Adaptation of the SIAF framework and related tools for the analysis of current mixed farming systems and MFS partner interventions in Malawi

In the coming decades, resource constraints over water, soil quality, biodiversity, livestock feed, and feed quality will increasingly negatively affect agricultural systems. Sustainable agroecosystems are those that tend to have a positive impact on natural, social and human capital. Sustainable in...

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Autores principales: Chikowo, Regis, Tufa, Adane, Chiduwa, Mazvita, Manda, Julius
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Publicado: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159854
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author Chikowo, Regis
Tufa, Adane
Chiduwa, Mazvita
Manda, Julius
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description In the coming decades, resource constraints over water, soil quality, biodiversity, livestock feed, and feed quality will increasingly negatively affect agricultural systems. Sustainable agroecosystems are those that tend to have a positive impact on natural, social and human capital. Sustainable intensification (SI) is defined as a system where agricultural performance is increased without adverse environmental impact and without the conversion of additional nonagricultural land into production. In much of Africa, any currently non-agricultural lands are likely to be marginal (Van Ittersum Martin, 2016), implying that their conversion to cropped lands would be associated with severe land degradation and unsustainable trade-offs. Unfortunately, for mixed farming systems, the synergies and trade-offs have not been adequately documented.
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spelling CGSpace1598542024-11-16T02:03:31Z Adaptation of the SIAF framework and related tools for the analysis of current mixed farming systems and MFS partner interventions in Malawi Chikowo, Regis Tufa, Adane Chiduwa, Mazvita Manda, Julius farming systems innovation sustainable intensification evaluation frameworks In the coming decades, resource constraints over water, soil quality, biodiversity, livestock feed, and feed quality will increasingly negatively affect agricultural systems. Sustainable agroecosystems are those that tend to have a positive impact on natural, social and human capital. Sustainable intensification (SI) is defined as a system where agricultural performance is increased without adverse environmental impact and without the conversion of additional nonagricultural land into production. In much of Africa, any currently non-agricultural lands are likely to be marginal (Van Ittersum Martin, 2016), implying that their conversion to cropped lands would be associated with severe land degradation and unsustainable trade-offs. Unfortunately, for mixed farming systems, the synergies and trade-offs have not been adequately documented. 2024-10 2024-11-15T19:04:40Z 2024-11-15T19:04:40Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159854 en Open Access application/pdf International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Chikowo, R., Tufa, A., Chiduwa, M. and Manda, J. 2024. Adaptation of the SIAF framework and related tools for the analysis of current mixed farming systems and MFS partner interventions in Malawi. IITA.
spellingShingle farming systems
innovation
sustainable intensification
evaluation
frameworks
Chikowo, Regis
Tufa, Adane
Chiduwa, Mazvita
Manda, Julius
Adaptation of the SIAF framework and related tools for the analysis of current mixed farming systems and MFS partner interventions in Malawi
title Adaptation of the SIAF framework and related tools for the analysis of current mixed farming systems and MFS partner interventions in Malawi
title_full Adaptation of the SIAF framework and related tools for the analysis of current mixed farming systems and MFS partner interventions in Malawi
title_fullStr Adaptation of the SIAF framework and related tools for the analysis of current mixed farming systems and MFS partner interventions in Malawi
title_full_unstemmed Adaptation of the SIAF framework and related tools for the analysis of current mixed farming systems and MFS partner interventions in Malawi
title_short Adaptation of the SIAF framework and related tools for the analysis of current mixed farming systems and MFS partner interventions in Malawi
title_sort adaptation of the siaf framework and related tools for the analysis of current mixed farming systems and mfs partner interventions in malawi
topic farming systems
innovation
sustainable intensification
evaluation
frameworks
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159854
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