU highlights
this month's news listing » News archive
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Project contacts
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Summaries of the expected impact of the projects was set out in the business plans. These will be replaced over time with project reports on the achieved impact.
RIU's research design is based on six overlapping innovation narratives, a framework developed by the Central Research Team supported by the RIU research fellows.
RIU invites comments on discussion papers relating to the projects within its portfolio.
- Shujaaz: One World Award acceptance speech
May 2011 - Dr Henry Wainwright demonstrates the application of Gro-Plus
March 2011 - RIUtv meets Benson Maniaji from FIPS-Africa
22 September 2010 - UK parliamentarians impressed by FIPS work in western Kenya
15 September 2010 - Shujaaz celebrates production of its 5 millionth copy
14 September 2010 - Report on biocontrol in Ghana
July 2010 - Professor Sue Welburn on sleeping sickness in Jos Plateau
May 2010 - CEVA's involvement in tackling sleeping sickness
May 2010 - Armyworm - report from Tanzania
May 2010
