Africa RISING in Malawi – impact brief
Interventions/Innovations The Africa RISING (AR) program in Malawi was implemented in Dedza and Ntcheu districts in the country’s Central region, primarily using an on-farm participatory approach. The program supported cropping system improvements through promotion of improved varieties and quality...
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2023
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| author | Azzarri, Carlo Boukaka, Sedi Anne Vitellozzi, Sveva |
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| description | Interventions/Innovations The Africa RISING (AR) program in Malawi was implemented in Dedza and Ntcheu districts in the country’s Central region, primarily using an on-farm participatory approach. The program supported cropping system improvements through promotion of improved varieties and quality seeds for beans, soybeans, groundnuts, and pigeon peas. It also aimed to foster the adoption of sustainable and productivity enhancing practices (e.g., legume legume or maize-legume intercropping and consistent grain-legume rotation) and nutrient cycling for soil enrichment (e.g., building soil organic matter, implementing a rainfall responsive nitrogen fertilization strategy). Livestock interventions focused primarily on supplementary feeding of goats to promote animal health and weight gain. Increased agricultural productivity and the processing of more nutritious grain legumes were considered prime channels for improving household income, diet diversity, and overall nutrition. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1401862025-11-06T05:45:20Z Africa RISING in Malawi – impact brief Azzarri, Carlo Boukaka, Sedi Anne Vitellozzi, Sveva extension programmes fertilizers sustainable development nutrition intercropping climate change dietary diversity Interventions/Innovations The Africa RISING (AR) program in Malawi was implemented in Dedza and Ntcheu districts in the country’s Central region, primarily using an on-farm participatory approach. The program supported cropping system improvements through promotion of improved varieties and quality seeds for beans, soybeans, groundnuts, and pigeon peas. It also aimed to foster the adoption of sustainable and productivity enhancing practices (e.g., legume legume or maize-legume intercropping and consistent grain-legume rotation) and nutrient cycling for soil enrichment (e.g., building soil organic matter, implementing a rainfall responsive nitrogen fertilization strategy). Livestock interventions focused primarily on supplementary feeding of goats to promote animal health and weight gain. Increased agricultural productivity and the processing of more nutritious grain legumes were considered prime channels for improving household income, diet diversity, and overall nutrition. 2023-12-01 2024-03-14T12:09:03Z 2024-03-14T12:09:03Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140186 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.137005 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute International Livestock Research Institute International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Azzarri, Carlo; Boukaka, Sedi-Anne; and Vitellozzi, Sveva. 2023. Africa RISING in Malawi – impact brief. Washington, DC; Nairobi, Kenya; Ibadan, Nigeria: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI); International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.137007. |
| spellingShingle | extension programmes fertilizers sustainable development nutrition intercropping climate change dietary diversity Azzarri, Carlo Boukaka, Sedi Anne Vitellozzi, Sveva Africa RISING in Malawi – impact brief |
| title | Africa RISING in Malawi – impact brief |
| title_full | Africa RISING in Malawi – impact brief |
| title_fullStr | Africa RISING in Malawi – impact brief |
| title_full_unstemmed | Africa RISING in Malawi – impact brief |
| title_short | Africa RISING in Malawi – impact brief |
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| topic | extension programmes fertilizers sustainable development nutrition intercropping climate change dietary diversity |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140186 |
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