Research Areas
Crops, Market Access, Policy & Institutions, Seed SystemsCountries
Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, ZimbabweTimeline
Start Date: 1 January 2010 | End Date: 31 December 2013Overview
The aim of the project is to increase food security and incomes at household and regional levels and economic development in eastern and southern Africa through improved productivity from more resilient and sustainable maize-based farming systems.
The overall objective is to sustainably increase the productivity of selected maize-legume systems in eastern and southern Africa by 30% from the 2009 average for each target country by the year 2020.and at the same time reduce seasonal down-side risks by 30%.
The specific objectives are:
Objective 1: To characterize maize-legume production and input and output value chain systems and impact pathways, and identify broad systemic constraints and options for field testing.
Objective 2: To test and develop productive, resilient and sustainable smallholder maize-legume cropping systems and innovation systems for local scaling out.
Objective 3: To increase the range of maize and legume varieties available for smallholders through accelerated breeding, regional testing and release, and availability of performance data.
Objective 4: To support the development of regional and local innovations systems.
Objective 5: Capacity building to increase the efficiency of agricultural research today and in the future.
Research Partners
- ARI - Advanced Research Institute
- Agricultural Research Services (DARS),Malawi
- Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
- Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (ARS) - Tanzania
- Murdoch University
- QDEEDI-Queensland Dept of Employment, Econ Dev and Innovation
- Government
- Department of Research and Development (DRD) - Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security - Tanzania
- IARC
- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
- NARI - National Agricultural Research Institute
- Agricultural Research Council (ARC), South Africa
- Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)
- RO - Regional Organization
- Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA)
How about opportunities for postgraduate studies?
Dear Abubakari ,
Kindly contact Dr. Mulugeta Mekuria on this issue. His email is Mulugetta Mekuria (M.MEKURIA@CGIAR.ORG)
• Was or is there any collaboration in the area of capacity strengthening between the Lead Centre and the Partner Centre(s)?
• If so, can you briefly describe this collaboration and highlight the drivers of success or failure of such collaboration?
• If not, would it have been beneficial to collaborate in this area and how can/could that best be achieved?
I am working in Gondar university. I have Msc in Agronomy. when I see what you are contributing on website. I am initiated to ask you question that how can University of Gondar collaborate with you. Could you give me information?
Many thanks.