1. Provide pathways out of hunger and poverty for small holder families, particularly for women and children, through sustainably intensified farming systems that sufficiently improve food, nutrition, and income security and conserve or enhance the natural resource base. Identify demand-driven sustainable intensification options that are socially acceptable, economically feasible, and environmentally sound Combine and adapt these options to address constraints and exploit opportunities. Evaluate their effectiveness at multiple scales. Catalyze ongoing sustainable farm intensification. Program Purpose and Objectives Africa RISING

2. Whole farm productivity Natural resource management Connect to markets & input suppliers Nutrition and poverty, especially women and children Economic & environmental resilience Program Outcomes Africa RISING

4. Maize Horticulture Livestock Legumes Value Chain Context Inputs Production Processing Markets

5. Maize Horticulture Livestock Legumes Marketing Milling / packagingPost-harvest storage Production Extension Equipment / fertilizer Seeds & Breeds Strong, formalized linkages Value Chain Context

6. Maize Horticulture Livestock Legumes Marketing Milling / packagingPost-harvest storage Production Extension Equipment / fertilizer Seeds & Breeds 1° research scope 2° research scope Strong, formalized linkages Value Chain Context