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Study predicts massive impact of drought tolerant maize in Africa
From Science Blog 26/08/10 Cattle grazing maize residues after harvest in Zimbabwe. Photo: Sabine Homann As climate change intensifies drought conditions in Africa and sparks fears of a new cycle of...
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Interested by crop residue tradeoffs in mixed systems? Read more about our...
Smallholders in mixed crop–livestock systems make up a large proportion of the farming enterprises in developing countries. In these systems, crop residues are an important component of production...
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ILRI 2009-2010 Corporate Report features SLP study
The corporate report looks ‘back to the future’—to the thousand million farmers practicing small-scale mixed crop-and-livestock agriculture in poor countries—the kind of seemingly old-fashioned family...
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SLP coordination update and transition planning
This blog has been very quiet for some months. However, the CGIAR Systemwide Livestock Program continues to be active. With the departure of the Coordinator – Bruno Gerard – from the SLP, it is also a...
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5th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture; 3rd Farming Systems Design...
The co-location of WCCA and FSD, with input from Landcare, provides a great opportunity to explore the application of conservation agriculture practices and principles in a systems context with...
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CIMMYT opens two research positions on agricultural systems for climate...
1. Agricultural Systems/Climate Change Mitigation Achieving sustainable food security in a world of growing population and changing diets is a major challenge under climate change. The International...
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Diagnosis to action: SLP turning data on crop residue use into fuel for change
Last week, the crop residue trade-offs project team met in Addis Ababa to take stock of the data collected across all four regions (South Asia, Southern Africa, West Africa and East Africa). The idea...
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Job opportunity: Agricultural Innovation Scientist – CIMMYT
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is looking for for an innovative, results-oriented scientist with excellent skills in agricultural innovation to facilitate technology...
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First publication of the CGIAR SLP crop residue project
The first peer-reviewed publication of the Systemwide Livestock Programme (SLP) crop residue project is now on-line in Field Crops Research. This paper describes the options and challenges of...
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CGIAR Research Programme on Maize opens call for proposals: grants for...
The CGIAR Research Programme on Maize (MAIZE) wants to extend its current partnerships to capture a wider range of innovative ideas, increase the quality of the research, and integrate the skills of...
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SLP Crop residue project: discussing with farmers and other stakeholders
“The ‘Second Phase’ of the SLP crop residue project has begun in Ethiopia and Bangladesh and will continue in Zimbabwe and Niger shortly. In this phase of the project, a participatory and collaborative...
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Conservation agriculture common on large commercial farms but tricky for...
A recent article in INSIGHTS* describes why “no-till cultivation is a key element in conservation agriculture and is one of many practices designed by farmers, extension agents, and scientists to make...
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Trade-offs of crop residue use in Kenya: Conservation Agriculture
Researchers at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) analysed potential trade-offs in maize residue use as soil mulch and livestock feed in mixed crop-livestock systems in...
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Three PhD positions on system trajectories, diversity and cross-scale...
CIMMYT and Wageningen University are looking for three highly motivated and inquisitive PhD candidates to investigate the development trajectories of cereal-based systems in Mexico, South Asia and...
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