Presented by Jeroen Groot (Wageningen UR) at the Africa RISING East and Southern Africa Review and Planning Meeting, Malawi, 14-16 July 2015

1. Farming systems analysis in
Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia
Africa RISING East and Southern Africa Review and Planning Meeting,
Malawi, 14-16 July 2015
Jeroen Groot
Wageningen UR

2.  Farm typologies  methods and outcomes
 Farm analysis  diagnosis and trade-offs & synergies
 PhD student started  technology adoption and trade-offs
 Work on fodder resources in Babati with CIAT
Overview

3. Methodology
Rapid
characteriz.
Detailed
description
Exploration
innovations
Typology
Systems
(re)design
Diagnosis
Tradeoff
analysis
Innovations

4. Diversity System X
System Y
Structure
Relationships
Processes
Functions

5. Type 1 (LRE) Type 5 (HRE)

6. Typology methods
Diverse farming systems
Data collection
Selection of key variables
Grouping techniques
Farm types
Experts
Community
Alvaréz et al. (2014) Typology Guideline for Humidtropics

7. Exploration of tradeoffs

8. Plans PhD student
Agro-ecological
conditions
Soil type and fertility,
climate, rainfall
Farm households
Household
characteristics
Institutions
Credits, markets,
extension services, land
tenure, labor, research
institutes, NGOs, govt.
External technologies
Tested on-station
and on-farm
Local technologies
Own invention
and other farmers
Farmer technology
adoption and
adaptation
Motivation
Trade-offs
Obj. 1 Obj. 4
Obj. 2
Obj. 3

9. Farmer motivations and objectives

10. Fodder use in Babati (with CIAT)

11.  Farm typologies  methods and outcomes
 Farm analysis  diagnosis and trade-offs & synergies
 PhD student started  technology adoption and trade-offs
 Work on fodder resources in Babati with CIAT
Overview

12. Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation
africa-rising.net
jeroen.groot@wur.nl