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Behind the SIMLESA project, is the story of thousands of farmers who have transformed their lands and increased earnings..
Changes in mainstreaming approaches have increased the number of farmers reached in Mozambique.
In-depth case research among 5 successful AIPs illustrate how research and development continuum can be achieved seamlessly.
This study evaluates soil moisture and maize productivity under the tested cropping systems in Mozambique…
SIMLESA has generated a number of CASI options from which farmers can choose from depending on their social and environmental context.
A collection of Agricultural Innovation Platforms(AIPs) have helped in connecting farmers to value chains hence improving productivity.
Journal of Agricultural Economics
Authors: Menale Kassie, Paswel Marenya, Yohannis Tessema, Moti Jaleta, Di Zeng, Olaf Erenstein, Dil Rahut
ACIAR’s mid-term review of SIMLESA covering the closing years of the program’s Phase 1 and the opening period of Phase II.
Researchers from CIMMYT’s Sustainable Intensification of Maize and Legume Systems for Food Security in Eastern and Southern Africa (SIMLESA) meet recently at the Second African Congress on Conservation Agriculture in Johannesburg to discuss conservation agriculture systems as the sustainable basis for regional food security. This video provides background on the project which is now in its ninth year.
prepared by Rahel Assefa and Frédéric Baudron, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT)
co-authors/ John Blackwell, David Kahan, Moti Jaleta, Saidi Mkomwa, Bisrat
contributors/ collaborators Getnet, Pascal Kaumbutho, John Sariah, Raymond Nazare, Ephrem Tadesse