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RESOURCES FROM SIMLESA

The section below contains links to 12 different categories of resources from SIMLESA including publications, multi-media, datasheets, media reports and factsheets among others…

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Media Report

Title:Two-wheel tractors & conservation agriculture for sustainable intensification in Ethiopia

Author:Bastemeijer, E.Year:2017

Infographic/Factsheet

Infograph demonstrating yield varieties under different cropping systems implemented in Mozambique.

Video

This four-minute overview video describes in brief, the activities of the SIMLESA project. Its approach to smallholder farming is transforming maize-legume crop production in Eastern and Southern Africa. The project is helping smallholder, maize-based farmers double or quadruple their yields and income through good agricultural practices.

Journal Article

Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment Volume 197, Pages 137-146 
Authors: Jessica Bellarby, Clare Stirling, Sylvia HelgaVetter, Menale Kassie, Fred Kanampiu, Kai Sonder, Pete Smith, Jon Hillier

Policy brief

An evaluation of key agricultural output markets in Ethiopia and Kenya to determine the neccesity of value chains.

Farmer and extension manual

This is a series of 10 manuals in Amharic language. Topics covered include crop rotation and inter-cropping among other conservation agriculture practices.

Policy brief

Mulch is important in controlling soil erosion as demonstrated in this case study from Ethiopia.

Journal Article

Agricultural and Food Economics
Authors: Paswel P. Marenya, Menale Kassie, Moti Jaleta, Dil Bahadur Rahut, Olaf Erenstein

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