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Breeding lines with improved performance under P and water limitation. Improved lines for combined stress of drought and low P identified
Simple, 3-way and double (4 parent) crosses are created among stress tolerant parents, and including parents for high grain iron. F2 populations are screened under drought stress and promising families are harvested in ...
Integrated watershed management to create multifunctional landscapes: implementation and monitoring
CIAT presentation on Integrated watershed management meeting in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. June 20-21, 2016
Smallholder Farmers’ Perceptions on Climate Change and the Use of Sustainable Agricultural Practices in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa
In developing regions with high levels of poverty and a dependence on climate
sensitive agriculture, studies focusing on climate change adaptation, planning, and policy processes,
have gained relative importance over the ...
PRA: Pest risk analysis for Fusarium oxysporium f. sp. Cubense
PRA: Pest risk analysis for Fusarium oxysporium f. sp. Cubense.
Mainstreaming Efficient Legume Seed Systems in Eastern Africa: Challenges, opportunities and contributions towards improved livelihoods
This technical paper begins with an introduction to
grain legumes and their importance in Eastern Africa,
followed by trends in production and productivity,
variety development, release and promotion.
It proposes and ...
Effect of best-bet sustainable land management technologies of minimum till, agroforestry shrubs and box ridges on yield of maize (SC403) in Nsipe, Malawi
Food insecurity is a serious challenge to most of the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In this region, production levels of small-scale farmers, who contribute a significant proportion of the maize produced, has been far much ...
Technology: the MBC33 climbing bean variety
In Malawi climbing varieties have not yet released. However, MBC33 was one of the two varies that showed potential for release. MBC33 variety is a large seeded variety and is a moderate climber.
Elaboration of Livestock R&D Scenarios and Assessment of the Impact of Alternative Investment Scenarios on Employment Generation: A Methodological Framework
As agriculture is the largest employment sector in Sub-Saharan Africa, and as the average contribution of agriculture to GDP is more than 17% (OECD/FAO, 2016; World Bank, 2017), the agricultural employment growth can be a ...
Determinants of integrated soil fertility management technologies adoption by smallholder farmers in the Chinyanja Triangle of Southern Africa
Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) technologies have proven to be viable options for improving
land productivity and increasing yield. However, adoption of the set of complementary technologies that
are required ...