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SIMLESA CA: Overview of state of achievements in Malawi and Mozambique

SIMLESA CA: Overview of state of achievements in Malawi and Mozambique. Isaiah Nyagumbo GCAP Planning Meeting Mexico. Introduction. SIMLESA is an Australian (ACIAR) funded project operating in 5 countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzanzia )

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SIMLESA CA: Overview of state of achievements in Malawi and Mozambique

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  1. SIMLESA CA: Overview of state of achievements in Malawi and Mozambique Isaiah Nyagumbo GCAP Planning Meeting Mexico

  2. Introduction • SIMLESA is an Australian (ACIAR) funded project operating in 5 countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzanzia) • The project has 5 main objectives and managed by CIMMYT • Activities kick started in 2010 • CIMMYT plays mainly a backstopping role while most activities on the ground are implemented by NARS (who manage their own budgets).

  3. To test and develop productive, resilient and sustainable smallholder maize-legume cropping systems and innovation systems for local scaling out The Focus of SIMLESA Objective 2

  4. Key outputs 6 key outputs within objective

  5. Operational Areas in Malawi • 6 districts in central Malawi falling into mid-altitude and low altiutudeagroecologies: • Kasungu • Mchinji • Lilongwe (Mitundu) • Salima • Ntcheu • Balaka

  6. Testing sites Angonia (R10) (Communities of Ciphole and Cabango) Gorongoza (R4) Community of Canda-sede) Manica (R10&R4) Community of Chinhadombwe) Sussundenga (R4) Community of Sussundeng-sede R10: Community of Rotanda

  7. Status of achievement: Obj 2: Mw/Mz

  8. Status of achievement: Obj 2 Mw/Mz

  9. Capacity Building: Obj 5

  10. What worked well so far? • Project working approach enabled establishment of 36 single replicate host farmers in each country with high quality CA in sites with good coordination and supervision • Use of herbicides in the CA exploratory trials has been very effective towards improved weed control: Glyphosate and Harness • Training helped to capacitate partners on CA and running awareness meetings

  11. Demonstrating effects of CA on water holding capacity and aggregate stability in Malawi CA training participants on a field visit in Mozambique Training addressed theory and practical aspects of CA Old CA site provide valuable learning sites for new sites. Participants to this site were shown residue application techniques and had first hand feedback from practising farmers in Chipeni, Malawi.

  12. The process Community awareness meetings Farmer consultations and agreement on treatments Identification of 6 host farmers per community Exploratory trials establishment and monitoring: An exploratory trial in Northern Mozambique Exploratory trials establishment and monitoring: An exploratory trial in SussundengaSede, Mozambique On-station trials: Established long term trial with 12 treatments in Mozambique: Sunhemp under CA Farmer field days A field day in Balaka, Malawi: Farmers involved in discussions. The press was also there!

  13. Challenges Experienced • Project implementation system suffers from usual government beauracracyhence flow of resources from research to field extension staff has not been very efficient resulting in poor supervision and monitoring of trials: late planting, weed control problems on some sites. • Residue application highly variable within and across sites and in some cases even none existent

  14. Challenges Termites! Weeds!

  15. Lessons Learnt and future perspectives • Careful timely planning and monitoring of activities essential if success is to be achieved in working through government systems • Commitment/ motivation of local extension partners is a key driver for success ! • There is need for more intensive farmer training on CA concepts as we move into the second season • Strengthen innovation platform players role for increased synergy

  16. Insights from Mexico field tours • Mexican systems not directly transferable to SA • Strong equipment development

  17. Thank you!

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