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Agricultural Productivity Program for Southern Africa (APPSA) held information sharing meeting with District Agricultural Officers (DAOs) and District Extension Officers (DEOs) as overseers of all agricultural research activities within Lesotho districts.

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A video on Maize production in Malawi.

This Video provides step-by-step information on Bean Production to Malawian Farmers interested in Bean Production. Ms. Virginia Chisale, a bean breeder working at Chitedze Agricultural Research Station give details on bean varieties that are approved for production in Malawi. She also provide key agronomic recommendations to be followed by farmers to successfully grow their bean crop.

Nota Conceptual para o APPSA

Concept note template for APPSA

The Agronomy section and the Socio-Economics & Extension Division of the Department of Agricultural Research are collaboratively implementing the Lesotho Adaptation of Small-Scale Agricultural Production project (LASAP) activities with farmers in five districts of Lesotho.

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The Department of Agricultural Research through soils section is undertaking research studies on maize and beans varieties. The studies started in 2018 summer planting season. In order to fully involve farmers on these on-going studies, on-farm approach is used. The overall objective the studies is to evaluate two bean cultivars for biological nitrogen fixation and two maize cultivars for nitrogen use efficiency. This is done to restore the fertility of selected soils and crop productivity in an effort to help the farming community realize increased yields.

CCARDESA Annual Report 2020