ESA Rev & Plan 2021 Presentation Day 2
- Day TWO [15 September]-Review [progress with implementation of ESA workplan sub-activities
- Outcome 4. Functionality of input and output markets and other institutions to deliver demand-driven sustainable intensification research
products improved
- Output 4.1 Access to profitable markets for smallholder farming communities and priority value chains facilitated
- Activity 4.1.1: Conduct comprehensive value-chain analysis with a specific focus on SI technologies
strategies for semi-arid ecologies of central Tanzania - P.Okori
as a result of Africa RISING activities in Babati - J.Kihara
as a result of Africa RISING activities in Kongwa and Kiteto - E.Swai
- Outcome 4. Functionality of input and output markets and other institutions to deliver demand-driven sustainable intensification research
products improved
- Activity 4.1.2: Conduct a value chain stakeholder analysis (stakeholder mapping)
- Activity 4.1.3: Develop a value chain enhancement strategy (including collective action approaches, contractual arrangements, and
standardization)
- Activity 4.1.4: Identify and evaluate existing mechanisms that inform farmers about dynamic market needs
- Activity 4.1.5: Conduct an analysis of the existing baseline survey data and supplement them with qualitative surveys from target regions
- File:S.N'Danikou Sub-activity 1.1.2.1.pptx - J. Manda
- Outcome 5. Partnerships for the scaling of sustainable intensification research products and innovations
- Output 5.1 Opportunities for the use and adoption of sustainable intensification technologies identified for relevant farm typologies
- Activity 5.1.1: Farmer participatory experimentation with crop and soil management and integrated crop-livestock technologies in on-farm
situations
target communities in central and southern Malawi with already established clustered CA trials -C. Thierfelder
best fitting cropping system at community/landscape level and their dissemination - P.Okori
Africa RISING at different intensities in 16 target communities -C. Thierfelder
Africa RISING at different intensities - R.Chikowo
sequences and implications for sustainability - R.Chikowo
- Activity 5.1.2: Use farm trial data to apply crop simulation models and assess performance over space and time, including assessment of
climate-smart technologies to establish the potential for adaptation and mitigation
five SIAF domains with emphasis on Africa RISING interventions in Tanzania - J.Kihara
- Activity 5.1.3: Establish adaptive field experiments with mineral and crop/animal-derived organic manure
use efficiency by smallholder farmers under rainfed conditions in Malawi - R.Chikowo
maize productivity and nitrogen dynamics on smallholder farms in Malawi - R.Chikowo
maize productivity and nitrogen dynamics on smallholder farms in Malawi - R.Chikowo
dosing on crop yield, water, and nutrient use efficiency in Kongwa District -M.Shitindi
- Activity 5.1.4: Demonstrate the use and impact of crop residues, forages, and other organic resources as animal feed and nutrient resources
- Activity 5.1.5: Use crop-livestock models for trade-off analysis
- Activity 5.1.6: Disseminate best-fit integrated crop-livestock technologies to reach and have an effect on small-scale farmers in a landscape
context
scaling of agricultural innovations. (Matching Agricultural Technologies to Farms and their Context)-j.Groot
- Activity 5.1.7: Conduct cost-benefit and gender analysis coupled with other socioeconomic analyses to identify and quantify adoption constraints and opportunities for different farmer contexts
in target communities of Malawi and Zambia -C. Thierfelder
productivity, net crop returns, household income, and food security -J.Manda
legume rotation on maize productivity and crop incomes in Malawi -J.Manda
- [[:File:F.Gundula_Sub-activity_1.2.2.2.pptx|Sub-activity 5.1.7.4: Sub-activity 5.1.7.5: Determine Africa RISING research on household welfare and return on investment] -J.Manda
- Output 5.2 Strategic partnerships with public and private initiatives for the diffusion and adoption of research products
- Activity 5.2.1: Map and assess relevant stakeholders to establish dialogue for the exploration of mutual synergies for scaling delivery of validated technologies
for scaling up intensification technologies in semi-arid ecologies of central Tanzania - P.Okori
- Activity 5.2.2: Leverage/link and integrate (engagement and outreach) with existent initiatives including Government extension systems to support and encourage the delivery pathways
- Output 5.3 Gender-sensitive decision support tools for farmers to assess technology-associated risk and opportunities used by partners
- Activity 5.3.1: Identify and communicate gender-sensitive decision support technologies in the context of different farm typologies
- Output 5.4: A technology adoption, monitoring, evaluation, and learning framework for use by the project team and scaling partners released [led by IFPRI and used by project partners]
- Activity 5.4.1: Monitor and modify the progress of technology adoption process towards scaling
- File:J.Kihara Sub-activity 2.2.1.3.pptx - J.Kihara
