Mbili-Mbili technology: Increasing legume production in East Africa

Mbili-Mbili is a cereal-legume intercropping strategy involving three crops with different growth patterns spatially configured within a field. It was developed within the Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING) Program to get smallholder households out...

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Autores principales: Kihara, Job Maguta, Kinyua, Michael Wanjohi
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125404
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description Mbili-Mbili is a cereal-legume intercropping strategy involving three crops with different growth patterns spatially configured within a field. It was developed within the Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING) Program to get smallholder households out of hunger, food insecurity, malnutrition and poverty. Previously, significant work has been done to develop practices such as integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) that increase maize (Zea mays) productivity with success. However, legume productivity remains low, e.g., < 250 kg/ha for beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) and < 400 kg/ha for pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan). Recognizing this, the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), a partner in the Africa RISING Program, developed and validated legume-based interventions in Babati, Tanzania, amongst which was Mbili-Mbili.
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spelling CGSpace1254042025-11-12T06:50:37Z Mbili-Mbili technology: Increasing legume production in East Africa Kihara, Job Maguta Kinyua, Michael Wanjohi crop production innovation adoption intercropping producción vegetal adopción de innovaciones cultivo intercalado Mbili-Mbili is a cereal-legume intercropping strategy involving three crops with different growth patterns spatially configured within a field. It was developed within the Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING) Program to get smallholder households out of hunger, food insecurity, malnutrition and poverty. Previously, significant work has been done to develop practices such as integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) that increase maize (Zea mays) productivity with success. However, legume productivity remains low, e.g., < 250 kg/ha for beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) and < 400 kg/ha for pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan). Recognizing this, the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), a partner in the Africa RISING Program, developed and validated legume-based interventions in Babati, Tanzania, amongst which was Mbili-Mbili. 2022-08 2022-11-10T10:20:27Z 2022-11-10T10:20:27Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125404 en Open Access application/pdf Kihara, J.M.; Kinyua, M.W. (2022) Mbili-Mbili technology: Increasing legume production in East Africa. Technology Brief 4 p.
spellingShingle crop production
innovation adoption
intercropping
producción vegetal
adopción de innovaciones
cultivo intercalado
Kihara, Job Maguta
Kinyua, Michael Wanjohi
Mbili-Mbili technology: Increasing legume production in East Africa
title Mbili-Mbili technology: Increasing legume production in East Africa
title_full Mbili-Mbili technology: Increasing legume production in East Africa
title_fullStr Mbili-Mbili technology: Increasing legume production in East Africa
title_full_unstemmed Mbili-Mbili technology: Increasing legume production in East Africa
title_short Mbili-Mbili technology: Increasing legume production in East Africa
title_sort mbili mbili technology increasing legume production in east africa
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innovation adoption
intercropping
producción vegetal
adopción de innovaciones
cultivo intercalado
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