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Program Purpose and Objectives

Africa RISING. Program Purpose and Objectives.

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Program Purpose and Objectives

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  1. Africa RISING Program Purpose and Objectives • Provide pathways out of hunger and poverty for small holder families, particularly for women and children, through sustainably intensified farming systems that sufficiently improve food, nutrition, and income security and conserve or enhance the natural resource base. • Identify demand-driven sustainable intensification options that are socially acceptable, economically feasible, and environmentally sound • Combine and adapt these options to address constraints and exploit opportunities. • Evaluate their effectiveness at multiple scales. • Catalyze ongoing sustainable farm intensification.

  2. Africa RISING Program Outcomes • Whole farm productivity • Natural resource management • Connect to markets & input suppliers • Nutrition and poverty, especially women and children • Economic & environmental resilience

  3. Value Chain Context Maize Inputs Processing Production Markets Horticulture Livestock Legumes

  4. Value Chain Context Maize Production Horticulture Marketing Milling / packaging Extension Seeds & Breeds Equipment / fertilizer Post-harvest storage Livestock Legumes Strong, formalized linkages

  5. Value Chain Context 1° research scope 2° research scope 2° research scope Maize Production Horticulture Marketing Milling / packaging Extension Seeds & Breeds Equipment / fertilizer Post-harvest storage Livestock Legumes Strong, formalized linkages

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