ESA Rev& Plan 2021 Presentations

Day ONE [14 September]-Review [progress with implementation of ESA workplan sub-activities

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Outcome 1. Productivity, diversity, and income of crop‒livestock systems in selected agroecologies enhanced under climate variability

Output 1.1 Demand-driven, climate-smart, integrated crop‒livestock research products (contextualized technologies) for improved productivity, diversified diets, and higher income piloted for specific typologies in target agroecologies

Activity 1.1.1: Assess and iteratively improve resilient crop-crop and crop-livestock integration systems

• Sub-activity 1.1.1.1. Validation of drought-tolerant maize (DT) hybrids under on-farm conditions in central Tanzania - B.Jumbo

• Sub-activity 1.1.1.2_1.1.1.3 & 1.1.1.4. Investigations on the medium to long term impacts of SI technologies on crop productivity at multi-locational fields - R.Chikowo

• Sub-activity 1.1.1.5: Determining the productivity and resilience benefits of Gliricidia-based cropping systems - A.Kimaro

• Sub-activity 1.1.1.6: Assess the yield, economic and BNF benefits of innovative approaches addressing the pigeon pea - J.Kihara

• Sub-activity 1.1.1.7: Monitoring the impact of weather and climate variability on the productivity and resilience of maize–legume cropping systems of Kongwa and Kiteto, Tanzania - M.Shitindi

• Sub-activity 1.1.1.8 & Sub-activity 1.1.1.9: Explore, document, and assess the sustainable intensification pathways of 3 farming system case studies in Tanzania to inform scaling potential - L.Claessens

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Activity 1.1.2: Evaluate and implement pathways that are effective at improving access to seeds and clonal materials of modern varieties of legumes, cereals, vegetables, forages, and livestock

• Sub-activity 1.1.2.1: Assessment of the benefits of management technologies on the performance of improved vegetable varieties - S.Nd'anikou

Output 1.2 Demand-driven, labor-saving, and gender-sensitive research products to reduce drudgery while increasing labor efficiency in the production cycle piloted for relevant typologies in target areas

Activity 1.2.1: Support local partners through training on appropriate drudgery-reducing technology delivery. No sub-activity was planned for 2019-2020.

• Sub-activity 1.2.2.1: Use of tractor mounted ripper tillage implement for enhancing soil water infiltration and moisture conservation in semi-arid areas of Kiteto - E.Swai

• Sub-activity 1.2.2.2: Gender analysis of soil and water conservation technologies - F.Gundula

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Output 1.3. Tools (including ICT-based) and approaches for disseminating recommendations in relation to above research products, integrated in capacity development

Activity 1.3.1:Conduct extrapolation domain analysis based on GIS, agroecology, and crop model-generated information to establish the potential of technologies for geographical reach

• Sub-activity 1.3.1.1: Farmer/Extension messaging (forage production and use, crop residue processing and use and feed rations) using the MWANGA ICT-Platform - M. Bekunda on behalf of B. Lukuyu

• Sub-activity 1.2.2.1: Sub-activity 1.3.1.2: Produce regionally relevant extrapolation domain maps for validated conservation agriculture (CA) practices - F.Muthoni

• Sub-activity 1.3.1.3: Produce regionally relevant extrapolation domain maps for validated soil and water conservation practices - F.Muthoni

• Sub-activity 1.3.1.4: Ex ante impact assessment with Trade-off Analysis Model for Multidimensional Impact Assessment (TOA-MD) for regional relevance of Africa RISING technologies - L.Claessens

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Outcome 2. Natural resource integrity and resilience to climate change enhanced for the target communities and agroecologies

Output 2.1. Demand-driven research products for enhancing soil, land, and water resource management to reduce household/community vulnerability and land degradation piloted in priority agroecologies

Activity 2.1.1: Characterize current practices in ESA through identifying formal and informal arrangements for access to and use of water and land resources

• Sub-activity 2.1.1.1: Assessing buffer and adaptive capacity to harness resilience of different farm types]] - J.Groot

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Output 2.2 Innovative options for soil, land and water management in selected farming systems demonstrated at strategically located learning sites

Activity 2.2.1: Set up demonstration and learning sites in target ESA communities

• Sub-activity 2.2.1.1: Lessons from long-term on-station Conservation Agriculture (CA) trials in Zambia - C. Thierfelder

• Sub-activity 2.2.1.2: Assessing the benefits of nutrient and water management for climate resilience in Malawi-R. Chikowo

• Sub-activity 2.2.1.3: Climate-smart farming practices (soil water micro-catchments, weather informed varieties, cover crops integration-cowpea) for increasing productivity of the maize-legume system under variable weather conditions-J. Kihara

• Sub-activity 2.2.1.4: Integration of fodder trees and grass forages in dryland farming -A.Kimaro

• Sub-activity 2.2.1.5: Evaluation of land rehabilitation benefits of shelterbelts and contours - M.Shitindi

• Sub-activity 2.2.1.6: Validation of residual tied ridging as a labor-saving technology in the semi-arid areas of central Tanzania-E.Swai

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Outcome 3. Food and feed safety, nutritional quality, and income security of target smallholder families improved equitably (within households)

Output 3.1 Demand-driven research products to reduce postharvest losses and improve food quality and safety piloted in target areas

Activity 3.1.1: Conduct packaging and delivery of postharvest technologies through community and development partnerships with an iterative review, refining, and follow-up

• Sub-activity 3.2.1.1: Pathways to sustainable adoption of nutrient-dense diets in rural communities of central Tanzania - P.Okori

• Sub-activity 3.2.1.2: Promoting farmer production of nutrient-dense (Zn, Fe) NUA45 and drought-tolerant-R. Chirwa

• Sub-activity 3.2.1.3: Determining quality and safety of locally produced legume grain-derived complementary foods and adoption in Dedza District- A.Mwangwela

• Sub-activity 3.2.1.4: Assess the contribution of the farming systems interventions in narrowing the food and nutrient gaps in Kongwa and Kiteto, and the probability of smallholder farmer production to meet them- P.Okori