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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.W.
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.accessioned2021-02-03T11:51:59Z
dc.date.available2021-02-03T11:51:59Z
dc.date.issued2020-07-17
dc.identifier.citationWortmann, C., Amede, T., Bekunda, M., Ndung'u‐Magiroi, K.W., Masikati, P., Snapp, S., ... & Kome, C.E. (2020). Improvement of smallholder farming systems in Africa. Agronomy Journal.
dc.identifier.issn0002-1962
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7029
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.extent1-9
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectSmallholders
dc.subjectFarming Systems
dc.subjectAgronomy
dc.subjectAfrica
dc.subjectOrganic Fertilizers
dc.subjectImprovement
dc.subjectCapacity Building
dc.titleImprovement of smallholder farming systems in Africa
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Crops Research Institute for the SemiArid Tropics
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationKenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Agroforestry Center
cg.contributor.affiliationMichigan State University
cg.contributor.affiliationKansas State University
cg.contributor.affiliationIowa State University
cg.contributor.affiliationCliniSol, Ouagadougu
cg.contributor.affiliationUSDA-NRCS-Soils and Plant Science Division
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.hubEastern Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeNatural Resource Management
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidWORTMANN:2020
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectCapacity Development
cg.iitasubjectFarming Systems
cg.iitasubjectMaize
cg.iitasubjectNatural Resource Management
cg.iitasubjectSmallholder Farmers
cg.journalAgronomy Journal
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20363
cg.iitaauthor.identifierMateete Bekunda: 0000-0001-7297-9383
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