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A report on discussion made during a policy forum held in Malawi ..
A manual discussing the effects of pests responsible for the degradation of agriculture systems.
Brief highlighting key benefits of CA practices in terms of labor saving, increased maize yield and better economic returns on investment in Malawi and Mozambique.
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.
Climate Change Adaptation in Africa pp 185-203.
Authors: Kindie Tesfaye, Menale Kassie, Jill E. Cairns, Misiko Michael, Clare Stirling, Tsedeke Abate, B. M. Prasanna, Mulugetta Mekuria, Habtamu Hailu, Dil Bahadur Rahut, Olaf Erenstein, Bruno Gerard
Technological Forecasting and Social Change
Authors: Abebe D.Beyene Menale Kassie
Prepared by: Frédéric Baudron & Rahel Assefa, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT)
Research done under SIMLESA in dryland agricultural systems in high- and low-income countries has had great benefits for Australian farmers.
-CIMMYT.ORG SIMLESA has undertaken a multidisciplinary research approach bringing together sociologists, economists, agronomists and breeders to study how maize-legume conservation agriculture-based farming can best benefit farmers in Eastern and Southern Africa with promising results. Read more of this report here.
