Groundnuts are an important crop in Zimbabwe, grown by a large proportion of smallholder farmers (36%); groundnuts are second after maize in terms of area coverage. Groundnuts can provide an important source of food and ...

This leaflet illustrates the benefits from better integration of crops and livestock. We describe forage production and draft power animal management as two complementary technologies critical for sustainable intensification ...

This leaflet illustrates common bean production and market practices generated through demonstrations in the MOREP project. They are useful for farmers in similar environments like in Manica district, Central Mozambique.

Transboundary water management is widely advocated to be implemented at the basin level, and a growing body of basin-level institutions have been formed in transboundary waters. In practice, however, transboundary water ...

The present document consists of the official Agenda for the Options by Context Training, held in Kenya, 25-29 May 2015. The event aimed to: 1. Familiarise all ICRAF DryDev staff with the OxC, R in D and planned comparisons ...

The present work is focused on the performance of bush bean variety under different management practices. Breeding researchers in Malawi have not yet released any climbing bean variety. However, under the McKnight project ...

The present work is focused on drougt tolerant beans for small-scale farmers in maize mixed farming system. SER45 is a small seeded bean variety, bred for tolerance to drought, just like SER83. High potentials have been ...

Policy Brief on Market-oriented interventions and climate resilience in dryland agro-pastoralism

Brief on The agronomy and use of Mucuna pruriens in smallholder farming systems in southern Africa

Barley is among the major food security crops in the highlands and industrial commodity for the emerging brewery industry. This paper documents the current productivity levels, varietal adoption and seed commercial behaviors ...