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Sustainable intensification explained: How Rhoda Mang’Anya made it work in Malawi
The story of Rhoda Mang’Anya, a farmer in Malawi, is one of the best examples of possible pathways to sustainable intensification. Although it is not a story from Africa RISING, it illustrates very well the kind of pathways that Africa RISING would like to enable.Rhoad Mang’Anya acquired her half-hectare plot in the early 1990′s. The plot was divided between a ‘winter season’ plot and a garden, where she had planted maize. Continue Reading
Intercropping ‘boosts maize yields by 50 per cent’
Growing leguminous trees on maize farms — a form of agroforestry — can boost and stabilise maize yields, a 12-year study in Malawi and Zambia has found. The researchers behind the study, from the Kenya-based World Agroforestry Centre and the University of Pretoria, South Africa, say this is the first analysis of long-term crop yield trends in cereal-legume agroforestry systems in Southern Africa. Continue Reading
“Living with the Trees of Life:” Innovative Solutions to Solve the Food Crisis
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Feed the Soil, Feed the Crops
Studies show farmland in Africa is often lacking in important nutrients. But researchers say a combination of farming methods may help.Since the world food crisis several years ago, researchers have directed more of their attention to small farms. Most farms in areas south of the Sahara Desert are only about one or two hectares. One of the goals is to increase production without necessarily clearing more land to grow additional crops. Continue Reading
Converting the Evergreen Agriculture concept to reality
By Chris Mesiku for Agroforestry NewsJuly 3, 2012The Times of India reports that eminent agricultural scientist M S Swaminathan advises that three key factors are needed in order to e Continue Reading
Farmers must lead environmental sustainability fight – experts
From persuading Brazilians to eat less beef and more tilapia fish, to getting Malawi’s farmers to lay down their hoes, agriculture needs to be a major part of a shift towards a more environmentally sustainable future.Click here to read more. Continue Reading