Africa RISING overview
and update
Irmgard Hoeschle-Zeledon
Africa RISING Coordinator East and Southern Africa
3rd Annual Review and Planning meeting,
Africa RISING ESA Project, 9-12 September 2014
Mandate:
“Through action research and development
partnerships, Africa RISING will create
opportunities for smallholder farm households to
move out of hunger and poverty through
sustainably intensified farming systems that
improve food, nutrition, and income security,
particularly for women and children, and conserve
or enhance the natural resource base.”
Sustainable agricultural intensification:
(Montpellier Panel Report, 2013)
• Producing in a durable way more units of output per
unit input (land, labor, water, biodiversity, inorganic
chemicals, organic matter, seeds, financial capital,
knowledge, infrastructure, etc.) through
- their efficient and prudent use
- new combinations of these inputs
- use of supportive innovations (e.g. communication,
marketing, precision agriculture, …)
Sustainable agricultural intensification:
• Conserve or enhance natural resources for improved
environmental services and cultural value (smaller
environmental footprint)
• Increased resilience of the farming systems
• Livelihood perspective: whole-farm and household
issues; focus not only on economic aspects but also on
social, nutritional, gender, cultural conditions
Components of sustainable agricultural
intensification:
• Genetic: improved varieties and breeds
• Ecological: better use natural factors (sunlight, soil,
water, biodiversity)
• Socio-economic: enabling environment (fair and
transparent markets; strengthened FOs, CBOs,
extension services; women empowerment; informed
decision making)
The wider USAID context:
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In line with USAID country missions’ priorities
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Implemented in FtF target areas
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Research to backstop other FtF investments
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In line with the CGIAR Humidtropics CRP
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Need for conceptual harmonization between the Africa
RISING country projects
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Strong collaboration with USAID missions and other USAID
Bureaus (e.g. Africa Bureau)
What we do: Integrated farming systems research
Ken Giller, WUR
Where do we stand?
Guiding principle identified in 2012: stepwise
approach to sustainable intensification which
requires the adoption of various SI technologies
Our trajectory: (TZ, MAL)
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2012: quick wins
2012/13: (i) situation analysis (baseline, agronomic,
livestock, vegetables production & consumption, pest
and disease, post-harvest losses, mycotoxin prevalence,
social & institutional constraints to adoption, soil surveys,
characterization of farming hh);
(ii) evaluation of disciplinary SI technologies (crop
varieties, fodder species, fertilizers, water harvesting &
conservation) and some combinations (doubled up
legumes, rotations, intercropping, crops/fertilizer, crops/
water harvesting)
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2013/2014: increased number of research sites
(i) situation analysis (baseline surveys, farming systems &
value chain analyses), establishment of R4D platform
(Babati) and IP (KK)
(ii) integration of farmer selected or “proven-by research”
technologies; new: livestock, vegetables, post-harvest &
nutrition technologies;
some farmers’ preferred technologies subjected to
impact and adoption studies
Africa RISING Years 1-3
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Site selection
Situation analysis
Partnership building
Design of research
Implementation
2014-2016:
greater integration of technologies
further refining
assessment of their potential impact on the natural resource
base
identifying what really works for who (farm typologies)
looking further into the drivers of technology adoption (value
addition for better marketability, shelf life; demonstrated
profitability and social acceptability, cost-benefit analyses,
identification of best-fit technologies)
consolidating/strengthening R4D Platforms/IPs
new partners for promotion & scaling of proven technologies
technical support to other FtF projects
Conceptual progress towards sustainable intensification
