Media Release
BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE: The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) project, 'Transforming Irrigation systems in Southern Africa (TISA)', has won the 2022 EFMD Excellence in Practice Gold Award in the Ecosystem Development category. The project is funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and in collaboration with the University of South Australia (UniSA) and the Australian National University for “Transforming small irrigation farm businesses and their irrigator corporations from underperforming to sustainable business units.”
Dr. André Rooyen, Deputy Regional Director, ICRISAT's East and Southern Africa (ESA) said:
"The award exemplifies the importance of embracing complexity in research and development, the transformative potential of multiple leverage points, and the value of functional partnerships to make it all happen.
It is an honor to be part of this team, but upon it rests a great responsibility to learn from it and to scale these lessons,’" said Dr. André.
See more: https://pressroom.icrisat.org/icrisat-wins-2022-excellence-in-practice-gold-award
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