🌍✨ We’re proud to share that UPSCALE has been selected as one of the four best-performing FNSSA projects to present a pitch and host an exhibition stand at the AU-EU Innovation Fair! 🔗 You can find more information about the Innovation Fair here: innovationfair2025.service-facility.eu #UPSCALE

🌱 New on the UPSCALE Channel: Episode 5 of the Push-Pull Series! Watch now and get practical tips for a successful implementation: youtube.com/watch?v=o0G6... Don’t forget to like, share and subscribe! #PushPullTechnology #UPSCALE #SustainableFarming #Agroecology #FoodSecurity

How can we protect crop yields sustainably?🌽 "Push-pull" systems are one promising model. Daria and co-authors synthesized knowledge on how #push-pull protects maize against the invasive fall armyworm and test the disputed role of the leguminous intercrop Desmodium. elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...

🌍 Looking to connect with agroecology actors across Africa? 📌 Explore the network and find contacts nearby: upscale-hub.eu/network/cont... Let’s build bridges across disciplines and borders – for a more resilient and climate-smart future! #UPSCALEproject #Agroecology #KnowledgeSharing

🌍 Great funding opportunity for African researchers & institutions! 📢 The 4th Call of the SASTE Grant (Supporting African Science and Tertiary Education) is now open until November 2025! 🔗 Learn more & apply: oead.at/en/news/arti...

Can PPT Help Farmers Adapt to Climate Change? Yes! It helps with climate adaptation: Desmodium enriches the soil and suppresses weeds. The PPT improves soil moisture retention. Trap crops provide livestock fodder, diversifying farm benefits and income. upscale-hub.eu

🌽 Our coordinator, Emily Poppenborg, joined the panel discussion during the event on the agroecological transition of food systems in Africa. The event focused on agroecological innovation and sustainable farming pathways for Africa. 🌿 ▶️ Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x51d...

📢 UPSCALE at the 1st KALRO Socio-Economics and Policy Development (SEPD) Event Last week, our partners presented a research paper from the project, contributing to the dialogue on sustainable agriculture and innovation. 🎤 Stay tuned for more info and gallery! 🔗 upscale-hub.eu/events/1st-k...

🌽 How do farmers go from scepticism to fully embracing Push-Pull Technology? ✅ Training by local experts and fellow farmers ✅ Simple, visible results from real plots ✅ Support with seeds and materials ✅ Confidence from peer success stories 📖 upscale-h2020.eu/from-trials-...

🛑 Putting an End to Plastic Pollution 🛑 Plastic doesn't belong in our soil, water, or food chain. At #UPSCALE, we support nature-based farming solutions that help reduce dependence on synthetic inputs and plastic-packaged pesticides. upscale-hub.eu

🌽 Farmers in Tanzania’s Mara Region are taking sustainable agriculture into their own hands! With support from #UPSCALE and partners, they’ve been testing PPT on the ground, and the results are in. upscale-h2020.eu/from-trials-...

📚 New Publication Alert! This paper highlights the untapped potential of PPT in transforming African agriculture through sustainable intensification and agroecological practices. 👏 upscale-hub.eu/publications...

🌱 Season 2 Update from Tanzania! #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. Track us at upscale-hub.eu

🌽 News Farmers in Simiyu, Tanzania, are working with the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute 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. 🔗 upscale-h2020.eu/from-field-t...

🌱 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. 🔗 upscale-h2020.eu/community-ro...

🚜 Discover how a recent training in Arsi Negele, Ethiopia, is equipping farmers and development agents with practical skills to implement Push-Pull Technology—boosting crop yields, improving soil, and building climate resilience from the ground up. 🔗 Read more: upscale-h2020.eu/building-cli...

Agroecological Transition of Food Systems in Africa Emily Poppenborg, #UPSCALE Project Coordinator, will participate in the panel discussion during the session: "Agroecology transition and adoption: Transforming agri-food systems" Date: 6 May 2025 Register: conference.sustainsahel.net/registration

📢 “Transforming Food Systems in Africa” brings together voices from across the continent to tackle challenges and explore practical solutions in agriculture, nutrition, and climate adaptation. 📅 Mark - 7th of May 🔗 upscale-hub.eu/events/trans... #UPSCALE #TransformingFoodSystems

🌍 Happy Earth Day from the #UPSCALE Project! 🌱 We're proud to promote eco-friendly farming through Push-Pull Technology—reducing pesticide use, boosting soil health, and feeding both people & livestock sustainably. 🌱🐄 Explore more 👉 upscale-h2020.eu

