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.
by: MutsvandianiChikutuma
Manual guide for the practice of mixed crop and livestock farming .
SIMLESA has generated a number of CASI options from which farmers can choose from depending on their social and environmental context.
Journal of Agricultural Economics 69:1, pages 76-95.
Authors: Menale Kassie, Paswel Marenya, Yohannis Tessema, Moti Jaleta, Di Zeng, Olaf Erenstein, Dil Rahut.
Rwanda’s Crop Intensification Program (CIP) recommends the integration of CA-based technologies and agroforestry in efforts to enhance crop productivity in the country.
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In this report, agriculture experts from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) call for intensively scaling up climate-resilient seeds and climate-smart innovations.
