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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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Working paper

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.

Video

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.

Farmer and extension manual

This poster written in both English and Chewa, shows how crop residue can be used in improving yields…

Media Report

-CIMMYT
A report on discussion made during a policy forum held in Malawi ..

Policy brief

A collection of Agricultural Innovation Platforms(AIPs) have helped in connecting farmers to value chains hence improving productivity.

Policy brief

This brief looks into some drivers of value chain modernization for sustainable agricultural intensification.

Policy brief

Learn about the role of research and knowledge management systems in promoting sustainable agricultural intensification.

Policy brief

In a series of 8 briefs you will find information on policy action points to support sustainable intensification in eastern and southern Africa.

Topics covered include soil health recapitalization, smallholder mechanization, fostering collective action for strengthening agricultural value chains, among other topics.

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