Farming systems studies planning
Lieven Claessens
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Africa RISING ESA Project review and planning meeting
11 – 12 September 2019, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Cross-cutting team involvement
• Farm level case studies TZ (3 farms)
• Survey planned on SWC in K/K
• Farm ‘profiling’ studies proposed for TZ and MW (mother-baby-non
or dis-adopters)
• Ex ante impact assessments for national/regional relevance &
FarmMATCH

Farm level case studies TZ (3 farms)
Example Moshi Maile (K/K, TZ) for SIAF (also Lukumai, Monica Pascale)
Technology Productivity Economics Environment Human Social
Varieties: maize
Varieties: pigeonpea
Varieties: groundnut
Intercropping maize-legume (PP)-
gliricidia
Poultry (feeding, housing,
breeding)
SWC (contours) Gliricidia &
fodder grass
Pigeonpea &Tillage method (tied
ridges/flat cultivation)
• Existing data
recovery/cleanup
• Gap filling = new data

Collect new ‘systems data’ for arrows (quantify
resource flows, accounting, literature, modeling,….…)

o Survey planned on SWC in K/K (led by Julius)
o Collaborate on survey instrument, making sure we are collecting
systems/SIAF information (complemented by Gundula’s survey
already ongoing)
o Farm ‘profiling’ studies proposed for TZ and MW (mother-baby-non
or dis-adopters)
o Collaborate as teams for learning and cross-regional relevance
(joint pre-implementation?)

Ex ante impact assessments for national/regional
relevance & FarmMATCH
Bio-physical Technology Extrapolation Domains + Socio-economic ‘feasibility’
Root zone water holding capacity
(AfSIS, ISRIC)
GYGA climate zonation Markets, population, livestock
density,….

Ex ante impact assessments for national/regional
relevance & FarmMATCH
Combining Extrapolation Domains
with Household information
(typology) (ARBES, LSMS,….)

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