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Farmers traing on PIP

Farmers and stakeholders field day on SAI fields

Field day

Maize -common bean intercropped

Maize quality protien (BHQP 545)

Brachiaria trial

Maize varieties BHPQ545 (left) and BH661-(right)

Early growth of Maize

Farmers evaluation

Farmers evaluation of Maize varieties

Farmers evaluation

Napier grass planted on terrace banks for cattle feed and for stabilizing the terrace banks (Photo by Njarui, D.M.G.)

Brachiaria Harvest

Brachiaria on-farm monitoring

VKC supervision

Nursery

Village Knowledge Centre

irrigation of Brachiaria

Engaging Women group into brachiaria production

Dairy cattle feeding on maize stover a major source of feed during the dry periods in Embu, Kenya (Photo by Gichangi, E.M.)

Brachiaria decumbens cv. Basilisk in a farmer’s field being harvested for hay making in Kangundo, Machakos, Kenya (Photo by Gichangi, E.M.)

A group of farmers participating in varietal selection of Brachiaria grasses at KALRO-Katumani in a previous project funded by sida (Photo by Njarui, D.M.G.)

4th April saw InnovAfrica participating farmers and Multi-Actor Platform members converge in Lobi, Dedza, Malawi.

The aim of the meeting was to exhibit how the crop production intensification of cereals and legumes was going on.

The fields visited showed orange maize and beans, finger millet and soy bean and maize and groundnuts intercrop.

Planting pattern

Sorghum harvest time Dedza

Post harvest soy processing Dedza

Sorghum-legume intercropping

Cereals crop diversity display

Farmer field meeting and storage structure

Farmer to farmer planting patterns and manure making- Dedza

fingermillet after harvesting soya beans- Dedza

Maize-legume intercropping

Millet-legume intercropping

Professional milk transporters deliver to the milk collection point

Professional milk transporters deliver to the milk collection point

On-site training about forage improvement

Feeding of Brachiaria

F2F trainer in her farm field

Farmer to Farmer Training about Brachiaria

Forage development on trenches

Women selling fruits at a local market in Mbeya, Tanzania

Researcher managed Brachiaria trials, Ilenge Ward Resource Center, Ilenge District, Mbeya, Tanzania

Field visits to Brachiaria plots at Msigwa Farm, by Consortium participants, 2019

Field visits to Brachiaria plots at Msigwa Farm, by Consortium participants, 2019

Field trials in Mbeya Tanzania

Field visits to Msigwa's farm

Field trials at Nsongwe primary school, Mbeya Tanzania

Brachiaria grass experimental plots, SUA, Tanzania

Brachiaria field trials at Ilenge Ward Resource Centre