Pulse s in Syste ms: SI ML E SA Susta ina b le inte nsific a tio - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Pulse s in Syste ms: SI ML E SA Susta ina b le inte nsific a tio n o f ma ize - le g ume syste ms fo r F o o d Se c urity in e a ste rn a nd so uthe rn Afric a A ma jo r fa rming syste ms pro je c t fo r Afric a funde d b y ACI AR (2009-2018) Bruc e Pe ng e lly Pr e se ntation adapte d fr om slide s kindly made available by Dr Muluge tta Me kur ia, CIMMYT , Har ar e

Whe r e ar e the tar ge t c ountr ie s ? Ma jo r ma ize g ro wing a g ro -e c o lo g ie s a c ro ss 5 c o re c o untrie s: • E thio pia • K e nya • T a nza nia • Ma la wi • Mo za mb iq ue Plus le an ac tivitie s in 3 spillove r c ountr ie s • Bo tswa na • Rwa nda • Ug a nda Par tne r s inc lude the NARs and the CGIAR (CIMMYT , IL RI, CIAT ) QAAF I is the main Austr alian par tne r age nc y. Pr oje c t is c oor dinate d by CIMMYT . F ro m M. Me kuria 2016

Sustainable Inte nsific ation Inte nsific ation Susta ina bility • Inc r e ase d yie ld or outputs pe r • Co nse rve the na tura l unit ar e a/ inputs (E nhanc e re so urc e b a se (Godfr ay e t al., 2010; pr oduc tivity) Pr e tty e t al., 2011; T ilman e t al., 2011) • Dive r sific ation fro m ma ize fo r • E c o lo g ic a lly a nd die t dive rsific a tio n a nd te c hnic a lly so und e g so il q ua lity impro ve d inc o me s de g ra da tio n thro ug h e ro sio n, fe rtility de c line • Inte gr ation o f c ro ps & • So c ia lly a nd Cultura lly live sto c k a c c e pta b le ( Do the te c hno lo g ie s • Impr e silie nc e to ma rke t ove d r fit lo c a l fa rming syste ms? ) sho c ks a nd c lima te risks • E c o no mic a lly via b le (do e s it • Impr ove d e ffic ie nc y pe r unit ma ke e c o no mic se nse ? ) input e g wa te r, la b o ur, c a pita l, inputs I mpro ve d fo o d se c urity a nd live liho o ds F ro m M. Me kuria 2016

Syste m inte g ra tion: Dive r sific ation thr ough Ce r e al (Maize )- L e gume and live stoc k inte gr ation  Increase soil fertility PULSES • Increase soil fertility  Improved nutrition • Improved nutrition  Supply cash • Supply cash Ce r e al (Maize ) • Increased productivity F ora g e Ensured food security – • Alternative of cattle feeding (residue – Income security management)  Increase productivity Improved animal •  Increase profitability nutrition  Reduce down side risk F ro m M. Me kuria 2016

SIML E SA- 2: 2014- 2018 Inc r e ase d foc us on sustainable inte nsific ation, inte gr ation and impac t. • Inte gr ation ac r oss obje c tive s Sc aling in final ye ar s is the major foc us • Cr op- live stoc k inte gr ation • Gr e ate r foc us on inte r ac tions among var ie tie s and CA- base d te c hnologie s: inc l. inte r c r opping , dise ase , dr ought and N- str e ss tole r anc e , • F ar m sc ale studie s  43 ma ize va rie tie s a c ro ss a ll c o untrie s se le c te d a nd the ir a c c e le ra te d  50 le g ume (pulse ) va rie tie s a c ro ss a ll c o untrie s se le c te d a nd a va ila b ility a c c e le ra te d:  Gr oundnuts  Be ans  Cowpe as  Pige on pe as  Soybe ans Ad a pte d fro m M. Me kuria 2016

Ro le o f QAAF I (Que e nsla nd Allia nc e o f Ag ric ulture a nd F o o d I nno va tio n)  Mo de ling o f typo lo g ie s o f ho use ho lds to de te rmine who mig ht b e a b le to a do pt te c hno lo g ie s, a nd le a d c ha ng e in pra c tic e  Cro p mo de ling e spe c ia lly implic a tio ns o f ne w fa rming syste ms pra c tic e s a nd e ffic ie nt use o f nitro g e n a nd wa te r  Pro visio n o f the ke y mo de lling to o l (APSI M a nd de riva tive s suc h a s APSF a rm)  QAAF I re se a rc he rs b a se d in Ha ra re a nd Addis Ab a b a

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Ca pa c ity building : to inc re a se the e ffic ie nc y of a g ric ultura l re se a rc h toda y a nd in the future Ce ntra l to SIML E SA 1.Long term academic support of NARs young scientists • A total of 65 SIMLESA (42 MSc and 23 PhD) students were supported 2. Short term trainings were carried out mainly by CIMMYT, QAAFI,ARC and ASARECA – Seed systems, research management extension and scaling out and M&E 3 -Farmer trainings e.g. field days, exchange visits, field tours, field visits Ad a pte d fro m M. Me kuria 2016

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