Cross-cutting studies (impact, markets, nutrition, gender, policy…) and
actions (scaling…)
C+L+S
Toward full SI
C+L; C+S; L+S
C, L, S
Baseline, FSA,
Discipline surveys
Low hanging fruits,
Team building
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-15
Mateete Bekunda
2014-2016:
greater integration of technologies
further refining
assessment of their potential impact on the natural resource
base
identifying what really works for who (farm typologies)
looking further into the drivers of technology adoption (value
addition for better marketability, shelf life; demonstrated
profitability and social acceptability)
consolidating/strengthening R4D Platforms/IPs
new partners for promotion & scaling of proven technologies
scientific support to other FtF projects
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Africa RISING Years 3-5
Implementation with higher integration
Research refinement & expansion (e.g.,
IPM, socio-economic studies)
Platforms
Transfer of research outputs
Scientific support to FtF projects
Update on changes and highlights since September
2013:
• collaboration with SIMLEZA Project in Eastern Province of
Zambia (funded by USAID mission, addit. funds received
from BFS)
• new project component with MSU to study the Impact of
Sustainable Intensification on Landscapes and Livelihoods
in Zambia; funded by USAID Africa Bureau; will help making
further investment Decisions in Zambia, lessons for other
Africa RISING sites
• proposal to USAID Tanzania mission on strategic scientific
support to NAFAKA and TUBOCHA
2013/2014 Fund allocation
Institution/Country
Funds ($)
MSU
ICRISAT
CIMMYT
CIAT
SELIAN
AVRDC
ILRI
IITA (further sub-contracts)
CIMMYT (Zambia)
IITA (Zambia)
WU (Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania)
Malawi
Tanzania
Zambia
725,000
648,000
198,000
189,000
55,000
69,000
156,000
405,000
175,000
105,000
117,000
745,000
1,747,000
350,000
Field visits:
• September 2013: USAID delegation in Zambia
• January 2014: Chief Scientist and Coordinator in Malawi
and Zambia
• March 2014: USAID Delegation in Tanzania; Researchers
visit to Malawi
• April 2014: Steering Committee members in Tanzania
Capacity building:
21 students for BA, MSc or PhD attached to the
project
16 from Africa, 6 female, 4 from iAGRI
Student
Sex
Country of
Research
Africa RISING
Supervisor
University
Degree
Period
F
Country
of
Origin
Tanzania
Semeni Ngozi (iAGRI)
Tanzania
Per Hillbur
MSc
May 14 - May 15
Marco Sanka (iAGRI)
M
Tanzania
Tanzania
Per Hillbur
MSc
Nov 14 - Aug 15
Maria Klerfelt Johansson
F
Sweden
Tanzania
Per Hillbur
Egerton Univ,
Kenya
Makerere Univ,
Uganda
Gothenburg Univ,
Sweden
BA
Mar 14 - Sept 14
Marcus Bengtsson
M
Sweden
Tanzania
Per Hillbur
Gothenburg Univ,
Sweden
BA
Mar 14 - Sept 14
Christopher Alex Msongore M
Tanzania
Tanzania
SUA, Tanzania
MSc
2013 - 2014
Chacha Nyangi (iAGRI)
John Joseph Malley
Leonard Joseph Marwa
Alphonse Haule
Mawazo Shitindi (iAGRI)
M
M
M
M
M
Tanzania
Tanzania
Tanzania
Tanzania
Tanzania
Tanzania
Tanzania
Tanzania
Tanzania
Tanzania
2013 - 2014
2014 - 2015
2014 - 2017
2014 - 2015
2013 - 2016
M
Zambia
Tanzania
PhD
2013 - 2016
Isaac Jambo
M
Malawi
Tanzania,
Malawi,
Zambia
Jeroen Groot
& Mateete
Bekunda
SUA, Tanzania
SUA, Tanzania
SUA, Tanzania
SUA, Tanzania
Tuskegee Univ,
USA
University of
Nairobi, Kenya
Wageningen
University, The
Netherlands
MSc
MSc
PhD
MSc.
PhD
Gregory Sikumba
Adebayo
Abass
Fen Beed
Fen Beed
Ben Lukuyu
Ben Lukuyu
Mateete
Bekunda
Ben Lukuyu
PhD
2014 - 2018
Student
Sex
Country
of
Origin
Country of
Research
Africa RISING
Supervisor
University
Degree
Period
Michelle Hockett
F
USA
Malawi
Robert
Richardson
MSU, USA
MSc
2013 - 2014
Alex Smith
M
USA
Malawi
Sieg Snapp &
Regis Chikowo
MSU, USA
MSc
2013 - 2014
Edward Mzumara
M
Malawi
Malawi
Regis Chikowo &
Wezi Mhango
LUANAR, Malawi
MSc
2013 - 2014
Soflet Mwafulirwa
F
Malawi
Malawi
Agnes Mangwela
LUANAR, Malawi
MSc
2013 - 2014
Erin Anders
F
USA
Malawi
Sieg Snapp &
Regis Chikowo
MSU, USA
PhD
2013 - 2016
Justin Chipomho
M
Zimbab
we
Malawi and
Zimbabwe
Regis Chikowo &
Sieg Snapp
University of
Zimbabwe
PhD
2013 - 2016
Anita Kaleba
F
Zambia
Zambia
Christian
Thierfelder
UNIZA, Zambia
MSc
2013 - 2014
John Banda
M
Zambia
Zambia
Christian
Thierfelder
UNIZA, Zambia
MSc
2013 - 2014
Frederick Mwansa
M
Zambia
Zambia
Christian
Thierfelder
UNIZA, Zambia
MSc
2013 - 2014
Thank You
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