Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation:

Implementation and experience in sub-humid Babati, Tanzania

Mateete BekundaFarming Systems Agronomist

East and Southern Africa Project

Presentation at the AR-SIMLEZA Meeting, Lilongwe, Malawi

28 May 2013

Babati RO2 TeamsFrom Core Team,

 IITA (Coordination): Mateete BekundaCIAT: Jean Claude Rubyogo / Job KiharaCIMMYT: Dan MakumbiSELIAN ARI: Stephen LyimoILRI: Ben Lukuyu

1. Conduct research in close cooperation with participating farmers and through their grassroots organizations.

2. Maximise conduct of field experiments on the same farms and fields so that the effects of treatment integration may be determined, and residual benefits quantified

3. Prior to the cropping season, RT to organize a meeting to discuss: which of their WP technologies will be best integrated how they may be scientifically designed & implemented

4. A project planning meeting with farmers, local administrators and extension supervisors at Action Site level be convened to discuss: implementation schedules. local farmer involvement in selection of experiment sites, Farmer management of on-farm research

5. For 2012-13, recommended mother-baby and field demonstration approaches for the truthing studies as these also allow for implementation of technology dissemination through participating farmers and farmers’ groups.

Guidelines for research implementation

To Research Team

Lead Scientist Institution  No. of Co-institutions

Research Subject (package)

Mateete Bekunda

IITA Principal Investigator

Job Kihara CIAT 3 Biophysical constraints to crop/livestock production

Dan Makumbi JC Rubyogo

CIMMYTCIAT

6 Improved food and feed crop varieties

Ben Lukuyu ILRI 5 Improved fodder species

Stephen Lyimo SELIAN, 7 Efficient application of fertilizers and intercropping

Fen Beed IITA 5 Mycotoxin contamination along crop value chains

Adebayo Abass

IITA 5 Post harvest technologies and management

All research packages have started, but at different start-up times

Most implementation guidelines were executed at work-package level rather than at project level

Partner Institutional support to AR through pre-financing of activities - appreciated

Results to provide opportunities for future integrated research as we identify (in-situ) new challenges to address

Lessons learned

2012/13: Partners conducting specialized activities on SAME Trial Sites, and observing…

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Example

Introducing new bean varieties: what we have observed

Michael’s Baby Site

Nutrient deficiencies and… …aphids infestation

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Lucian’s Baby Trial Site: Excellent management; short, weak stakes

Patrick’s Baby Trial Site: Erosion and soil loss

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Daniel’s Baby Trial Site: impact of moisture stress; increased impact on less fertile soils.

Hando’s Baby Trial Site: halo blight

Regina’s Baby Trial Site: applied (low quality) manure…

Potential partnerships & integration based on beansDiscipline Subjects

Soil science Nutrient deficiencies, manure handling (effective inputs)

Entomology Aphids

Pathology Halo blight

Evergreen agric Climbing bean steaks, erosion management, CC resilience

Crop science Intercrop synergies – strong maize stems for N-fixing climbing beans

Livestock Manure production

Water Water harvesting, erosion management, irrigation

Others… Post harvest handling, storage, quality, human & social capital

Thank you