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Policy Briefs

In this section you will find an array of SIMLESA’s policy briefs from the different countries.


DISCLAIMER: These reports are presented without necessarily a thorough peer-review process. The main purpose is that of making data and information rapidly available to research teams and partners in the SIMLESA project and for use in advancing discussions on the relevant topic. For fully peer-reviewed publications, please refer to the journals page. Readers are invited to send comments directly to the corresponding author(s). The views expressed in these reports are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect opinions of CIMMYT, ACIAR, national research institutions and other partners, or donors. Any errors or omissions (editorial, factual or otherwise) are the sole responsibility of the authors of each publication.

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Learn about the economic returns achieved by farmers who moved away from traditional farming systems to CA-based farming.


Learn of the effects of Conservation Agriculture-based Sustainable Intensification systems on soil quality from this case study in Malawi.


Conservation farming practices have built climate-resilient and productive farming systems in Malawi.


Learn how Agricultural Innovation Platforms can boost the adoption of climate-smart practices from this case study from Malawi.


Learn how CASI practices had good impacts on soil moisture, reduced erosion and increased yields in Ethiopian farms.


In this brief, multipronged approaches to scaling improve the reach of Conservation Agriculture-based Sustainable Intensification.

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