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Integrated crop-livestock systems − a key to sustainable intensification in Africa
Mixed crop-livestock systems provide livelihoods for a billion people and produce half the world’s cereal and around a third of its beef and milk. Market orientation and strong and growing demand for food provide powerful ...
Assisting smallholder farmers in mixed crop-livestock systems to understand the potential effects of technologies and climate change through participatory modeling
Smallholder farming systems in the semiarid
areas of Zimbabwe are characterized by low production. This low production is not solely
due to lack of technologies but also due to a lack of integrating a diversity of viewpoints ...
Towards resilient and profitable farming systems in Central Mozambique using an open innovation platform approach
Farmers in Central Mozambique do not benefit adequately from growing markets for crops and livestock. Ecological, economic and
social barriers are intertwined: • Absence of functional markets restricting farmers from ...
South Eastern Africa Team Stakeholder Meeting
AgMIP’s South Eastern Africa Team, CLIP (Crop Livestock Intensification Project) met with stakeholders May 5-6th at ICRISAT-Bulawayo, in Zimbabwe. The workshop, “What do we need to know about climate change, impact and ...
Projecting the future: What will climate change mean to farmers in Zimbabwe?
While adaptation to climate change brings benefits in terms of reducing vulnerability, it does not always translate into substantial monetary gains. Key messages such as this were shared at a workshop organized as part of ...
Re-designing smallholder farming futures for reduced vulnerability to climate change in semi-arid southern Africa
Climate change will impact the productivity of maize-based crop-livestock systems and the food security of smallholders depending on them in semi-arid southern Africa. Earlier results from testing climate change adaptation ...
Farmers in Central Mozambique taste success using an Open Innovation Platform approach
The success of commercialization of common bean in Dororo district has caught the attention of government officials of Mozambique and other regional organizations who are keen to spread the learnings further.
Drastic changes in farming to improve the situation of rural communities in face of climate change
Drastic changes in farming to improve the situation of rural communities in face of climate change
Sustainable intensification of smallholder farming in central Mozambique: Benefits from better integration of crops and livestock
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 ...
Common beans: Benefits for farmers engaging in market-oriented production
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.