Learn how CA-based Sustainable Intensification practices have improved maize yields and reduced farmer drudgery in Kenya.
This is a step-by-step guide to conservation farming by use of rip-lines.
Michael Misiko, Ephrem Tadesse, Alice Woodhead, Frédéric Baudron.
1 International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Kenya
2 International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Ethiopia
3 The University of Southern Queensland, Australia
4 International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Zimbabwe
SBS Scholarly Articles [52]
Authors: Ndiritu, Simon W; Kassie, Menale; Shiferaw, Bekele
A study assessing the role of crop diversification in minimizing the downside risks associated with the use of improved seed and chemical fertilizer in maize production.
This video on SIMLESA project highlights the importance of gender equity and social inclusion to achieving project impacts and outcomes, helping to drive transformative change towards securing a food secure future for Africa. Case studies and interviews with women and men farmers – including young people – detail how SIMLESA’s approach has re-shaped their maize-based farming lives.
SIMLESA’s outputs contributed to Kenya’s development strategy and priorities.
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Authors: Erin Lynn Wilkus and Daniel Rodriguez