🚜 What happens when small-scale farmers get the right tools—and believe in their own potential? They become agripreneurs. 📖 Read more at🔗 upscale-hub.eu/how-training... #UPSCALE #Agripreneurship #FarmerTraining #EastAfricaAgriculture #SmallScaleFarmers

🌱 #UPSCALE team in Tanzania promoted #PPT through Mother baby trials. Farmers and local teams have worked hand-in-hand to establish demonstration plots, practice proper #Desmodium spacing, and monitor pest management in maize crops. 🔗 View more: www.flickr.com/photos/upsca...

Integrating vegetables into a push-pull plot is not only possible but highly beneficial—if done correctly. The key is to maintain the core layout: 🌱 Desmodium between maize rows and 🌾 Brachiaria or Napier grass along the borders. 👉 Learn more at upscale-h2020.eu

🌾How can sustainable agriculture empower farmers living with disabilities? Discover how #PushPullTechnology transforms lives by reducing labour, improving yields, and restoring dignity to those often left behind in farming communities. upscale-hub.eu/if-only-give...

Last week, dr @libranembid-f.bsky.social at the #JBRJ in #Brazil highlighted the eco-economic value of natural pest control; the history and biodiversity of maize-based systems; the role of traditional and modern planting systems & more (find at upscale-h2020.eu/media-kit/)

📢 Our partner Dr. Felipe Librán Embid, researcher at the #UPSCALE will be a speaker at the Escola Nacional de Botânica Tropical — TODAY. 🌟 Felipe will deliver a talk titled: "The importance of landscape ecology and historical patterns in delivering ecosystem services for agriculture." Stay tuned!

📚 Publication Time Our UPSCALE partner, University of Wuerzburg has released a new publication - Earth Observations Reveal Impacts of Climate Variability on Maize Cropping Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. 🔗 Read the full paper: upscale-hub.eu/publications... #UPSCALE

🚀 Join the 19th JKUAT Scientific, Technological & Industrialization Conference! 🌍 📅 Date: March 28-29, 2025 📍 Location: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenya 🔗 Register and learn more: upscale-hub.eu/events/the-1... #UPSCALE #JKUATConference

🌱 Update on Mother-Baby Trials in Rwanda! Our dedicated partners from the Rwanda Agriculture & Animal Resources Development Board are making a real impact by establishing Mother-Baby Trials, an approach to testing and adapting #PPT in local farming systems. 📸 Enjoy the gallery! #UPSCALE

📚 Publication Time Our #UPSCALE partner icipe has released a new publication: "Crop Mixtures Influence Fall Armyworm Infestation and Natural Enemy Abundance in Maize-based Intercropping Systems". 🔗Read the full paper: upscale-hub.eu/publications... #UPSCALE #PushPullTechnology

🚜 The UPSCALE recently hosted a Capacity-Building Training in Ethiopia to equip agricultural experts and extension officers with the skills to implement and scale push-pull technology in sorghum farming. 👉 Read more: upscale-h2020.eu/scaling-up-p...

🌍 One Health & Sustainable Agriculture: A Powerful Connection 🌱 The UPSCALE project joined efforts in the recent ICIPE - One Health Workshop, exploring how sustainable farming solutions, like #PushPullTechnology, contribute in different domains. 👉 upscale-h2020.eu/strengthenin...

⏳ We have started! Don't Miss the Gender, One Health, Safeguarding & Human Rights Training! 🌱🌍 📢 🔗 Zoom Registration: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

New Video Alert: Push-Pull Tutorial Series – Episode 3! 🌱 📺 Watch now and see push-pull in action! 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=S-1H... Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe! #PushPullTechnology #UPSCALE #SustainableFarming #Agroecology #FoodSecurity #ClimateSmartAgriculture

🌍 Join the next icipe workshop on February 27-28, 2025, at Duduville Campus, Nairobi to network with partners from various projects & get knowledge about gender integration, One Health, safeguarding & more. 🔗 upscale-hub.eu/events/gende...

🌱 UPSCALE is scaling up push-pull technology to empower smallholder farmers, improve food security, and promote sustainable, climate-resilient agriculture in East Africa by integrating nature-based solutions. 🔗 upscale-h2020.eu #UPSCALE #PushPullTechnology #SustainableFarming