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Improvement of smallholder farming systems in Africa

dc.contributor.authorWortmann, C.
dc.contributor.authorAmede, T.
dc.contributor.authorBekunda, M.
dc.contributor.authorNdung’u-Magiroi, K.
dc.contributor.authorMasikati, P.
dc.contributor.authorSnapp, S.
dc.contributor.authorStewart, Z.P.
dc.contributor.authorWestgate, M.
dc.contributor.authorZida, Z.
dc.contributor.authorKome, C.E.
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-29T11:31:18Z
dc.date.available2021-01-29T11:31:18Z
dc.date.issued2020-07-17
dc.identifier.citationWortmann, C., Amede, T., Bekunda, M., Ndung'u‐Magiroi, K., Masikati, P., Snapp, S., ... & Kome, C.E. (2020). Improvement of smallholder farming systems in Africa. Agronomy Journal, 112(6), 5325-5333.
dc.identifier.issn0002-1962
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7023
dc.description.abstractThis forum paper provides a synthesis and discussion of 14 categories of lessons learned from experiences for achieving farm‐level impact with smallholder farmers in Africa. These lessons were reported in a symposium hosted by the Agronomy in Africa community of the American Society of Agronomy. The lessons, listed in order of frequency of reporting, were the need to: have adequate infrastructure and services; enable spontaneous adoption; have multi‐disciplinary and institutional collaboration; build on previous adoption of good agronomic practices (GAP); have farmer participation in research; encourage and learn from smallholder adaptations; make GAP promotion demand‐driven; allow GAP choices; address challenges and trade‐offs to GAP adoption; enable GAP‐by‐GAP adoption; reconcile conflicting messages; offer adequate profit potential with acceptable risk; reduce labor needs, especially for women; and build capacity for farming system improvement along the chain from farmer to research. The lessons are discussed and conclusions are reported.
dc.format.extent5325-5333
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectSustainable Agriculture
dc.subjectIntensification
dc.subjectAgronomic Practices
dc.subjectFarming Systems
dc.subjectAgricultural Practices
dc.subjectSmallholders
dc.titleImprovement of smallholder farming systems in Africa
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Nebraska
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Crops Research Institute for the SemiArid Tropics
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationKenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Agroforestry Center
cg.contributor.affiliationMichigan State University
cg.contributor.affiliationKansas State University
cg.contributor.affiliationIowa State University
cg.contributor.affiliationUnited States Department of Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationCliniSol, Burkina Faso
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionAfrica South of Sahara
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.countryMalaysia
cg.coverage.countryTanzania
cg.coverage.hubHeadquarters and Western Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeNatural Resource Management
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidWORTMANN:2020
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectCapacity Development
cg.iitasubjectMaize
cg.iitasubjectNatural Resource Management
cg.iitasubjectSmallholder Farmers
cg.journalAgronomy Journal
cg.notesOpen Access Article; Published online: 25 Sept 2020
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20363
cg.iitaauthor.identifierMateete Bekunda: 0000-0001-7297-9383
cg.futureupdate.requiredNo


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