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Africa RISING - Malawi Productivity of Maize after Legumes
Harvard Dataverse (Africa Rice Center, Bioversity International, CCAFS, CIAT, IFPRI, IRRI and WorldFish)
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Africa RISING - Malawi Productivity of Maize after Legumes
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https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/R9Z3YA
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Michigan State University (MSU)
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Harvard Dataverse
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This data study contains legume maize sequencing yield data. About the project Project title: Africa RISING - Malawi Productivity of Maize after Legumes Project abstract The Malawi project has local theme 'Agro-ecological intensification in Malawi through action research with smallholder farmers' with a lot of emphasis on co-learning with farmers and other stakeholders.The purpose of the Africa RISING Malawi component is to enhance farmer knowledge and support sustainable intensification (SI) pathways for productivity gains in maize-legume diversified systems, that also integrates livestock-related enterprises such as improved fodder for intensified dairy production. The project is setting up a research approach that systematically assesses SI best-bet options that appropriately respond to the needs of resource-poor farmers - particularly female headed households. Building on successful examples of participatory action research and experiences from biophysical research on smallholder farms in Malawi over the past 2 decades, the research team has begun taping into these products of agricultural research to move towards more sustainable smallholder production systems. We envisage that farm-scale production strategies employed by different farm/farmer typologies will be further distilled through scenario analyses using farming systems simulation modeling approaches. The project works with an alliance of actors, (agro-dealers, extension services, NGOs, local government structures, etc) as R4D platforms for the two districts. Project website: http://africa-rising.net/where-we-work/west-africa/ Project start date: 01/01/2012 Project end date : 10/30/2016 |
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Agricultural Sciences
Social Sciences maize legume MALAWI SOUTHERN AFRICA AFRICA |
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English
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2015
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IFPRI-KM
Chikowo, Regis (Michigan State University (MSU)) Snapp, Sieglinde (Michigan State University (MSU)) United States Agency for International Development (USAID) |
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Agronomy Data
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