Characterization of the farming and livestock production systems and the potential to enhance livestock productivity through improved feeding in Ballo Aminga, Gasera District, Bale Highlands, Ethiopia

The Africa Research In Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING) program comprises three research-for-development projects supported by the United States Agency for International Development as part of the U.S. government's Feed the Future initiative.Through action research and development partnerships, Africa RISING will create opportunities for smallholder farm households to move out of hunger and poverty through sustainably intensified farming systems that improve food, nutrition, and income security, particularly for women and children, and conserve or enhance the natural resource base.The three regional projects are led by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (in West Africa and East and Southern Africa) and the International Livestock Research Institute (in the Ethiopian Highlands).The International Food Policy Research Institute leads the program's monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment.