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The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), causes significant damage to maize, threatening the food security and livelihood of millions of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Crop diversification has been recommended as an ecologically sustainable FAW control… Continue Reading…

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Crop diversification is associated with ecosystem services that can improve yield. We integrated tomatoes and kales within the cereal push-pull technology (PPT), to form the vegetable integrated push-pull (VIPP), and explored the influence of these cropping systems on pest and disease management, and subsequent yield of the vegetables.

Push-Pull in practice

In Western Kenya, where agriculture is the backbone of livelihoods, smallholder farmers face ongoing challenges from pests like Fall armyworm and Striga weed, which threaten crop yields and food security. In order to solve these challenges, the UPSCALE project has… Continue Reading…

Push-Pull in practice

Inspired by the “Push-pull Curriculum for Farmer Field Schools” and published by the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), this blog dives into a transformative approach in agriculture that not only addresses current challenges but also uplifts communities… Continue Reading…

Push-Pull in practice

One of the sustainable intensifications approaches to improving yields of maize, a major staple and cash crop in eastern Africa, is the push-pull system, a companion cropping system that involves intercropping maize with a forage legume (desmodium), and planting a forage grass (brachiaria) around this intercrop.

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

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The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) is immensely proud of the ‘push–pull’ programme’s achievements.

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This study investigates the interdependence between technology adoption, market participation and food and nutrition security in Eastern Africa, focusing on cereal farmers using push-pull technology (PPT).

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Mixed cropping is one of the strategies proposed for weed control, with potential to increase crop yield.

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Striga weeds

Striga or 'witchweeds' are parasitic weeds that affect cereal crops in many parts of Africa, reducing production from 30 to 100%, or complete loss of the crop. If maize plants are attacked by both stemborers and striga weed, the yield... Continue Reading…

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#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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