Sustainable intensification of low-input agriculture systems Zambia
Data and Resources
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Multiple Trials
CA mother trials in Sinda, Chipata and Lundazi, Zambia; Doubled-up legume trials under CA and CP in Eastern Zambia; Expanded step trial, Msekera Research Station; Gliricidia intercropping trial in Chipata, Msekera; Green manure cover crop intercropping trial Chipata and Lundazi; Manure management trials in Chipata;
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Dataset metadata
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| Created | Thursday 1st of December, 2016 |
| Last updated | Friday 6th of July, 2018 |
| Dataset type | Non-spatial |
| Abstract | The datasets contain field level trial data on low-input agriculture systems in Zambia |
| Principal investigator | Christian Thierfelder |
| Principal investigator email | C.Thierfelder@CGIAR.ORG |
| Partners | IITA, CIMMYT, AVRDC, CIAT, World Agroforestry Center, IFPRI, ICRISAT, ILRI |
| Other researchers involved | Mulundu Mwila (ZARI), Maambo Mudenda (TLC), Dale Lewis (COMACO), Geoffrey Heinrich (CRS), Sebastian Scott (Grassroot Trust) |
| Contact person | Christian Thierfelder |
| Contact email | C.Thierfelder@CGIAR.ORG |
| Custodian | Christian Thierfelder |
| Custodian email | C.Thierfelder@CGIAR.ORG |
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| Data collected from | 01/12/2015 |
| Data collected to | 01/07/2016 |
| Availability date | 01/09/2016 |
| License | Creative Commons Attribution |
| Release of confidential data? | No |
| Consent obtained? | No |
Project metadata
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| Project title | AfricaRISING - Sustainable intensification of maize-legume-livestock integrated farming systems in East and Southern Africa |
| Project abstract | Sustainable intensification of mixed crop livestock systems is a key pathway towards better food security, improved livelihoods and a healthy environment. As part of the US government’s Feed the Future initiative to address hunger and food security issues in sub-Saharan Africa, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) is supporting three multi-stakeholder agricultural research projects to sustainably intensify key African farming systems. In East and Southern Africa the project is being implemented in Tanzania and Malawi, and Zambia. - In Tanzania the project is being implemented in Babati and Kongwadistricts in Manyara region of northern Tanzania and Kiteto district in Dodoma region, central Tanzania. The action sites were selected to acknowledge agroecological differences, allow appropriate targeting of technologies and strategies, and complement the development efforts of another USAID-supported program, the Tanzania Staples Value Chain (NAFAKA) project. - In Malawi, the project is being implemented in Ntechu and Dedza districts in central Malawi where maize-based productions systems are dominant. Agroecological considerations guided the identification of research action sites. - The pilot site for the study will be Eastern and Lusaka Provinces in Zambia. |
| Project website | http://africa-rising.net/where-we-work/east-and-southern-africa/ |
| Grant code | AfricaRISING Policy |
| Donor | United States Agency for International Development |
| Partners | IITA, CIMMYT, AVRDC, CIAT, World Agroforestry Center, IFPRI, ICRISAT, ILRI |
| Start date | 10/01/2015 |
| End date | 30/09/2017 |
| Principal investigator | Christian Thierfelder (CIMMYT) |
| Other staff involved | Christian Thierfelder (CIMMYT); Peter Setimela(CIMMYT), Munyaradzi Mutenje(CIMMYT); Sebastian Scott (Grassroots trust); Mulundu Mwila (ZARI); Geoff Heinrich, (CRS) |
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