Presented by Eva Weltzien, Tom van Mourik, A. Rouamba, Vera Lugutuah, Yah Diakite, Bougouna Sogoba, Abdoulaye Diakite, Mamourou Sidibe, Joachim Binam, Augustine Ayantunde and Abdou Fall at the Africa RISING West Africa Stakeholder Meeting, Accra, Ghana, 23 January 2013
Fitting technology options to farmer context in Maliafrica-rising
Presented by Mary Ollenburger, Wageningen University and Research Centre, at the Africa RISING West Africa Review and Planning Meeting, Accra, 30 March–1 April 2016
From Not-Want to Waste-Not: cassava peels as productCIAT
Presentation at the Cassava Value Chains Workshop
CIAT, Cali, Colombia. 24-26 August 2016
Speakers: I Okike, A Samireddypalle, ML Fadiga, D Enahoro, P Kulakow, G Thiele, C Fauquet, M Blummel
Trends in cassava trade and some thoughts on policy affecting thisCIAT
This document discusses trends in global trade of carbohydrates like cassava, and what this means for cassava value chains. It notes that Asia and Africa import carbohydrates while the Americas and Europe export them. Trade in cassava peaked in the 1980s but has declined, though intra-Asian trade remains strong from Thailand to China. Africa has potential to develop cassava value chains if incomes rise and coastal demand grows. Chinese support for corn affected Asian cassava prices and trade flows. The best outlook is for regions importing feed grains, where cassava can compete as a local crop.
From field to factory: agronomy to starch and beyondCIAT
This document discusses cassava production in Asia. It notes that cassava is an important crop for smallholders in Asia, with around 8 million farmers growing it. Key points made include:
- Yield gaps for cassava in Asia are large, with average yields around 16 t/ha compared to achievable yields of 30+ t/ha. Major constraints include soil issues and poor crop management.
- Adoption of improved varieties and better agronomic practices like land preparation, planting methods, and fertilizer use could help close yield gaps. The example of rice in Latin America shows genetics and agronomy together can greatly increase yields.
- Good agricultural practices throughout the cassava value chain from field to factory can boost
Fitting technology options to farmer context in Maliafrica-rising
Presented by Mary Ollenburger, Wageningen University and Research Centre, at the Africa RISING West Africa Review and Planning Meeting, Accra, 30 March–1 April 2016
From Not-Want to Waste-Not: cassava peels as productCIAT
Presentation at the Cassava Value Chains Workshop
CIAT, Cali, Colombia. 24-26 August 2016
Speakers: I Okike, A Samireddypalle, ML Fadiga, D Enahoro, P Kulakow, G Thiele, C Fauquet, M Blummel
Trends in cassava trade and some thoughts on policy affecting thisCIAT
This document discusses trends in global trade of carbohydrates like cassava, and what this means for cassava value chains. It notes that Asia and Africa import carbohydrates while the Americas and Europe export them. Trade in cassava peaked in the 1980s but has declined, though intra-Asian trade remains strong from Thailand to China. Africa has potential to develop cassava value chains if incomes rise and coastal demand grows. Chinese support for corn affected Asian cassava prices and trade flows. The best outlook is for regions importing feed grains, where cassava can compete as a local crop.
From field to factory: agronomy to starch and beyondCIAT
This document discusses cassava production in Asia. It notes that cassava is an important crop for smallholders in Asia, with around 8 million farmers growing it. Key points made include:
- Yield gaps for cassava in Asia are large, with average yields around 16 t/ha compared to achievable yields of 30+ t/ha. Major constraints include soil issues and poor crop management.
- Adoption of improved varieties and better agronomic practices like land preparation, planting methods, and fertilizer use could help close yield gaps. The example of rice in Latin America shows genetics and agronomy together can greatly increase yields.
- Good agricultural practices throughout the cassava value chain from field to factory can boost
Africa RISING in the Ethiopian highlands: Research for development driving su...africa-rising
The Africa RISING project in Ethiopia's highlands is a five-year research initiative nearing completion. It aims to sustainably intensify mixed crop-livestock farming through 17 action research protocols. This involves improving yields, closing seasonal feed gaps, enhancing water management, reducing soil loss, and fine-tuning fertilizer recommendations. Key outcomes include doubled wheat yields, increased fodder production, expanded irrigation, and restored landscapes. Capacity building activities have engaged thousands of farmers, students, and local partners in knowledge exchange. Continued support may scale proven innovations to millions of households through development partnerships.
The CGIAR – CIMMYT ICARDA Experience: Conservation Agriculture in Wheat Syste...Iwl Pcu
This document discusses conservation agriculture practices in wheat systems presented at a regional conference in Turkey. It describes the three main components of conservation agriculture: surface crop residue retention, minimal soil movement, and crop rotation. It highlights challenges small farmers face in adopting conservation agriculture and presents results from long-term trials in Mexico and Turkey that show higher yields and economic returns from conservation agriculture practices like zero-tillage and crop residue retention compared to conventional tillage that removes residues. The document concludes discussing challenges to adopting conservation agriculture at scale and lists contacts for more information.
The document discusses Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) for rice production in Sub-Saharan Africa and their impact on yields. It provides a list of common GAP components introduced in various countries. Trial results found yield increases of 1-1.2 tonnes/hectare on average when adopting 3-4 GAP components. Larger yield gains were seen under rainfed lowland systems. Outscaling efforts reached over 1500 farmers by 2018. However, adoption faces constraints like limited knowledge and access to improved technologies. The document proposes an impact pathway and budget to train farmers on GAP.
