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.
This poster (written in both English and Chewa) highlights the importance of mulching in improving soil yield.
Challenges and opportunities identified and solved under SIMLESA in Tanzania.
In this brief, multipronged approaches to scaling improve the reach of Conservation Agriculture-based Sustainable Intensification.
Manual guide into the inter-cropping of cereals and legumes in north western Ethiopia.
CASI implements have helped farmers reduce labour and time requirements and increase yields.
Mkomwa, S.; Achora, J.; Mutai, W.
Ecological Economics Volume 120, Pages 164-174;
Authors: Yohannis Tessema, John Asafu-Adjaye, Daniel Rodriguez, Thilak Mallawaarachchi, Bekele Shiferaw