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Intensification of maize-legume based systems in the semi-arid areas of Tanzania to increase farm productivity and improve farming natural resource base Kimaro , A, Swai , E ., Ganga Rao , NVRP and Okori, P. Project Site.

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  1. Intensification of maize-legume based systems in the semi-arid areas of Tanzania to increase farm productivity and improve farming natural resource base Kimaro, A, Swai, E., Ganga Rao, NVRP and Okori, P

  2. Project Site Kiteto district is found in the Manyara region with an estimated population of 152,757 Kongwa District is found in Dodoma Region. We are working in Mlali ward with a population of about 28,000 people

  3. Partners

  4. Context of the Interventions • Challenges to increased production/productivity • 1.Fragile farming environments • Erosion prone farms • Degraded land scapes • Low soils fertility • 2. Degradative farming (crop/livestock) pracices • Overgrazing • Limited integration • 3.Low production potential varieties grown • 4. Local demand for legumes (consumption) is low

  5. Context of the Interventions • The Opportunities • Access to markets (Kibaigwa) local and outside of the region • Under good management potential for high production • Livestock is available (poultry, livestock) for food and manure • Contribute to nutrition and crop productivity outcomes (leaverage other FTF programes TUBoreshe Chakula, NaFaka) • Management and yield enhancing technlogies exist PM Mizengo Pinda

  6. Africa RISING Principles • Research designed to test hypotheses that are linked to outputs and developmental outcomes identified by the Africa RISING programme. • Problem-focused and demand driven research activities influenced by market demand, evolving policy environments, and changing social structures the needs of farmers. • Ensuring that research outputs are targeted effectively to development needs and are feasible for target farm households to implement. • Implemented at several levels with • Core research outputs that are likely to be common across the programme; • Diverse research activities as guided by the individual projects; • Flexible methods and tools to fit individual research activities and the context. • Scaling will be at a pilot level and beyond through the development of investment plans with development agencies.

  7. Project Theory of Change ICRISAT Impact Impacts Smallholder farm households especially women and children move out of poverty, food and nutritional insecurity while maintaining and/or improving ecosystem stability Sphere of interest Outcomes Sphere of influence Africa Rising outcomes Outcome 1 Increased crop yields in maize-legume farming systems by up to 100% for cereals and 80% for legumes. Outcome 2 Improved land productivity in robust agro-ecologies and productive farming and crop systems Project outputs Output 4 Post-harvest processing utilization and food safety improved nutrition outcomes Output 1 Introduce, & evaluate improved varieties of maize and grain legumes Output 2 Deploy ISFT to improve plant nutrition, yields and agro-ecosystem resilience Output 3 Validate & promote land management options for sustainable intensification Outputs and activities Preconditions amongst in action site Sphere of influence Farmer organisations are functional & supportive of the project Existing land tenure systems allows for farm to landscape level interventions Government policy is supportive of investments in agriculture Opportunities for improved access to seed and innovations support intensification Preconditions among project partners Novel & multidisciplinary approaches used to improve agricultural innovation High quality staff motivated to work for project success Team operations is at optimum and well supported Strengthened M&E and learning in place for team

  8. The Partners Including policy institutions, infrastructure, human and natural resources Ultimate beneficiaries, the farmers R&D stakeholders, and their communities including NGOs Agriculture development environment NARES, IARCs and institutions Farmers and their organizations

  9. Intensification Model Improved agricultural productivity and nutrition outcomes

  10. Experimental approach Scaling up and out Scaling-up Validation Increasing resilience and productivity Experimentation Year 4 Year 1 Year 2 • RO1 to inform investment options (Alt: Experiment with options to underpin scaling up and out). • Increased productivity (new varieties- at scale), land use for livestock and poultry • Increase land productivity (nutrient use, decrease degradation) • Address house nutrition and food security Year 3

  11. Summary of Progress • Benchmarking: • Identifying options for piloting and up-scaling into our intensification model are being done. • New varieties, • Seed systems for up-and out-scaling • Investigations into production environments • Strategic partnership: • All direct implementers (contracted partners), and associate partners (critical partners non contractual partners) as well as community leadership are on board.

  12. WP 1: On-farm evaluation of improved legume & cereals varieties Intercrop Kogwa & PVS at Moleti Kiteto

  13. WP 2: Integrated soil fertility management

  14. WP 3: Land and water management (soil and water conservation) Farmers examine a maize crop produced under improved managed

  15. WP 4: Post harvest processing, utilization and nutrition and safety

  16. WP 4: Post harvest processing, utilization and nutrition and safety

  17. WP 5: Crop-livestock & poultry integration for productivity enhancement

  18. WP 5: Crop-livestock & poultry integration for productivity enhancement

  19. WP 6: Characterization of sites

  20. Lessons learnt • R4D innovation platform: • Convergence & complementarity: Complement of partners is fluid. Convergence of thrusts takes time and largely influence by extraneous factors • Benchmanks are critical: R&D investment typologies are needed to implementation. (Helps to isolate Research from development issues) • Partnerships. Intensification involves complex institutional and operational relationships. Limited understanding of what works and does not is critical for scaling up and design of appropriate interventions. • Champions for change: Champions at community level are essential. This may compound design of evaluations because such people are usually targeted by others

  21. Thank you! ICRISAT is a member of the CGIAR Consortium

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