1) The study examined factors affecting smallholder farmers' use of quality seed potatoes from Kisima Farm in Kenya and the impact of using quality seed.
2) The results showed that distance to the source of quality seed, market access, and asset ownership influenced farmers' use of quality seed. Farmers with more assets, land, and group membership were more likely to use quality seed.
3) Using quality seed from Kisima Farm increased potato yields, reduced food insecurity, and led to higher incomes from potato sales compared to farmers not using quality seed.
This document discusses several indices for assessing land use in cropping systems:
- Multiple Cropping Index (MCI) measures total area cropped as a percentage of total land area.
- Cultivated Land Utilization Index (CLUI) calculates land area and duration of each crop as a percentage of total land area and time.
- Diversity Index (DI) measures crop diversity based on revenue from individual crops.
- Crop Intensity Index (CII) assesses actual land use over area and time compared to total available land and time.
- Harvest Diversity Index (HDI) is similar to DI but uses crop harvest values instead of revenues.
- Simultaneous Cro
Inoculation and P fertilizer improves food and feed production in grain legum...ILRI
Presented by Sisay Belete, Adugna Tolera, Melkamu Bezabih and Endalkachew W/Meskel at the Workshop and Exhibition on Promoting Productivity and Market Access Technologies and Approaches to Improve Farm Income and Livelihoods in Ethiopia: Lessons from Action Research Projects, ILRI, Addis Ababa, 8-9 December 2016
This document summarizes research being conducted through two projects - ZimCLIFs and FACASI - in Zimbabwe. ZimCLIFs is focusing on integrating crops and livestock through sustainable intensification practices to improve food security. It is testing conservation agriculture techniques, livestock management, and value chain interventions across sites in Murehwa district. Baseline studies found maize-groundnut systems are dominant but yields are low. The document outlines ongoing agronomic experiments and lessons from other Zimbabwean studies showing yield increases and timeliness benefits of conservation agriculture. It identifies opportunities for synergies between the projects around addressing labor constraints through mechanization, but also challenges of alternative residue management and poor market incentives for conservation agriculture crops.
LIVES feed value chain development: Approaches and scalable interventions ILRI
Presented by Yayneshet Tesfay, Abule Ebro, Yoseph Mekasha, Zeleke Mekuriaw, Yigzaw Dessalegn, Solomon Gizaw, Amenti Chala, Mesfin Tefera, Teshome Derso, Worku Teka, Dawit Woldemariam, Haile Tilahun, Berhanu Gebremedhin, Dirk Hoekstra and Azage Tegegne at the Workshop and Exhibition on Promoting Productivity and Market Access Technologies and Approaches to Improve Farm Income and Livelihoods in Ethiopia: Lessons from Action Research Projects, ILRI, Addis Ababa, 8-9 December 2016
ICRISAT 2013 activities: Dryland Systems CRPafrica-rising
1. ICRISAT conducted various activities in 2013 related to the Dryland Systems CRP including collecting baseline household and farm data, mapping resources, testing intensification options, and building capacity.
2. Data collection involved household surveys, yield mapping, and full biomass assessments to understand current practices and variability.
3. Testing of options included ISFM trials of varieties, dual-purpose crops, and water management techniques.
4. Capacity building activities included developing gender-smart media tools, training curricula, and disseminating information through forums.
5. Plans for 2014 include leveraging results, improving integrated assessment models and decision tools, and strengthening multi-stakeholder engagement platforms.
Forever Pioneers. 50 Years Contributing to a Sustainable Food Future … And Co...CIAT
Book presentation during CIAT’s 50th Anniversary.
Until now, a written history of CIAT had not been produced, and the closest attempt were the papers presented at the 30th anniversary celebration, which focused on the early development of the Center.
The 50th anniversary offers an opportunity to fill this void. But what makes up the history of an institution, particularly a research institution? It must start with the ideas and the context that went into its initial design and then examine how the organization adapted, changed, and evolved in relation to a dynamic external environment. Read more: http://ciat.cgiar.org/ciat50/ciat50-forever-pioneers-the-book/
Cali, Colombia. 8-9 November 2017
Smallholder farmers’ legume technology adoption preferences and contributions...ILRI
Presented by Dagmawit Getachew, Yitbarek Tegegne, Workneh Kassa, Endalkachew Wolde-meskel, Tamiru Amanu and Edward Baars at the Workshop and Exhibition on Promoting Productivity and Market Access Technologies and Approaches to Improve Farm Income and Livelihoods in Ethiopia: Lessons from Action Research Projects, ILRI, Addis Ababa, 8-9 December 2016
Sustainable extensification: Breathing new life to Africa's sleeping giantafrica-rising
This document summarizes scenarios for improving agriculture in Bougouni, Mali through sustainable extensification. The region has high potential for agriculture but farmers currently struggle with poverty. Simple scenarios were modeled to explore optimizing crop allocation at current and expanded land areas. Intensification and land expansion improved food security and income, allowing some farms to escape extreme poverty. However, the scenarios provide only a rapid prototype and do not fully redesign dysfunctional systems. A holistic approach is needed considering other factors like livestock and non-farm income.
