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Sustainable Intensification of Cereal-based Farming Systems in the Sudano-Sahelian Zone of West Africa: Introducing the Draft Concept Note I. Hoeschle-Zeledon.

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  1. Sustainable Intensification of Cereal-based Farming Systems in the Sudano-Sahelian Zone of West Africa:Introducing the Draft Concept Note I. Hoeschle-Zeledon Sustainable Intensification of Cereal-based Farming Systems in the Sudano-Sahelian Zone of West Africa: Project Design Workshop, Tamale, Ghana, 9-12 January 2012

  2. Collaborative effort by colleagues from ICRISAT, ILRI, CIAT, ICRAF, AfricaRice, IMWI, IFPRI, AVRCD, and IITA • Primary partners, others will be part of the further project design process, project implementation and disseminationof outputs for impact • Project leader: IITA

  3. Overall objective: Improve livelihoods through sustainably increased productivity of cereal-legume-tree-horticulture-livestock integrated farming systems

  4. 1 project addressing 3 cereal-based farming systems (components) ­ maize - sorghum/millet - rice

  5. Geographic focus: northernGhana: Northern, Upper East, Upper West Regions; maize, rice, sorghum, pearl millet southernMali: Sikasso Region (similar agro-eco zone, extends into drier areas north); sorghum, pearl millet, maize poverty level, food insecurity risk, gender inequity, potential for productivity improvement with manifold impact Research sites: tbd at this meeting

  6. M&E: Impact evaluation, scaling up and out assessments,led by IFPRI, separate funds • Project duration: 5 years • Funding: US$ 3.2m/year

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