A signed agreement by Ministers of Agriculture in Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda of the high level policy forum on SIMLESA.
Prepared by: Frédéric Baudron and Elias Berta, International Maize and
Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT)
Co-authors/ contributors/ collaborators: Girma Moges, Pascal Kaumbutho,
Wilfried Mariki, Raymond Nazare, Moti Jaleta, Michael Misiko, John Blackwell, Saidi Mkomwa
Brief about the scaling out efforts of CASI technologies from just a few to many subsistence farmers in Malawi.
Tom Agwa Agao, and Moti Jaleta State Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering Services, Bungoma, Kenya.
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
CASI implements have helped farmers reduce labour and time requirements and increase yields.
Mulch is important in controlling soil erosion as demonstrated in this case study from Ethiopia.
