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dc.contributor.authorGramzow, A.
dc.contributor.authorSseguya, H.
dc.contributor.authorAfari-Sefa, Victor
dc.contributor.authorBekunda, Mateete A.
dc.contributor.authorLukumay, P.J.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:15:24Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:15:24Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationGramzow, A., Sseguya, H., Afari-Sefa, V., Bekunda, M. & Lukumay, P.J. (2018). Taking agricultural technologies to scale: experiences from a vegetable technology dissemination initiative in Tanzania. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 1-13.
dc.identifier.issn1473-5903
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/2971
dc.descriptionPublished online: 08 May 2018
dc.description.abstractOne 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.
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States Agency for International Development
dc.format.extent1-13
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectSustainability
dc.subjectIntensification
dc.subjectTechnology
dc.subjectVegetable Crops
dc.subjectScale
dc.titleTaking agricultural technologies to scale: experiences from a vegetable technology dissemination initiative in Tanzania
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Vegetable Center
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.countryTanzania
cg.creator.identifierHaroon Sseguya: 0000-0001-9963-3147
cg.creator.identifierMateete Bekunda: 0000-0001-7297-9383
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR multi-centre
cg.iitasubjectCrop Systems
cg.iitasubjectGender
cg.journalInternational Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid94083
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2018.1473103


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