Enhancing drought resilience through legume integration in maize cropping systems

This blog post talks about how the integration of legumes into the maize cropping system. In the face of increasing climate change-induced droughts, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), through CGIAR’s Ukama Ustawi Initiative, is creating innovative strategies to safeguard liveliho...

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Autores principales: Manyawu, Godfrey, Baleni, Thembinkosi, Wandera, Ojanji, Matebesi, Thandeka
Formato: Blog Post
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: CGIAR 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151813
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author Manyawu, Godfrey
Baleni, Thembinkosi
Wandera, Ojanji
Matebesi, Thandeka
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description This blog post talks about how the integration of legumes into the maize cropping system. In the face of increasing climate change-induced droughts, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), through CGIAR’s Ukama Ustawi Initiative, is creating innovative strategies to safeguard livelihoods by empowering smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe to intensify, diversify and de-risk maize-mixed farming through the integration of legume crops into the traditional maize cropping systems. This method not only enhances soil fertility and moisture retention but also provides a diversified and resilient agricultural system. The forage legumes are used to formulate supplementary feeds for their livestock.
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spelling CGSpace1518132024-11-07T09:39:51Z Enhancing drought resilience through legume integration in maize cropping systems Manyawu, Godfrey Baleni, Thembinkosi Wandera, Ojanji Matebesi, Thandeka drought resilience legume integration cropping system livestock management climate change This blog post talks about how the integration of legumes into the maize cropping system. In the face of increasing climate change-induced droughts, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), through CGIAR’s Ukama Ustawi Initiative, is creating innovative strategies to safeguard livelihoods by empowering smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe to intensify, diversify and de-risk maize-mixed farming through the integration of legume crops into the traditional maize cropping systems. This method not only enhances soil fertility and moisture retention but also provides a diversified and resilient agricultural system. The forage legumes are used to formulate supplementary feeds for their livestock. 2024-06-12 2024-08-22T16:56:31Z 2024-08-22T16:56:31Z Blog Post https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151813 en Open Access CGIAR Manyawu, G., Baleni, T., Wandera, O., & Matebesi, T. (2024). Enhancing drought resilience through legume integration in maize cropping systems. Blog Post. Montpellier: CGIAR System Office
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legume integration
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livestock management
climate change
Manyawu, Godfrey
Baleni, Thembinkosi
Wandera, Ojanji
Matebesi, Thandeka
Enhancing drought resilience through legume integration in maize cropping systems
title Enhancing drought resilience through legume integration in maize cropping systems
title_full Enhancing drought resilience through legume integration in maize cropping systems
title_fullStr Enhancing drought resilience through legume integration in maize cropping systems
title_full_unstemmed Enhancing drought resilience through legume integration in maize cropping systems
title_short Enhancing drought resilience through legume integration in maize cropping systems
title_sort enhancing drought resilience through legume integration in maize cropping systems
topic drought resilience
legume integration
cropping system
livestock management
climate change
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151813
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