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Improving the productivity and resilience of smallholder farmers with maize-legume and legume-legume systems in Malawi

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Title Improving the productivity and resilience of smallholder farmers with maize-legume and legume-legume systems in Malawi
 
Creator Ngwira, A
William, N
Sieglinde, S
Regis, C
Rao, K P C
Whitbread, A M
 
Subject Crop Modelling
Participatory Modeling
Drought
Maize
Legume Crops
 
Description Smallholder farmers in southern africa must cope with declining soil fertility and production risks associated with frequent droughts (jayne et al., 2014). Legume integration through rotations or intercropping in maize-based farming systems are promoted to increase crop diversification and soil fertility. Anovel strategy, doubled up legumes, could help develop production systems that fulfil sustainable intensification (SI) indicators. It is however crucial to understand resource competition in mixed cropping systems under variable soil and climate conditions.
 
Date 2020-02
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/11519/1/Abstract_Ngwira%20et%20al%202020.pdf
Ngwira, A and William, N and Sieglinde, S and Regis, C and Rao, K P C and Whitbread, A M (2020) Improving the productivity and resilience of smallholder farmers with maize-legume and legume-legume systems in Malawi. In: 2nd International Crop Modeling Symposium, February 3-5, 2020, Montpellier, France. (Submitted)