THE UPSCALE PROJECT

IS ABOUT REALIZING THE TRANSFORMATIVE POTENTIAL OF PUSH-PULL TECHNOLOGY BY EXPANDING ITS SCOPE AND APPLICABILITY

UPSCALE PROJECT

What is the UPSCALE Project?

UPSCALE aims to take key steps to realize the transformative potential of push-pull technology, to address food security, livelihoods and climate change resilience in the sub-Saharan region of East Africa, while reducing the environmental impact of agricultural practices. For this, it fosters the design, adaptation and adoption of strategies for integrated agro-ecological management based on push-pull technology for wide-spread and climate-resilient sustainable intensification.

VALUE PROPOSITION

UPSCALE brings:
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UPSCALE collaborates with farmers and regional partners to decide on a prioritized list of candidate crops from conventional, organic, cash and mixed subsistence crops, for adapting to push-pull. Particular attention is paid to integration within women-based farming systems as a means of gender mainstreaming, and to the use of traditional varieties and locally available and economically or culturally useful plant species in the development of effective push-pull innovation packages.

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UPSCALE PARTNERS

UPSCALE network and memberships

  • ‍International association for Landscape Ecology
  • I‍CPALD - IGAD Centre For Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development
  • ‍Ecosystem Services Partnership
  • ‌Wikifarmer