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Africa, DRYLANDSCRP, HUMIDTROPICS, IFPRI, Impact Assessment, Intensification, Maize, Malawi, Research, Southern Africa, Tanzania

Characterizing the adopters of sustainable intensification innovations in Malawi and Tanzania

By Jonathan Odhong OnMarch 6, 2015

At this week's international conference on Integrated Systems Research for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture, Jeroen Groot presented a poster on behalf of ...

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CIMMYT, Crop-Livestock, Crops, HUMIDTROPICS, IITA, Intensification, Maize, Southern Africa, Tanzania

Integration of Maize Lethal Necrosis disease management in crop-livestock intensification in East Africa

By Jonathan Odhong OnMarch 5, 2015

At this week's international conference on Integrated Systems Research for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture, Bright Jumbo presented a poster reporting on research ...

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Animal Feeding, Dairying, Drylands, DRYLANDSCRP, Fodder, Forages, ICRAF, Intensification, Malawi, Research, Southern Africa

Exploring niches for livestock intensification in farming systems in Malawi

By Jonathan Odhong OnMarch 4, 2015

At this week’s international conference on Integrated Systems Research for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture, Aston Mulwafu presented a poster explaining on different feed options for smallholder ...

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Africa, Animal Feeding, Crop-Livestock, Forages, HUMIDTROPICS, IITA, ILRI, Livestock, Research, SLS, Southern Africa, Tanzania

Participatory evaluation of productivity and farmer preferences of selected Napier grass accessions in northern Tanzania

By Jonathan Odhong OnMarch 4, 2015

At this week's international conference on Integrated Systems Research for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture, Gregory Sikumba presented a poster on farmer preferences of selected Napier grass ...

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Crops, Drylands, DRYLANDSCRP, IITA, Intensification, Legumes, Malawi, MSU, Pigeonpea, Research, Southern Africa

Increasing pigeonpea productivity in a novel doubled-up legume cropping system in Malawi

By Jonathan Odhong OnMarch 3, 2015

At this week's international conference on Integrated Systems Research for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture, Chiwimbo Gwenambira (Michigan State University) presented a poster explaining a a novel ...

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Crop-Livestock, Event, Humid Tropics, HUMIDTROPICS, ICARDA, ICRAF, ICRISAT, IITA, ILRI, Impact Assessment, Innovation Systems, Intensification, Knowledge and Information

International Conference calls for integrated systems research for sustainable intensification in smallholder agriculture

By Jonathan Odhong OnMarch 3, 2015

Agricultural scientists and researchers from over 30 nations gather today at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan, Nigeria, for the International Conference on ...

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