prepared by Frédéric Baudron & Rahel Assefa, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT)

Bisrat Getnet, Raymond Nazare, Ephrem Tadesse, Dorcas Matangi,
Rabé Yahaya

Presentation on a tentative review of SIMLESA’s achievements and questions arising from the review.

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.

A report on SIMLESA’s phase I challenges and achievements in preparation for the program’s second phase.

Field Crops Research Volume 144, Pages 245-255
Authors: Y.S. Chauhan, K.F. Solomon, D. Rodriguez

-CIMMYT
In this report, agriculture experts from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) call for intensively scaling up climate-resilient seeds and climate-smart innovations.

Here the Liganwa Farmers’ Group are showcasing their crops of maize that have been grown using a new approach that has seen some farmers more than triple their yields even though they’re spending less time in the field.