A catalogue of tested crop, soil, and water management options under varied land degradation conditions and socio-economic environment in the target areas in Tanzania, Malawi, and Zambia

Published on 12 September 2012

Research Areas

Land Management, Soils, Water Management

Countries

Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia

Timeline

Start Date: 1 May 2012 | End Date: 30 December 2012

Overview

This project has the following four objectives:

• To avail to partners a set of previously tested soil, crop, and water management options for maize-based farming systems with potential for sustainably intensifying agricultural production and reducing climate-related risk in the target areas

• To identify land degradation hotspots and soil health constraint envelopes and their implications for crop response characteristics to fertilizer application and soil improvement
• To evaluate the availability to smallholder farmers of inputs required to implement above options in the target areas
• To assess the conduciveness of the political, extension, and economic environment for the dissemination of tested soil, crop, and water management options

 

Tags

Africa, Climate change, Land management, Soils