This brief is based on a value chain survey carried out on the maize and legume seed sectors in Tanzania.
Learn how CA-based Sustainable Intensification practices have improved maize yields and reduced farmer drudgery in Kenya.
Food Security; Volume 7, Issue 6, pp 1299–1320
Authors: Menale Kassie, Jesper Stage, Hailemariam Teklewold, Olaf Erenstein
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, Paswel Marenya, John Blackwell, Saidi Mkomwa, & Djalalie itana
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.
Learn about the role of agricultural extension in sustainable intensification?
The results presented in this brief, demonstrates the efficacy of the demonstration approach to agriculture extension.
Learn about Bracharia grass, a promising livestock feed source and improvement for soil health.