Impacts of 50 years of CIAT research on Tropical AgricultureCIAT
CIAT has worked with partners for 50 years on tropical agriculture research. This research has had significant impacts:
- Bean, cassava, rice, and forage research led to billions in benefits, with beans research alone resulting in $17.4 billion in economic benefits.
- New varieties of various crops were widely adopted, increasing yields and incomes for millions of farmers.
- Recent soil and market linkage research improved sustainability and financial outcomes for smallholders.
- Participatory approaches facilitated environmental protection and new variety development.
The ZimCLIFS project aims to assist smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe to intensify and integrate crop and livestock production through innovation platforms and appropriate technologies. The project tests technologies like conservation agriculture, cereal-legume rotations, tropical forage legumes, and aims to improve farmers' access to resources, markets, and information. Simulation modeling shows that maize-mucuna rotations and 0.55 ha of maize with 0.95 ha of mucuna can meet household food security and economic needs from dairying. Technologies demonstrated include conservation agriculture, livestock feeding strategies, and value chain analysis is conducted to link farmers to markets. The project is funded by ACIAR and contributes to several CGIAR research programs.
The document summarizes a study on resource use efficiency in cashew production in Wenchi Municipality, Ghana. It finds that most cashew farmers in the region are aging, have low levels of education, and use traditional farming techniques. Through surveys and statistical analysis, the study determines relationships between various inputs (like land, labor, capital, fertilizer, pesticide) and cashew nut output. It finds that land, fertilizer and pesticide are underutilized, while labor and capital are overutilized. The study concludes farmers could increase productivity by increasing use of underutilized resources like land, fertilizer and pesticide.
Farmers’ uptake of improved feed practices and reasons for adoption/ non adop...ILRI
Presented by Gregory Ndwandwa Sikumba at the CLEANED Project East Africa Stakeholder Consultation on Dairy and Environment Nairobi, Kenya, 18 September 2013
Soon we’re all going to be eating data, one byte at a timeCIAT
Talk during CIAT’s 50th Anniversary: Data is the flux capacitor of agricultural research, accelerating us into a future of sustainable, resilient food production, where no-one is left behind.
Speaker: Andy Jarvis, Director, Decision and Policy Analysis Research Area, CIAT
Cali, Colombia. 8-9 November 2017
Transforming Maize-legume Value Chains –A Business Case for Climate-Smart Ag...CIMMYT
CIMMYT Senior Cropping Systems Agronomist Christian Thierfelder presented on climate-smart agriculture in southern Africa in a webinar titled Climate Resilient Agriculture Success Stories – Making a Case for Scale Up.
Photo report on LIVES, Africa RISING, N2Africa Ethiopia joint workshop and ex...africa-rising
The document summarizes a joint workshop and exhibition held by ILRI projects in Ethiopia to share experiences on technologies and approaches to improve farm incomes and livelihoods. Over two days, the event included presentations on interventions along commodity value chains from LIVES, N2Africa, Africa RISING and other projects. Presentations covered topics like feed development, livestock and crop value chains, soil and water management. The workshop provided a platform for participants from government, universities, NGOs and farmers to discuss lessons and scalable solutions to support market-oriented agricultural development in Ethiopia.
Africa RISING: Status of research planning in East and Southern Africaafrica-rising
Presented by Mateete Bekunda (IITA) and Regis Chikowo (MSU) at the Africa RISING Monitoring & Evaluation Expert Meeting, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 5-7 September 2012
Africa RISING in the Ethiopian highlands: Research for development driving su...africa-rising
The Africa RISING project in Ethiopia's highlands is a five-year research initiative nearing completion. It aims to sustainably intensify mixed crop-livestock farming through 17 action research protocols. This involves improving yields, closing seasonal feed gaps, enhancing water management, reducing soil loss, and fine-tuning fertilizer recommendations. Key outcomes include doubled wheat yields, increased fodder production, expanded irrigation, and restored landscapes. Capacity building activities have engaged thousands of farmers, students, and local partners in knowledge exchange. Continued support may scale proven innovations to millions of households through development partnerships.
The CGIAR – CIMMYT ICARDA Experience: Conservation Agriculture in Wheat Syste...Iwl Pcu
This document discusses conservation agriculture practices in wheat systems presented at a regional conference in Turkey. It describes the three main components of conservation agriculture: surface crop residue retention, minimal soil movement, and crop rotation. It highlights challenges small farmers face in adopting conservation agriculture and presents results from long-term trials in Mexico and Turkey that show higher yields and economic returns from conservation agriculture practices like zero-tillage and crop residue retention compared to conventional tillage that removes residues. The document concludes discussing challenges to adopting conservation agriculture at scale and lists contacts for more information.
The document discusses Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) for rice production in Sub-Saharan Africa and their impact on yields. It provides a list of common GAP components introduced in various countries. Trial results found yield increases of 1-1.2 tonnes/hectare on average when adopting 3-4 GAP components. Larger yield gains were seen under rainfed lowland systems. Outscaling efforts reached over 1500 farmers by 2018. However, adoption faces constraints like limited knowledge and access to improved technologies. The document proposes an impact pathway and budget to train farmers on GAP.
1) The study examined factors affecting smallholder farmers' use of quality seed potatoes from Kisima Farm in Kenya and the impact of using quality seed.
2) The results showed that distance to the source of quality seed, market access, and asset ownership influenced farmers' use of quality seed. Farmers with more assets, land, and group membership were more likely to use quality seed.
