Africa RISING ESA I. Hoeschle-Zeledon Coordinator IITA

Where we work: Tanzania Kongwa: Chitego, Moleti, Mlala, Laikala villages Kiteto: Njoro village Babati: Sabilo, Long, Seloto, Hallu, Matufa, Shaurimoyo villages sub-humid semi-arid

Malawi Dedza district: Golomoti EPA, Golomoti Center Section; Linthipe EPA, Mposa Section Ntcheu district: Kandeu EPA, Kampanje Section; Nsipe EPA, Mpamadzi Section sub-humid/semi-arid

Zambia Chipata district: Mthaya, Kapara, Chanje camps, Msekera Research Station Katete district: Kafumbwe, Kampala camps sub-humid

Who we are Research SiteResearch Team LeaderPartner Institutions Babati, TanzaniaIITACIAT, ILRI, CIMMYT, AVRDC, MAFSCO, SARI, NM-AIST, SUA, TFNC, ARI-Naliendele, ARI- Selian, ARI-Mbeya, TALIRI, DAICOs, Univ. Tufts, Univ. Tuskegee, BOKU-Tulln Kongwa and Kiteto, TanzaniaICRISATCIMMYT, ICRAF, AVRDC, ARI-Hombolo, ARI- Selian, ARI-Naliendele, PRC, UDOM, SUA, DAICOs, NAFAKA, Tuboreshe Chakula, USAID Mission Dedza and Ntcheu, MalawiMichigan State University (Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences) CIAT, ICRAF, LUANAR, DAES, INVC, USAID Mission Chipata and Katete, ZambiaCIMMYT/IITATLC, GART, ZARI, MoAL, UNZA, USAID Mission Eastern and Lusaka Provinces, Zambia Michigan State University (Department of Community Sustainability) CIFOR, ICRAF, ZARI, WWF, COMACO, BioCarbon partners, TLC, IAPRI, USAID Mission Cross-cutting: M&E Farming Systems Analysis IFPRI Wageningen University IITA, MSU, CIMMYT

1. Crops/Shrubs/Trees 3. Livestock 2. Soil/Water 1.Crops 2.Soil/Water 3.Livestock 4.Crop Soil √ 5.Crop Livestock √ 6.Soil Livestock √ 7.Crop Soil Livestock √ markets/institutions, gender, policies,… Integrated Systems Research

What we do Kongwa/KitetoBabatiMalawiZambia On-farm evaluation of improved legumes and cereals, vegetables; MLND disease management Adaptation of crop management technologies to land and production environments On-farm agronomic experimentation Enhancing targeting and delivery of technologies Evaluation of soil fertility and water management options Management of MLNDIntegration of climbing beans Enhancing adoption and adaptation of improved agronomic practices Livestock and poultry management Fodder and Feed for intensification of crop- lIvestock systems Livestock intensificationSoybean use and product development Approaches to food and nutrition security Strategies for prevention of mycotoxin contamination Nutrition improvement and diversification Increasing range of maize and legume varieties Innovation platforms to inform R4D targets and processes Post-harvest technologies for improved nutrition and income Dissemination, impact and networking Capacity enhancement of national partners Lessons learning, networking Integration of vegetables for dietary diversification Impact of farm-level SI interventions on landscape (biodiversity, climate change mitigation) Assessment of water and nutrient flows, degradation and restoration options at farm and landscape Improved indigenous chicken productivity Socio-economic research and R4D platforms

Capacity building 13 MSc, 6PhD and 2 BSc attached to the project

WP Linking farmers to markets RO1 Characterization and synthesis WP Crop management WP Livestock and land management WP Mycotoxin management WP Post-harvest handling WP Vegetable integration WP Poultry husbandry RO3 Scaling Development partners, R4D platforms, farmer groups Landscape (erosion, watershed, grazing land, forests Markets Implementation strategy: Babati example Farm Integration RCTs

Theory of change: Kongwa/Kiteto example Impacts Small holder farm households, especially women and children move out of poverty and food and nutritional insecurity, while maintaining and/or improving ecosystem stability and overall agricultural productivity Development Impact Sphere of interest Outcomes Outputs and activities Project level outcomes Outcome 1 Increased food and cash crop production in maize – legume – livestock farming systems Outcome 2 Improved land productivity and agro-ecology robustness support productive and sustainable agriculture Pre-conditions in action site Access to improved seed, innovations, information, markets Farmer organizations are functional and supportive Existing land tenure systems support farm to landscape level interventions Government policy is supportive of investment in agriculture Project outputs Pre-conditions amongst project partners Output 1 Improved varieties of maize and grain legumes introduced and evaluated Output 2 Integrated soil fertility and water management options implemented and validated Output 3 Improved rangeland management practices for higher pasture quality validated and promoted Team operations are at optimum and well supported High quality and motivated staff Output 4 Improved post-harvest handling technologies introduced and validated Strong M&E and learning in place Novel multi-disciplinary research approaches used Sphere of influence Sphere of action

Achievements Focus on RO1: Situation analysis to set base for RO2 site selection; establishment of R4D/Innovation Platforms; baseline surveys; detailed farming systems analysis for construction of farm typologies; identification of constraints and entry points for intensification; analysis of constraints to adoption RO2: Integrated systems improvement solid partnerships established for research implementation; demonstration of technologies and their combinations for SI (crops, livestock, land/water management, post-harvest protection and value addition); most appropriate technologies highlighted for further study and potential dissemination; identification and inclusion of emerging research challenges (e.g. MLND) Stepwise approach in terms of technologies and sites

RO3: Scaling and delivery assessment of scalability of technologies (documentation in progress); partnerships with development partners; R4D platforms as vehicle for scaling and dissemination established; regular field days RO4: M&E reporting against 8 FtF indicators for project impact; discussion on SI indicators initiated; custom indicators established in log frame

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