Farming systems analysis inTanzania, Malawi and Zambia

Africa RISING East and Southern Africa Review and Planning Meeting,

Malawi, 14-16 July 2015

Jeroen GrootWageningen UR

Farm typologies methods and outcomes

Farm analysis diagnosis and trade-offs & synergies

PhD student started technology adoption and trade-offs

Work on fodder resources in Babati with CIAT

Overview

Methodology

Rapid characteriz.

Detailed description

Explorationinnovations

TypologySystems

(re)design

DiagnosisTradeoff analysis

Innovations

DiversitySystem X

System Y

Structure Relationships Processes Functions

Type 1 (LRE) Type 5 (HRE)

Typology methodsDiverse farming systems

Data collection

Selection of key variables

Grouping techniques

Farm types

Experts

Community

Alvaréz et al. (2014) Typology Guideline for Humidtropics

Exploration of tradeoffs

Plans PhD student

Agro-ecological conditions

Soil type and fertility, climate, rainfall

Farm households

Household characteristics

Institutions

Credits, markets, extension services, land tenure, labor, research institutes, NGOs, govt.

External technologies

Tested on-stationand on-farm

Local technologies

Own inventionand other farmers

Farmer technology adoption and

adaptation

Motivation

Trade-offs

Obj. 1 Obj. 4

Obj. 2

Obj. 3

Farmer motivations and objectives

Fodder use in Babati (with CIAT)

Farm typologies methods and outcomes

Farm analysis diagnosis and trade-offs & synergies

PhD student started technology adoption and trade-offs

Work on fodder resources in Babati with CIAT

Overview

Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation

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jeroen.groot@wur.nl