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The 5th World Congress on Agroforestry 2022

May 23, 2022

UPSCALE partner, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), will be presenting a paper at the 5th World congress of Agroforestry: Towards further intensification of push-pull technology with agroforestry by the team Buleti Sylvia, Were Samuell, Gichua Moses and Kuyah Shem. 

Earth Observation • Push-Pull in practice

Ecological investigations on push-pull

September 23, 2023

Installation of Pitfall traps inside grassland (David Meinhof)
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…

Farming practice • Push-Pull in practice

How to establish push-pull fields

August 9, 2023

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…

Farming practice

UPSCALE Training in Kenya: Establishment of climate-smart push-pull technology demonstration plot, September 2021

June 22, 2022

Climate-Smart Push-Pull Technology (PPT) is relatively knowledge-intensive and therefore needs to be promoted in order to control Striga weeds, stemborers, and to improve soil fertility in cereal fields for increased production. International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) have... 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…
June 20, 2022

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upscale_h2020 UPSCALE @upscale_h2020 ·
19 May

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Farmers in Simiyu, Tanzania, are working with the @TanzaniaTari 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.

🔗 https://upscale-h2020.eu/from-field-to-future-farmers-in-simiyu-embrace-push-pull-technology-for-sustainable-maize-farming/

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8 May

🌱 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.

🔗 https://upscale-h2020.eu/community-roots-for-resilience-on-farm-training-boosts-push-pull-adoption-in-kumi-district-uganda/

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