Prepared By: Frédéric Baudron and Rahel Assefa, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT)
Co-authors/ contributors/ collaborator: Bisrat Getnet, David Kahan, Djalalie Itana, Girma Moges, John Blackwell, John Sariah, Moti Jaleta, Pascal Kaumbutho, Paswel Marenya, Raymond Nazare, Saidi Mkomwa
Mechanisation in maiz farming systems in Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia.
The Australian-funded SIMLESA research program underway in 11 African countries is helping farmers grow drought-tolerant and improved varieties of maize and legumes using conservation agriculture techniques.
CASI technologies have helped in developing resilience through paradigm shifts in smallholder farming systems (written in Portuguese).
Manual guide into how Conservation Agriculture (CA) can help mitigate the reduction in soil quality.
Prepared by: Frédéric Baudron and Elias Berta, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT)
Co-authors/ contributors/ collaborator: David Kahan, Girma Moges, Pascal
Kaumbutho, John Sariah, Raymond Nazare, Moti Jaleta, John Blackwell, Saidi Mkomwa
-CIMMYT
Learn how SIMLESA’s work is among this contributing to gender sensitive agricultural research for development.
M. Misiko, M. Tsegaye, B. Teshome, B. Getnet, G. Moges, F. Baudron, D. Tirfessa, E. Berta
-Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol 113 (2) pg 458-463
Authors: Romain Frelat, Santiago Lopez-Ridaura, Ken E. Giller, Mario Herrero, Sabine Douxchamps, Agnes Andersson Djurfeldt, Olaf Erenstein, Ben Henderson, Menale Kassie, Birthe K. Paul, Cyrille Rigolot, Randall S. Ritzema, Daniel Rodriguez, Piet J. A. van Asten, and Mark T. van Wijk