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    Taking agricultural technologies to scale: experiences from a vegetable technology dissemination initiative in Tanzania

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    Date
    2018
    Author
    Gramzow, A.
    Sseguya, H.
    Afari-Sefa, Victor
    Bekunda, Mateete A.
    Lukumay, P.J.
    Type
    Journal Article
    Target Audience
    Scientists
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    One of the widely suggested approaches to meet the increasing food demand of a substantially growing world population is sustainable intensification. We present a unique agricultural research and scaling programme in Tanzania, focusing on the key elements necessary for results related to: gender analysis; private sector engagement; social capital; improvement and adaptation; and programme performance monitoring and evaluation. Since 2014, more than 6000 farmers have benefited from either the adaptive research or the scaling component of the programme. Preliminary impact analysis results from six pilot locations indicate that programme participants realized significantly higher yields compared to non-participants. In addition to productivity improvements, introducing resistant and drought-tolerant elite vegetable varieties improved the resilience of the existing farming systems. Finally, considering the needs of both male and female participants had a positive impact on technology adoption rates and reach.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2018.1473103
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/2971
    Non-IITA Authors ORCID
    Haroon Sseguyahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9963-3147
    Mateete Bekundahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7297-9383
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2018.1473103
    IITA Subjects
    Crop Systems; Gender
    Agrovoc Terms
    Sustainability; Intensification; Technology; Vegetable Crops; Scale
    Regions
    Africa; East Africa
    Countries
    Tanzania
    Journals
    International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
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