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A practice abstract on upscaling PPT through schools in Kenya

July 23, 2024

Maseno University’s UPSCALE project team is focused on enhancing awareness of push-pull technology (PPT) across the region.

Pest/disease control • Push-Pull in practice

Combining Milpa and Push-Pull Technology for sustainable food production in smallholder agriculture. A review

February 9, 2024

We reviewed two systems of small-scale cereal production in the tropics, the Mesoamerican milpa and the East African Push-Pull Technology, and present the advantages likely to be obtained by combining these technologies into a milpa Push-Pull system. In addition to… Continue Reading…

Multiactor communitites of practice

Transdisciplinary communication and knowledge sharing strategy for upscale project

December 14, 2023

UPSCALE project has developed a transdisciplinary knowledge sharing and capacity building strategy with an aim of breaking the disciplinary barriers among multi-actor communities of practice (MACs) in East Africa.

Multiactor communitites of practice

Multi-Actor Communities (MACs) of Practice as Platforms for Information Sharing

January 27, 2023

UPSCALE forms and uses Multi-Actor Communities (MACs) of practice platforms to achieve effective transdisciplinary collaboration and participatory research approaches among UPSCALE partners and stakeholders at national and regional levels.

Climate change • Pest/disease control

Utendaji wa kizazi cha tatu cha taratibu ya sukuma-vuta (3GPPT) dhidi ya magugu ya striga, shina, na viwavi jeshi

January 27, 2023

Ili kuboresha ustahimilivu wa teknolojia ya climate-smart push-pull (CSPPT) dhidi ya mabadiliko ya hali ya hewa, majaribio yalihusisha mimea yaliochukuliwa kwa uwezo na faida zao; Brachiaria cv. Xaraes na Desmodium uncinatum zilifaa katika kudhibiti wadudu waharibifu wa mahindi na pia magugu ya striga, katika utafiti wa kulinganisha wa maeneo mengi magharibi mwa Kenya.

Climate change • Pest/disease control

Performance of the third-generation push-pull against striga weed, stemborers and fall armyworm

January 27, 2023

To improve the resilience of the climate-smart push-pull technology (CSPPT) against climate change, we tested more adapted companion plants; Brachiaria cv. Xaraes and Desmodium uncinatum for their suitability in controlling maize pests and striga weed in a multisite comparison study in western Kenya.

A practice abstract on upscaling PPT through schools in Kenya

Combining Milpa and Push-Pull Technology for sustainable food production in smallholder agriculture. A review

Transdisciplinary communication and knowledge sharing strategy for upscale project

Multi-Actor Communities (MACs) of Practice as Platforms for Information Sharing

Utendaji wa kizazi cha tatu cha taratibu ya sukuma-vuta (3GPPT) dhidi ya magugu ya striga, shina, na viwavi jeshi

Performance of the third-generation push-pull against striga weed, stemborers and fall armyworm

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