Push-Pull in Practice

Installation of Pitfall traps inside grassland (David Meinhof)

Ecological investigations on push-pull

In the period of September 13th, 2021 to October 5th, 2021 in and around Kamuli district, in the North-East of Central Uganda, UPSCALE team consisting of David Meinhof, Adomas Liepa, Dr Insa Otte conducted first field trials of ecological investigations... Continue Reading…

How to establish push-pull fields

UPSCALE partners regularly organize training and demonstration days – Roadshow events – with the aim to train the farmers and provide more information on the benefits and implementation of the Push-Pull technology. These take place on already established climate-smart push-pull… Continue Reading…

UPSCALE MAC Meeting in Tanzania, May 2021

As part of the EU-funded UPSCALE project, the Tanzania Agriculture Research Institute (TARI) held another one-day MAC meeting. The meeting was held on 21st May 2021 at the Africa Inland Church Tanzania (AICT) - Agroforestry training center, Musoma District, Mara... Continue Reading…

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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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On March 17, 2026, we converse with Joe Studwell, the author of 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘈𝘧𝘳π˜ͺ𝘀𝘒 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴, to explore agriculture, policy sequencing, state capability, and what

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