Mbili Mbili Cropping Systems for crop diversification and climate resilience: IPSR Innovation Profile
Mbili Mbili intercropping system has been promoted as a crop diversification and intensification approach. Mbili-Mbili exploits plant spatial configurations to increase light penetration to the legumes, otherwise often shaded by cereals. The main aim is to increase legume productivity, while maintai...
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| author | Waswa, Boaz Shaban Kihara, Job Maguta Kinyua, Michael Ooro, Patrick |
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| author_facet | Waswa, Boaz Shaban Kihara, Job Maguta Kinyua, Michael Ooro, Patrick |
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| description | Mbili Mbili intercropping system has been promoted as a crop diversification and intensification approach. Mbili-Mbili exploits plant spatial configurations to increase light penetration to the legumes, otherwise often shaded by cereals. The main aim is to increase legume productivity, while maintaining the same productivity of the cereal and taking advantage and complementarity of the different growth habits and durations of the combined crops. Mbili Mbili enables a farmer to grow both legumes and cereals on the same land and thus harvest at different times. In event of a loss, one crop serves as an insurance. This makes the system climate smart. Mbili Mbili system has been reported to have a higher return (up to 37% more) compared to the standard farmer intercropping practices. The technology has been tested, and widely promoted in maize growing areas in Kenya and other countries in east and southern Africa. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1254292024-11-07T09:47:36Z Mbili Mbili Cropping Systems for crop diversification and climate resilience: IPSR Innovation Profile Waswa, Boaz Shaban Kihara, Job Maguta Kinyua, Michael Ooro, Patrick innovation intercropping climate smart agriculture scaling up cropping systems crop diversification resilience farming systems cereals maize legumes diversification intensification insurance climate-smart agriculture Mbili Mbili intercropping system has been promoted as a crop diversification and intensification approach. Mbili-Mbili exploits plant spatial configurations to increase light penetration to the legumes, otherwise often shaded by cereals. The main aim is to increase legume productivity, while maintaining the same productivity of the cereal and taking advantage and complementarity of the different growth habits and durations of the combined crops. Mbili Mbili enables a farmer to grow both legumes and cereals on the same land and thus harvest at different times. In event of a loss, one crop serves as an insurance. This makes the system climate smart. Mbili Mbili system has been reported to have a higher return (up to 37% more) compared to the standard farmer intercropping practices. The technology has been tested, and widely promoted in maize growing areas in Kenya and other countries in east and southern Africa. 2022-11-01 2022-11-12T17:06:59Z 2022-11-12T17:06:59Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125429 en https://africa-rising.net/public-and-private-partnerships-improve-smallholder-farmer-fortunes-in-babati-tanzania/ http://bit.ly/3UiQjNj http://bit.ly/3WukLVR http://bit.ly/3UonUF6 http://bit.ly/3T1qorY http://bit.ly/3RzjpWO Open Access application/pdf Waswa, B., Kihara, J., Kinyua, M. and Ooro, P. 2022. Mbili Mbili Cropping Systems for crop diversification and climate resilience: IPSR Innovation Profile. First edition, December 2022. Montpellier: CGIAR System Organization. |
| spellingShingle | innovation intercropping climate smart agriculture scaling up cropping systems crop diversification resilience farming systems cereals maize legumes diversification intensification insurance climate-smart agriculture Waswa, Boaz Shaban Kihara, Job Maguta Kinyua, Michael Ooro, Patrick Mbili Mbili Cropping Systems for crop diversification and climate resilience: IPSR Innovation Profile |
| title | Mbili Mbili Cropping Systems for crop diversification and climate resilience: IPSR Innovation Profile |
| title_full | Mbili Mbili Cropping Systems for crop diversification and climate resilience: IPSR Innovation Profile |
| title_fullStr | Mbili Mbili Cropping Systems for crop diversification and climate resilience: IPSR Innovation Profile |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mbili Mbili Cropping Systems for crop diversification and climate resilience: IPSR Innovation Profile |
| title_short | Mbili Mbili Cropping Systems for crop diversification and climate resilience: IPSR Innovation Profile |
| title_sort | mbili mbili cropping systems for crop diversification and climate resilience ipsr innovation profile |
| topic | innovation intercropping climate smart agriculture scaling up cropping systems crop diversification resilience farming systems cereals maize legumes diversification intensification insurance climate-smart agriculture |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125429 |
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