3) Using quality seed from Kisima Farm increased potato yields, reduced food insecurity, and led to higher incomes from potato sales compared to farmers not using quality seed.
This document discusses several indices for assessing land use in cropping systems:
- Multiple Cropping Index (MCI) measures total area cropped as a percentage of total land area.
- Cultivated Land Utilization Index (CLUI) calculates land area and duration of each crop as a percentage of total land area and time.
- Diversity Index (DI) measures crop diversity based on revenue from individual crops.
- Crop Intensity Index (CII) assesses actual land use over area and time compared to total available land and time.
- Harvest Diversity Index (HDI) is similar to DI but uses crop harvest values instead of revenues.
- Simultaneous Cro
Inoculation and P fertilizer improves food and feed production in grain legum...ILRI
Presented by Sisay Belete, Adugna Tolera, Melkamu Bezabih and Endalkachew W/Meskel at the Workshop and Exhibition on Promoting Productivity and Market Access Technologies and Approaches to Improve Farm Income and Livelihoods in Ethiopia: Lessons from Action Research Projects, ILRI, Addis Ababa, 8-9 December 2016
This document summarizes research being conducted through two projects - ZimCLIFs and FACASI - in Zimbabwe. ZimCLIFs is focusing on integrating crops and livestock through sustainable intensification practices to improve food security. It is testing conservation agriculture techniques, livestock management, and value chain interventions across sites in Murehwa district. Baseline studies found maize-groundnut systems are dominant but yields are low. The document outlines ongoing agronomic experiments and lessons from other Zimbabwean studies showing yield increases and timeliness benefits of conservation agriculture. It identifies opportunities for synergies between the projects around addressing labor constraints through mechanization, but also challenges of alternative residue management and poor market incentives for conservation agriculture crops.
LIVES feed value chain development: Approaches and scalable interventions ILRI
Presented by Yayneshet Tesfay, Abule Ebro, Yoseph Mekasha, Zeleke Mekuriaw, Yigzaw Dessalegn, Solomon Gizaw, Amenti Chala, Mesfin Tefera, Teshome Derso, Worku Teka, Dawit Woldemariam, Haile Tilahun, Berhanu Gebremedhin, Dirk Hoekstra and Azage Tegegne at the Workshop and Exhibition on Promoting Productivity and Market Access Technologies and Approaches to Improve Farm Income and Livelihoods in Ethiopia: Lessons from Action Research Projects, ILRI, Addis Ababa, 8-9 December 2016
ICRISAT 2013 activities: Dryland Systems CRPafrica-rising
1. ICRISAT conducted various activities in 2013 related to the Dryland Systems CRP including collecting baseline household and farm data, mapping resources, testing intensification options, and building capacity.
2. Data collection involved household surveys, yield mapping, and full biomass assessments to understand current practices and variability.
3. Testing of options included ISFM trials of varieties, dual-purpose crops, and water management techniques.
4. Capacity building activities included developing gender-smart media tools, training curricula, and disseminating information through forums.
5. Plans for 2014 include leveraging results, improving integrated assessment models and decision tools, and strengthening multi-stakeholder engagement platforms.
Forever Pioneers. 50 Years Contributing to a Sustainable Food Future … And Co...CIAT
Book presentation during CIAT’s 50th Anniversary.
Until now, a written history of CIAT had not been produced, and the closest attempt were the papers presented at the 30th anniversary celebration, which focused on the early development of the Center.
The 50th anniversary offers an opportunity to fill this void. But what makes up the history of an institution, particularly a research institution? It must start with the ideas and the context that went into its initial design and then examine how the organization adapted, changed, and evolved in relation to a dynamic external environment. Read more: http://ciat.cgiar.org/ciat50/ciat50-forever-pioneers-the-book/
Cali, Colombia. 8-9 November 2017
Smallholder farmers’ legume technology adoption preferences and contributions...ILRI
Presented by Dagmawit Getachew, Yitbarek Tegegne, Workneh Kassa, Endalkachew Wolde-meskel, Tamiru Amanu and Edward Baars at the Workshop and Exhibition on Promoting Productivity and Market Access Technologies and Approaches to Improve Farm Income and Livelihoods in Ethiopia: Lessons from Action Research Projects, ILRI, Addis Ababa, 8-9 December 2016
Sustainable extensification: Breathing new life to Africa's sleeping giantafrica-rising
This document summarizes scenarios for improving agriculture in Bougouni, Mali through sustainable extensification. The region has high potential for agriculture but farmers currently struggle with poverty. Simple scenarios were modeled to explore optimizing crop allocation at current and expanded land areas. Intensification and land expansion improved food security and income, allowing some farms to escape extreme poverty. However, the scenarios provide only a rapid prototype and do not fully redesign dysfunctional systems. A holistic approach is needed considering other factors like livestock and non-farm income.
Impacts of 50 years of CIAT research on Tropical AgricultureCIAT
CIAT has worked with partners for 50 years on tropical agriculture research. This research has had significant impacts:
- Bean, cassava, rice, and forage research led to billions in benefits, with beans research alone resulting in $17.4 billion in economic benefits.
- New varieties of various crops were widely adopted, increasing yields and incomes for millions of farmers.
- Recent soil and market linkage research improved sustainability and financial outcomes for smallholders.
- Participatory approaches facilitated environmental protection and new variety development.
The ZimCLIFS project aims to assist smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe to intensify and integrate crop and livestock production through innovation platforms and appropriate technologies. The project tests technologies like conservation agriculture, cereal-legume rotations, tropical forage legumes, and aims to improve farmers' access to resources, markets, and information. Simulation modeling shows that maize-mucuna rotations and 0.55 ha of maize with 0.95 ha of mucuna can meet household food security and economic needs from dairying. Technologies demonstrated include conservation agriculture, livestock feeding strategies, and value chain analysis is conducted to link farmers to markets. The project is funded by ACIAR and contributes to several CGIAR research programs.
The document summarizes a study on resource use efficiency in cashew production in Wenchi Municipality, Ghana. It finds that most cashew farmers in the region are aging, have low levels of education, and use traditional farming techniques. Through surveys and statistical analysis, the study determines relationships between various inputs (like land, labor, capital, fertilizer, pesticide) and cashew nut output. It finds that land, fertilizer and pesticide are underutilized, while labor and capital are overutilized. The study concludes farmers could increase productivity by increasing use of underutilized resources like land, fertilizer and pesticide.
Farmers’ uptake of improved feed practices and reasons for adoption/ non adop...ILRI
Presented by Gregory Ndwandwa Sikumba at the CLEANED Project East Africa Stakeholder Consultation on Dairy and Environment Nairobi, Kenya, 18 September 2013
Soon we’re all going to be eating data, one byte at a timeCIAT
Talk during CIAT’s 50th Anniversary: Data is the flux capacitor of agricultural research, accelerating us into a future of sustainable, resilient food production, where no-one is left behind.
Speaker: Andy Jarvis, Director, Decision and Policy Analysis Research Area, CIAT
Cali, Colombia. 8-9 November 2017
Transforming Maize-legume Value Chains –A Business Case for Climate-Smart Ag...CIMMYT
CIMMYT Senior Cropping Systems Agronomist Christian Thierfelder presented on climate-smart agriculture in southern Africa in a webinar titled Climate Resilient Agriculture Success Stories – Making a Case for Scale Up.
Photo report on LIVES, Africa RISING, N2Africa Ethiopia joint workshop and ex...africa-rising
The document summarizes a joint workshop and exhibition held by ILRI projects in Ethiopia to share experiences on technologies and approaches to improve farm incomes and livelihoods. Over two days, the event included presentations on interventions along commodity value chains from LIVES, N2Africa, Africa RISING and other projects. Presentations covered topics like feed development, livestock and crop value chains, soil and water management. The workshop provided a platform for participants from government, universities, NGOs and farmers to discuss lessons and scalable solutions to support market-oriented agricultural development in Ethiopia.
Africa RISING: Status of research planning in East and Southern Africaafrica-rising
Presented by Mateete Bekunda (IITA) and Regis Chikowo (MSU) at the Africa RISING Monitoring & Evaluation Expert Meeting, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 5-7 September 2012
Local conventions governing natural resource management in southern region of...africa-rising
This document summarizes a study on local conventions governing natural resource management in southern Mali. The study aimed to document existing local conventions around crop-livestock systems and examine community participation in developing these conventions. Key findings include: local conventions mainly exist informally through oral traditions; men had greater knowledge than women of conventions; and participation in convention development was low, influenced by factors like age, gender, ethnicity. The results show conventions are weak due to low community participation and lack of formalization. Formalizing and increasing participation could enhance sustainable natural resource management.
Value chain analysis of grain legumes in East and Southern Africa africa-rising
Presented by J. Rusike (IITA), C. Donovan (MSU-CRSP), A. Orr (ICRISAT), E. Birachi (CIAT), K. Mutabazi (Sokoine), S. Lyimo (Selian ARI), V. Kabambe (Bunda), K. Kanenga (ZARI) at the Africa RISING East and Southern Africa Research Review and Planning Meeting, Arusha, Tanzania, 1-5 October 2012
Introducing the Africa RISING research framework africa-rising
Presented by Joseph Rusike (IITA) at the Africa RISING East and Southern Africa Research Review and Planning Meeting, Arusha, Tanzania, 1-5 October 2012
Site selection for Africa RISING in northern Ghana africa-rising
This document summarizes the site selection process for Africa RISING projects in Northern Ghana. It involved three main stages: 1) Defining program areas based on farming systems and geography. 2) Selecting districts within these areas to represent a range of biophysical and human factors. 3) Randomly selecting communities within districts while avoiding poor market access and ensuring separation between project and control sites. Several districts in Northern and Upper West regions were selected. Within districts, potential sites were mapped and some eliminated based on field visits. The final sites were said to represent the environmental and socioeconomic diversity of Northern Ghana and provide opportunities for multidisciplinary research.
Research in sustainable intensification in the sub-humid maize-based cropping...africa-rising
This document summarizes research being conducted in Babati, Tanzania on sustainable intensification of maize-based cropping systems. The research is led by various institutions (IITA, ILRI, CIMMYT, etc.) and has the following objectives: 1) Identify biophysical and socioeconomic constraints to crop and livestock production; 2) Introduce and evaluate improved crop varieties; and 3) Develop postharvest technologies to reduce losses. The status of research deliverables is provided, showing preliminary results on crop yields, variety selection, fertilizer response, and mycotoxin contamination. Lessons learned are discussed, along with proposed research opportunities for 2013/14, such as addressing low yields, maize lethal
Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for Africa RISINGafrica-rising
The document provides a monitoring and evaluation plan for the Africa RISING program. It outlines the program's objectives to sustainably intensify agricultural systems in Africa. Key activities include on-farm trials, scaling of technologies, and value chain improvements. The M&E plan aims to support project management, learning, and reporting. It details indicators, methods, roles, and commitments such as providing open-access data. The plan outlines approaches for monitoring multiple scales, evaluating impacts, and ensuring compliance with Feed the Future standards.
Piloting SLATE in the Ethiopian Highlands: Process and key lessonsafrica-rising
Presented by Amare Haileslassie on the Training of Trainers workshop on the use of Livelihoods Characterization/ Benchmarking Tool (SLATE), Jeldu, Ethiopia, 1-5 April 2013
Rising to the challenge of sustainable intensification of agricultural produc...africa-rising
Presented by Jeroen Groot, Charlotte Klapwijk, Carl Timler, Mateete Bekunda, Tom van Mourik, Katrien Descheemaeker, Pablo Tittonell, Ken Giller, Sieglinde Snapp and Bernard Vanlauwe at the 4th International Symposium for Farming Systems Design, Lanzhou, China, 19-22 August 2013
Photo report from a field day and field visit in Endamehoni site of the Afric...africa-rising
The Africa RISING project organized field days in October 2015 in two research sites in the Ethiopian Highlands to demonstrate crop, livestock, tree and natural resource management interventions to partners. A range of improved varieties including sweet lupine, oat-vetch mixtures, faba beans, wheat and lentils were displayed, as well as livestock feeding techniques using improved troughs. Women farmers showed their potato and field pea crops and participated in seed selection. The field days engaged farmers, universities, research institutes and other organizations to support the project's work improving agricultural sustainability and incomes.
From Arusha to Lilongwe: Africa RISING East and Southern Africa year 2 overviewafrica-rising
Presented by I. Hoeschle-Zeledon at the Africa RISING East and Southern Africa annual review and planning meeting, Lilongwe, Malawi, 3-5 September 2013
Africa RISING West Africa: 2012 report on sustainable intensification of cere...africa-rising
This document summarizes activities from the Africa RISING West Africa project in Mali. It discusses four key areas: 1) sustainable increases in on-farm productivity through fodder production and food crop diversity, 2) improved natural resource management and reduced vulnerability, 3) testing communication tools to prevent child malnutrition, and 4) increasing dietary diversity through local seed production and distribution. The document outlines specific trials, trainings, surveys and other initiatives conducted across multiple districts in Mali to work towards these goals through partnerships between various organizations.
This document summarizes research on crop-livestock intensification options for smallholder farmers in semi-arid Southern Zimbabwe. Household surveys were conducted to identify typologies based on resources. In Nkayi, four typologies were identified - young families, stepping up households, grey heads, and champions. In Gwanda, typologies included subsistence old/female, subsistence young/female, richest males, and specialized goat farmers. Participatory community workshops then identified preferred intensification pathways tailored to each typology's situation. These included improving crop-livestock integration, market access, and soil fertility management. The research aims to define context-specific solutions to sustainably increase agricultural production and food security.
Assessing options for crop-livestock intensification in semi-arid Southern Zi...ICRISAT
A presentation by Sabine Homann-Kee Tui, Patricia Masikati, Andre van Rooyen, Daniel Rodriguez, Peter de Voil, Godfrey Manyawu 4th International Symposium for Farming Systems Design, Lanzhou, China, 19-22 Aug 2013
LIVES poultry value chain development interventions: Approaches and scalable ...ILRI
Presented by Abule Ebro, Yoseph Mekasha, Solomon Gizaw, Yayneshet Tesfay, Zeleke Mekuriaw, Gemeda Dhuguma, Berhanu Gebremedhin, Dirk Hoekstra and Azage Tegegne at the Workshop and Exhibition on Promoting Productivity and Market Access Technologies and Approaches to Improve Farm Income and Livelihoods in Ethiopia: Lessons from Action Research Projects, ILRI, Addis Ababa, 8-9 December 2016
This document summarizes a study examining the contributions of smallholder dairy cattle farming to sustainable livelihoods in southern Tagalog, Philippines. The study used a framework analyzing contributions to five livelihood assets or 'capitals'- financial, social, human, physical and natural. Data was collected through surveys, interviews and observations of farmers. Key results found contributions to social capital through cooperation and human capital through nutrition. Challenges included improving financial capital through training and credit access and balancing natural resource use with herd expansion.
van Asten P. 2014. Implementing Climate-Smart Agriculture. Copenhagen, Denmark: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security.
Contents:
1. CCAFS – what we do
2. What is CSA in the African context
3. Best bet CSA technologies
4. CSA services and approaches
5. How can we identify the priorities?
6. Collaborative possibilities
Local impact of industrial crops in Sub-Sahara AfricaWorldFish
A key sustainability challenges for several countries in Sub-Sahara Africa is to develop agricultural systems that can provide sufficient and nutritious food, while at the same time also focuses on other important commodities such as bioenergy, fibre and industrial products. Often such agricultural systems can have multiple positive and/or negative effects to local communities and surrounding ecosystems. This presentation draws insights from operational and collapsed industrial crop projects in Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland and Ghana. It highlights some of the key trade-offs of these interventions and how they are “located” at the interface of multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
This document summarizes an expert consultation on the role of crop improvement in India and emerging partnerships. It discusses the contributions of plant sciences to crop production during the Green Revolution, lessons learned, and future challenges. It notes unprecedented agricultural production increases over the last 60 years but also emerging problems like malnutrition, declining yields and resources. Future strategies proposed include raising productivity on small farms, increasing incomes with low-cost technologies, managing natural resources sustainably, and partnerships between India and other countries on issues like climate change adaptation. Recent successes with crops like Bt cotton, soybean, potatoes, and basmati rice are highlighted.
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Africa RISING Mali report on Year 1 (2012)
1. Africa Rising Mali report
on Year 1 (2012)
Eva Weltzien, Tom van Mourik, A. Rouamba, Vera
Lugutuah, Yah Diakite, Bougouna Sogoba,
Abdoulaye Diakite, Mamourou Sidibe, Joachim
Binam, Augustine Ayantunde, Abdou Fall
Africa RISING West Africa Stakeholder Meeting,
Accra, Ghana, 23 January 2013
2. Outline
Key events
Implementing Partners
Research Approach
Key Research questions, Results and Outputs
Conclusions and Outlook
3. Key events
Jan 2012: Inception workshop in Tamale: identification of
target outcomes and target zones in Mali
Feb 2012: Stakeholder workshops in the two target zones:
Identification of implementation partners and key constraints
to sustainable intensification
April/May 2012: Planning meetings with all actors
May/June 2012: Training on tools for implementation of
farmer managed trials
June - Dec 2012: Implementation of rainy season field
experimentation
Aug/Sep 2012 Preparations for Innovation Platform on
options for Crop –livestock integration
4. Implementation Partners
CGIAR: ICRISAT, ICRAF, ILRI, AVRDC
Koutiala area:
AMASSA: Strengthening farmer groups and
associations for crop/grain marketing
AMEDD: Facilitation, Natural Resources
Management, Communication
Bougouni:
Mobiom: Organizing farmers for marketing, and
improved production technologies
5. Consultants:
Moussa Djire: Experiences with of land-use
conventions in Koutiala and Bougouni districts
(ILRI)
Alpha Kergna: Household survey to compliment
PROGEBE survey (focus on crops, additional sites)
(ILRI)
Paul van Mele: Production and Translation of
Farmer to Farmer videos (ICRISAT)
Moussa Noussourou: Training IPM for tomatoes
(AVRDC)
6. Research Approach (1)
1. Identification of Research Priorities: Needs
expressed by stakeholders from the target
areas, and discussions in view of opportunities
provided by broad- based group of researchers
2. Search for entry points to facilitate participatory
research across the production system: provide
a local institutional context for joint learning
7. Research Approach (2)
3. Address sustainability issues, while working on
intensification research questions :
Ensure that on-farm experimentation is
demand driven
Focus on building capacity in the target
communities
Monitoring natural resources indicators
Targeting women's priorities
Initiate research on household typologies
8. Main results:
1. Entry points for participatory research
2. Characterization of key elements in the target
production systems
3. Options for increasing crop productivity
4. Options for improving nutritional status of
young children
5. Options for enhancing natural resources (not
reported today)
9. 1. Entry points for participatory
research on SI with multiple partners
A. Strengthening existing seed and grain
production cooperatives in the target areas:
Interest in a wide range of crops, Capacity to produce seed, Motivated
to increase seed and/or grain sales,
Opportunities: identify varieties and crop management options for SI
with the full range of crops, and a wide range of potential customers.
Sustainability focus: Building farmer and cooperative’s capacity for
choosing varieties for multiplication/sale; for testing SI options; for
communicating SI options
Partners: AMASSA, Mobiom, ICRISAT, AVRDC, ICRAF
10. 1. Entry points for participatory research
on SI with multiple partners (2)
B. Innovation Platform for crop-livestock
integration:
Local governments involved, as well as actors along the whole
value chain for livestock, and forestry products, landscape
scale, NRM issues
Opportunities: Addressing land management issues constructively;
strengthening negotiation skills of a wide range of partners; local
marketing issues considered, fodder availability options from the
whole range of land types and for different types of livestock can
be researched
Sustainability: attracting interest from other development
actors, strengthening negotiation skills of a wide range of partners;
Partners: Mobiom, ILRI, ICRAF
11. 1. Entry points for participatory research
on SI with multiple partners (3)
3. Community Health Centers to facilitate work
with women’s groups
Health with support for treating malnourished children; they have a
responsibility for providing preventive care and advice
Opportunity: Supporting health centers with advice to prevent
malnutrition, a wide diversity of crops, including vegetables and trees
are adapted to the ecology
Sustainability: TOT with women’s groups, producing visuals as training
material, joining training on nutrition with cooking lessons and crop
production
Partners: AMEDD, ICRISAT. AVRDC, ICRAF
12. 1. Entry Points for participatory
research an SI with multiple partners
Each entry point provides a framework for
collaboration with target communities with a
specific purpose
Each entry point ensures that the research
activities generate benefits for participating
farmers from year 1
Creating opportunities for immediate impacts
Entry points could be compared and sequenced
for studying specific outcomes
15. Population pyramid of Garalo “commune”
in Koutiala in 2009/2010
> 80
]70 - 75]
Female Male
]60 - 65]
]50 - 55]
]40 - 45]
]30 - 35]
]20 - 25]
]10 - 15]
]0 - 5]
0.15 0.10 0.05 0.00 0.05 0.10 0.15
Proportion of the Total Population Age Class
16. Principal Sources of household income in
Koutiala and Bougouni (% of households )
Income source Koutiala (% of household Bougouni (% of household
interviewed) interviewed)
Sale of crops 60 65
Sale of animals 18 11
Off-farm activities 15 10
(small-scale commerce, remittances,
salaried work)
Vegetable production 5 2
Forest products 2 9
Others (e.g. fishing)
0 3
17. Use of crop produced by the households in
Koutiala and Bougouni in 2011
Crop Household Sale (%)
consumption (%)
Koutiala Bougouni Koutiala Bougouni
Millet 79 75 12 23
Maize 76 72 16 22
Sorghum 77 77 14 16
Rice 75 60 20 29
Cotton 9 0 91 100
Groundnut 49 41 40 52
Cowpea 84 55 16 40
18. Key issues for Sustainable
Intensification from survey results
Access to agricultural implements and inputs, credit
Risk mitigation to cope with climate variability, and
market shocks
Information systems and training on improved
agronomy, quality control of drugs and pesticides
Value addition particularly cereals
and livestock value chains
Adequate feed for traction animals
19. Farm typology : establisment (1/2)
IER SEP dataset : 30 farms of 3 village of the
Koutiala area monitored from 1994 to 2011 on
structural characteristics (household composition,
assets)
Cluster Analysis on 6 parameters : Cropland size, number of
workers, Household total size, TLU, Oxen, Draught tools
4 Farm types :
• Big mixed farms with large herds,
• Big mixed farms with medium herds,
• Medium mixed farms,
•small farms with very small herds
20. Farm typology : Farmers’ feedback (2/2)
• Presentation of the typology to a group of 23
farmers involved in Icrisat activities. Each farmer
can recognize himself in a type
• Farmers recognize strategies to move ‘up’ to a
type of better resource endowment :
1. Crop livestock integration and better soil
fertility management
2. Management of working
calendars, Agreement between family
members on activities and income
repartition
3. Diversification activities (livestock
fattening, vegetables, banana
plantation, activities out of agriculture)
21. 3. Options for increasing crop
productivity and farmers’
incomes
22. 1. Maize-cowpea intercropping
12 on farm participatory trials in two villages of the Koutiala region.
2 intercropping patterns with 4 cowpea varieties (local+3 improved
varieties)
Patern 1 : Additive pattern Pattern 2 : Maize 2 rows, Cowpea 1
row
26. 4. Soybean variety performance in 4
villages
TGX1908- TGX1935-
Nombre G196 Temoin SE
8F 3F
Village/type de testeur de tests
1133 1171 1330 1237
Farakala (Femmes) 4 5
980 918 973 928 5
Karangana (Femmes) 4
7
Sirakele (Femmes) 4 991 864 973 948
1241 1476 1305 1394 9
Sougoumba(Hommes) 4
Moyennes de tous les villages 1086 1107 1145 1127 6
27. Summary of experiments and training conducted with
seed cooperatives in Yr1
Variety trials (Sorghum, Millet,
Maize, Cowpea, Groundnut,
Soyabean, Okra and Roselle, with
and without agronomic options)
implemented by partners in
Koutiala (11 types, ~160 trials, 17
villages/ cooperatives) and
Bougouni (~5 types, 9 villages)
Seed production fields installed for
certification by farmers in Koutiala
(>20) and Bougouni for sorghum,
pearl millet, maize, cowpea and
soyabean
Video showings on ISSFM have
trained at least 3100 men, 2260
women and 2280 children in the
target villages
27
28. 4. Options for improving
nutritional status of young
children
29. 4 Training Modules developed:
Preventing Malnutrition
Module 1 : Alimentation des enfants de 6 mois à 2 ans ;
Option : Bouillie enrichie à base de produits locaux +
Conseils pratiques
Module 2 : Nutrition et santé des femmes enceintes et
allaitantes ; Option : Sauce de feuilles vertes & Sauce
d’arachide avec feuilles vertes + Conseils pratiques
Module 3 : Alimentation des enfants malades ; Option :
Bouillie enrichie à base mil, soja, arachide + sucre + jus de
fruits + Conseils pratiques
Module 4 : « Prévention des carences alimentaires
(vitamine A, iode et fer) ; Option : Soupe de légumes +
Conseils pratiques
30. Indication of outcomes
Monthly reporting for each of 36 villages of
number of participating women using recipes
Collection of ‘stories’ on experiences with using
recipes
Monitoring of sale of seed mini-packs from health
centers
Plan to collect medical records, to verify
statements that less malnourished children arrive
at health centers than from villages who did not
participate in the training
31. SWOT analysis conducted with
nutrition partners
Strengths: Weaknesses
Women are key target group Roads/distances make it difficult
Improved use of local products for women form some villages
Linking nutrition and use of local crops Delayed start of activities
Participatory development of modules Trainers have tendency to focus
and training materials on recipes, and les on other
Great level of interest from participants messages
and other family members
Opportunities/Potential: Threats/Risks:
Good working relationships established Climatic conditions limit some
Confidence of women in the locally chosen activities
trainers CSCOM have many activities,
Local radio station interested to contribute understaffed