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Drought tolerant bean varieties offer hope to smallholder farmers in Malawi
The 2014/15 season was a nightmare in Malawi as the country faced floods at
the beginning of the season and then terminal drought. Most farmers lost
property and crops through flooding and water lodging while surviving ...
Assessment of maize yield gap and major determinant factors between smallholder farmers in the Dedza district of Malawi
This study explored the effect of soil nutrient status, agronomic practices and socio-economic
factors on maize yield attained by smallholder farmers in the Dedza District of Malawi. Results show
that maize yield ranged ...
Participatory Yield Assessment of Climbing and Bush Beans under Different Management Options in Malawi
Common bean is the cheapest source of proteins for the rural poor who cannot afford to buy meat in Sub Saharan Africa. However, in Malawi, the average productivity over the last ten years stands at less than 0.5 Mg ha-1 ...
Below and aboveground pigeonpea productivity in a novel doubled-up legume cropping system across three agro-ecologies in central Malawi
The following document is an infographic on pigeonpea productivity in central Malawi.
Gender, Tenurial niches in the Kandeu informal irrigation scheme of Malawi and their implications for drought mitigation
The presentation addresses the issue of understanding the gendered tenurial niches in the informal irrigation in the Kandeu informal irrigation scheme of Malawi and
their implications for drought mitigation, presented by ...
Narrowing Common Bean Yield Gap and Improving Productivity Using Organic Soil Amendments within Smallholder Farming Systems of Sub-Saharan Africa
Main effects of chicken manure treatment on bean yield in sole and maize intercrop cropping systems.
Influence of putative forest refugia and biogeographic barriers on the level and distribution of genetic variation in an African savannah tree, Khaya senegalensis (Desr.) A. Juss
Phylogeographic studies of tropical and subtropical
tree species provide an ideal method to study the role of forest
refugia in the structuring of genetic diversity in contemporary
populations. To date, most studies have ...
Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING) Program Framework 2012 - 2016
The Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING) program comprises three research-for-development projects supported by the United States Agency for International Development as ...
Gender and sustainable increase in production through irrigation: The Case of Ntcheu District, Malawi
The need to sustainably intensify agricultural production using irrigation dates as far back as the Egyptian civilization. In modern day Africa, irrigation offers an opportunity to get more crops per drop as a solution to ...
Treesilience: An assessment of the resilience provided by trees in the drylands of Eastern Africa Edited
This book is the result of a consultative process, which brought together experts from
Eastern Africa and beyond to synthesize and compile existing information on the role
of trees in building resilience in the region’s ...