Malawi: Phosphorus Fertilization in Legume Systems

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. About the project Project title: AfricaRISING - Sustainable intensification of maize-legume-livestock integrated farming systems in East and Southern Africa 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 Project start date: 01/01/2012 Project end date : 30/9/2016

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Creator World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF),International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT),Lilongwe University of Agriculture & Natural Resources (LUANAR)
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Subject Vocab (AGROVOC/GACS/CAB) SOYBEANS,PIGEON PEAS,MALAWI,SOUTHERN AFRICA,AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA,AFRICA
Subject(s) Africa RISING,AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES,SOCIAL SCIENCES
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Contributor Person 1 Snapp, Sieglende (Michigan State University (MSU)) ,Chikowo, Regis (Michigan State University (MSU) ,United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
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Contributor Project Lead Organisation Center International Institute of Tropical Agriculture(IITA)
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Contributor Donor United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
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Production Date 2015-01-01
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Identifier http://dx.doi.org/10.7910/DVN/WRBXUR
Identifier Citation World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF),International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT),Lilongwe University of Agriculture & Natural Resources (LUANAR),2015-01-01,Malawi: Phosphorus Fertilization in Legume Systems ,https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataverse/AfricaRISING,1.0,http://dx.doi.org/10.7910/DVN/WRBXUR
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Coverage country Malawi
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Coverage Start Date 2014-09-27
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Contact Chirwa, Rowland;International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Contact Email r.chirwa@cgiar.org
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