Sustainable intensification of smallholders’ maize-based mixed farming systems in Malawi
Agronomic solutions for improved maize-legume intercropping systems, such as Mbili Mbili and Double Row Strip Cropping, integration of maize-legume rotations, combined with soil health and multi-purpose forages innovations for enhancing crop-livestock integration, have been validated as transformati...
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| author | Mzumara, Edward Kachali, Righteous Homann-kee Tui, Sabine Chiduwa, Mazvita Liben, Feyera Manda, Julius Omondi, John Tufa, Adane Banda, Mcloyd Botoman, Lester Kamwana, Florence |
| author_browse | Banda, Mcloyd Botoman, Lester Chiduwa, Mazvita Homann-kee Tui, Sabine Kachali, Righteous Kamwana, Florence Liben, Feyera Manda, Julius Mzumara, Edward Omondi, John Tufa, Adane |
| author_facet | Mzumara, Edward Kachali, Righteous Homann-kee Tui, Sabine Chiduwa, Mazvita Liben, Feyera Manda, Julius Omondi, John Tufa, Adane Banda, Mcloyd Botoman, Lester Kamwana, Florence |
| author_sort | Mzumara, Edward |
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| description | Agronomic solutions for improved maize-legume intercropping systems, such as Mbili Mbili and Double Row Strip Cropping, integration of maize-legume rotations, combined with soil health and multi-purpose forages innovations for enhancing crop-livestock integration, have been validated as transformative for sustainable intensification.
These systems support farmers—especially women and youth—to diversify and intensify farming activities, sustainably raising production on small plots, enhancing soil health, and ensuring profitability. By promoting legumes, often considered women’s crops, these innovations contribute to more inclusive decision-making and diversified diets.
To enable uptake, farmers must have access to cash income to afford the inputs, including legume and forage seeds, organic and inorganic fertilizers, and the capacity to tailor agronomic advisories. Researchers engaging scaling partners through local-level platforms is one way to combine technical with socio-organizational innovations. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1701652025-11-05T12:06:19Z Sustainable intensification of smallholders’ maize-based mixed farming systems in Malawi Mzumara, Edward Kachali, Righteous Homann-kee Tui, Sabine Chiduwa, Mazvita Liben, Feyera Manda, Julius Omondi, John Tufa, Adane Banda, Mcloyd Botoman, Lester Kamwana, Florence crops sustainable intensification climate-smart agriculture mixed farming livestock feed Agronomic solutions for improved maize-legume intercropping systems, such as Mbili Mbili and Double Row Strip Cropping, integration of maize-legume rotations, combined with soil health and multi-purpose forages innovations for enhancing crop-livestock integration, have been validated as transformative for sustainable intensification. These systems support farmers—especially women and youth—to diversify and intensify farming activities, sustainably raising production on small plots, enhancing soil health, and ensuring profitability. By promoting legumes, often considered women’s crops, these innovations contribute to more inclusive decision-making and diversified diets. To enable uptake, farmers must have access to cash income to afford the inputs, including legume and forage seeds, organic and inorganic fertilizers, and the capacity to tailor agronomic advisories. Researchers engaging scaling partners through local-level platforms is one way to combine technical with socio-organizational innovations. 2024-12 2025-01-28T07:05:41Z 2025-01-28T07:05:41Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170165 en Open Access application/pdf Mzumara, E.; Kachali, R.; Homann-kee Tui, S.; Chiduwa, M.; Liben, F.; Manda, J.; Omondi, J.; Tufa, A.; Banda, M.; Botoman, L.; Kamwana, F. (2024) Sustainable intensification of smallholders’ maize-based mixed farming systems in Malawi. 18 p. |
| spellingShingle | crops sustainable intensification climate-smart agriculture mixed farming livestock feed Mzumara, Edward Kachali, Righteous Homann-kee Tui, Sabine Chiduwa, Mazvita Liben, Feyera Manda, Julius Omondi, John Tufa, Adane Banda, Mcloyd Botoman, Lester Kamwana, Florence Sustainable intensification of smallholders’ maize-based mixed farming systems in Malawi |
| title | Sustainable intensification of smallholders’ maize-based mixed farming systems in Malawi |
| title_full | Sustainable intensification of smallholders’ maize-based mixed farming systems in Malawi |
| title_fullStr | Sustainable intensification of smallholders’ maize-based mixed farming systems in Malawi |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainable intensification of smallholders’ maize-based mixed farming systems in Malawi |
| title_short | Sustainable intensification of smallholders’ maize-based mixed farming systems in Malawi |
| title_sort | sustainable intensification of smallholders maize based mixed farming systems in malawi |
| topic | crops sustainable intensification climate-smart agriculture mixed farming livestock feed |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170165 |
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