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Africa RISING ESA Project
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Success story information gathering sheet
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Name of researcher/partnerFocus/Theme of the story (person/community + issue or problem + intervention = effect on person/community) Location of the story (village/district/EPA/country)Resource people to talk to for great insights on the storyTime period of the story (when the intervention described in the story was started, whether it is still being implemented)Other key info. that help put this story in to the larger context of Africa RISING project impact Partners involved Indicate preferred by date/timeline
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ExampleResearcher XYZTwenty-seven-year-old Tanzanian, Lilian Richard, has her sights set on giving smallholder farmers technological solutions to address declining soil fertility. This Master of Science in soil science degree holder whose studies at Sokoine University were co-sponsored by Africa RISING and iAGRI is now a registered patent holder for an innovation she developed four years ago to help farmers in applying optimized fertilizer amounts — the fertilizer dose applicator machine.Kongwa and Kiteto districts of Dodoma and Manyara regions of Tanzania-Lilian, iAGRIcoordinator, Africa RISING Chief ScientistLilian started her postgraduate work in mid 2015. Work on fine tuning her fertilizer applicator is still ongoing. - Data from AR studies (Kihara et al) have shown that many farmers are not interested in applying fertilizers despite their knowledge about the benefits of doing so. This therefore prompts for action to build further farmer confidence and capacity in fertilizer use -This story showcases how AR Capacity building efforts are contributing to the emmergence of 'next generation' innovators to solve existing agricultural challenges -With microdosing by hand, a group of 8–10 farmers is needed for about 8 hours to finish applying fertilizer on a 1 ha field. But with the fertilizer dose applicator, the same activity can be completed in 4 hours by 2 farmers per hectare. - Lilian's data also shows that when farmers microdosed using the fertilizer applicator in both Dodoma and Manyara regions, the maize grain yields increased from an average of 1 t/ ha to almost 3 t/haAfrica RISING, iAGRI & AGRAThe best time to cover this story will be between April - July 2021. This is because Lilian will be in Arusha around that time.
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1Christian ThierfelderThe value of LT trials in Eastern Zambia - 10 years of consecutive research has brought many nuances to our understandig of CA systems in Eastern Zambia in all SIAF dimensions. Some only developed after years. It would high time to summarize these lessons learned in a synthesis article. Eastern ZambiaMulundu Mwila, Christian Thierfelder2011-2021Several publications support the story as well as some success stories: Mupangwa, W., Mutenje, M., Thierfelder, C., Mwila, M., Malumo, H., Mujeyi, A., Setimela, P., 2017. Productivity and profitability of manual and mechanized conservation agriculture (CA) systems in Eastern Zambia. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 1-15.ZARI, MoA ExtensionAny time when this story can be captured
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2Christian ThierfelderWomen of Success: Portrait of 4-5 women from different intervention sites how AR technologies changed their life.Eastern Zambia, Central Malawi and Southern MalawiChristian Thierfelder, Richard Museka, Mphatso Gama, Mulundu Mwila2004-2021Numerous publications summarizing the work and success stories. Thierfelder, C., Bunderson, W.T., Jere, Z.D., Mutenje, M., Ngwira, A., 2016. Development of conservation agriculture (CA) systems in Malawi: Lessons learned from 2005 to 2014. Experimental Agriculture 52, 579-604. Mupangwa, W., Mutenje, M., Thierfelder, C., Mwila, M., Malumo, H., Mujeyi, A., Setimela, P., 2017. Productivity and profitability of manual and mechanized conservation agriculture (CA) systems in Eastern Zambia. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 1-15.ZARI, MoA Extension, Machinga ADD; TLCAny time when this story can be captured
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3Christian ThierfelderStory on effects of CA on Dietary Diverisity Eastern ZambiaChristian Thierfelder2021Based on an accepted publciations that is coming out: Improved nutrition and resilience will make Conservation Agriculture more attractive for
Zambian smallholder farmers		ZARI, MoA ExtensionAny time when this story can be captured
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4Gundula FischerMaize shelling, gender and mechanizationTanzaniaGundula Fischer2017-2019Fischer, Kotu and Mutungi (2021,in print): Sustainable and equitable mechanization: a gendered perspective on maize shelling, Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems.March 2021
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5Gundula FischerManual for decision-makers involved in sustainable agricultural intensificationMalawi, GhanaPhil Grabowski, Gundula Fischer2016-2019Grabowski et al. (2021): Decision-makers guide to equitable sustainable intensification (final stages)MSU, LUANAR, University of GhanaAugust 2021
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6Kihara JobStory on farmer adaptation on utilizing space created by the newly introduced Mbili Mbili technology to meet diversified dietary needs within smallholder householdsBabati TanzaniaJob Kihara, Michael Kinyua2019-2021Unpublished data from surveys and focus group discussions conducted in the Babati indicates that farmers are opting out undestorey legumes like beans from maize-based systems due to low attainable yields, attributed to competition (light, moisture and nutrients) by the intercrop components. However, the bigger inter-row space created in Mbili Mbili is not only being used to produce legumes like beans but other crops like cassava with multiple uses in farmer households.TARI, BDCAny time
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