Analysis identifyed sewveral yield gaps that could be narrowed with additional investmentments in technology adaptation and dissemination.
Strengthening RCoLs has continued for the past six years covering the upgrading of research infrastructure including farm, laboratory, office equipment, IT and knowledge management sustems.
Given that the project was coming to an end on 31st January 2020 and that most of the R&D projects had been completed and research outputs were generated, an end of project conference was held in order to facilitate the sharing of research outputs with a broader group of APPSA stakeholders.
The Book of Abstracts is one of the main outcomes of the Scientific Conference and serves as one of the channels for dissemination of the research outcomes for APPSA.
Maize is a major staple food for millions of households in Sub-Saharan Africa. The emergence and prevalence of Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease (MLND) in endemic countries in east Africa among others, threathens the food security and commercial seed trade in the Siouthern African Region.
According to the 2017 Nutrition in WHO African Region report, the prevalence of malnutrition in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia is very high, and this has been attributed in part to limited dietary diversity. Biofortification represents the most cost effective and sustainable intervention to address micronutrient deficiency malnutrition in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia compared to commercial fortification and nutrient supplements.
This article is about a meeting that was converned for the Lesotho National Conservation Agriculture Task Force. It was a revival meeting that was last held about two years ago. The importance of such a meeting is to bring stakeholders in the agricultural sector in Lesotho to deliberate on the issues of Conservation Agriculture and how it can be supported and strenghened in order to address this "monster" called climate change.
Video summarising the climate investment pitch session at COP 25 Stepping-up Engagement Efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa to Catalyse Investments in Climate Action
Pears grown in Zimbabwe
Sondayi, L. (2019), Pears grown in Zmbabwe
Soil Classification
Sondayi,L.(2019). Soil Classification
