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.
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment Volume 187, Pages 171-182
Authors: Frédéric Baudron, Moti Jaleta, Oriama Okitoi, Asheber Tegegn
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
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Volume 38, Issue 1, Pages 113–131,
Authors: Jonas Kathage, Menale Kassie, Bekele Shiferaw, Matin Qaim
Food Security; Volume 7, Issue 6, pp 1299–1320
Authors: Menale Kassie, Jesper Stage, Hailemariam Teklewold, Olaf Erenstein
In this series of 8 briefs , find information on policy action points to support sustainable intensification in eastern and southern Africa. Topics covered include scaling conservation agriculture practices, Tracing the process from research phase to the farm and actions for strengthening seed value chains, among other topic…
Mechanisation in maiz farming systems in Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia.
by: MutsvandianiChikutuma
The results presented in this brief, demonstrates the efficacy of the demonstration approach to agriculture extension.
