Malawi
CIMMYT-SARO steps up efforts in war against malnutrition
Nutrition, health and food securityCIMMYT is stepping up efforts to combat malnutrition through agricultural research and the release of orange maize varieties.
Strengthening seed production capacity in Malawi
Capacity developmentCIMMYT designed and gave an integrated maize seed systems training course for 32 seed technicians from the public and private sectors on 18-22 May at Chitedze Agricultural Research Station. The course is part of CIMMYT’s capacity building initiative to enhance maize seed production in Malawi, established after the successful launch of USAID Feed the Future’s Malawi Improved Seed Systems and Technologies project on 6 May 2015 in Liwonde, Machinga District.
Conservation agriculture in Africa: where does it fit?
InnovationsThe controversial debate among researchers about the suitability of conservation agriculture for smallholder farmers in Africa continues while millions face food insecurity and degrading resources.
Seeds for needs in Malawi
Climate adaptation and mitigationThe United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Government of Malawi launched five projects on food security, fisheries and environment.
Green manures help Zambian and Malawian farmers feed crops and livestock
Climate adaptation and mitigationThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has tasked CIMMYT with a new project to introduce green manure cover crops to smallholder farmers in eastern Zambia and central and southern Malawi.
SIMLESA’s seamlessly integrated solution for a perennial problem
InnovationsSouthern Africa smallholder farmers can attain food security and more income through sustainable intensification of maize-based farming systems. This was revealed during recent field learning tours in Malawi and Mozambique last month. On show were farmer-tested improved maize–legume technologies being disseminated by CIMMYT’s Sustainable Intensification of Maize-Legume Cropping Systems for Food Security in Eastern and Southern Africa (SIMLESA) project.
Malawi Principal Secretary praises CIMMYT contributions to climate change adaptation
Climate adaptation and mitigationMalawi’s Principal Secretary for Agriculture, Erica Maganga, led a delegation of Government Principle Secretaries and seed company representatives to Mpilisi and Ulongue in Balaka District on 11 March to observe progress in conservation agriculture (CA) adoption, as part of the country’s Agriculture Sector Wide Approach Program (ASWAP).
Extension bulletins raise awareness of conservation agriculture in Malawi
InnovationsCIMMYT, Washington State University and Total Land Care (TLC) recently published a series of extension bulletins to spread awareness of the potential benefits of conservation agriculture (CA) techniques for farmers in Malawi.
DTMA launches new project to improve seed scaling in Eastern Africa
Climate adaptation and mitigationBorn out of the Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa (DTMA) Initiative and other CIMMYT-Africa maize projects, the Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa Seed Scaling (DTMASS) project will improve the demand for and availability of high-quality, affordable, certified seed of drought-tolerant maize varieties for small-scale farmers across eastern and southern Africa.
CIMMYT prepares to launch second phase of SIMLESA in Kenya and Tanzania
InnovationsRepresentatives from the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Queensland Alliance for Agricultural and Food Innovation (QAAFI), the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), the national agricultural research systems (NARS) of Kenya and Tanzania, and CIMMYT scientists from Ethiopia, Kenya and Zimbabwe met between 14-17 October in Arusha, Tanzania, to finalize activities to meet the objectives of the second phase of CIMMYT’s Sustainable Intensification of Maize-Legume Cropping Systems for Food Security in Eastern and Southern Africa (SIMLESA) project.