10.7910/DVN/22TFM8 Wageningen University and Research (WUR) Harvard Dataverse 2014 Arts and Humanities Social Sciences groundnuts maize rice chickens cattle goats cotton sheep millets sorghum vegtables cowpeas MALI WEST AFRICA AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA AFRICA Agronomy Agricultural research Wageningen University & Research (WUR) International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Groot, Jeroen Jeroen Groot Wageningen University and Research (WUR) Descheemaeker, Katrien Katrien Descheemaeker Wageningen University and Research (WUR) Jeroen Groot (Wageningen University and Research (WUR)) Katrien Descheemaeker (Wageningen University and Research (WUR)) Mary Ollenburger (Wageningen University and Research (WUR)) 2014-09-01 2014 2017-07-27 2017-08-30 2019-04-10 2013-04-01/2014-04-01 Agronomy data;Observation data;Experimental data 10.7910/DVN/22TFM8/0QNYKP 10.7910/DVN/22TFM8/BODYVX 10.7910/DVN/22TFM8/0D13QT 134656 61440 123904 application/vnd.ms-excel application/vnd.ms-excel application/vnd.ms-excel 1.1 Custom terms specific to this dataset <p>This data study contains household and community survey in support of Africa RISING farming systems analysis.</p> <p><h4>About the project </h4></p> <p><b>Project title: Rapid Characterization of Farming Systems in Africa RISING-MALI</b></p> <p><b> Project abstract </b></p> <p>Sustainable intensification of mixed crop livestock systems is a key pathway towards better food security, improved livelihoods and a healthy environment. As part of the US government’s Feed the Future initiative to address hunger and food security issues in sub-Saharan Africa, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) is supporting three multi-stakeholder agricultural research projects to sustainably intensify key African farming systems. In East and Southern Africa the project is being implemented in Tanzania and Malawi, and Zambia. - In Tanzania the project is being implemented in Babati and Kongwadistricts in Manyara region of northern Tanzania and Kiteto district in Dodoma region, central Tanzania. The action sites were selected to acknowledge agroecological differences, allow appropriate targeting of technologies and strategies, and complement the development efforts of another USAID-supported program, the Tanzania Staples Value Chain (NAFAKA) project. - In Malawi, the project is being implemented in Ntechu and Dedza districts in central Malawi where maize-based productions systems are dominant. Agroecological considerations guided the identification of research action sites. - The pilot site for the study will be Eastern and Lusaka Provinces in Zambia.</p> <p><b>Project website</b>: <a href="http://africa-rising.net">http://africa-rising.net</a></p> <p> <b>Project start date</b>: 01/04/2013 </p> <p><b> Project end date </b>: 01/04/2014</p> Biophysical Surveys Microsoft Excel, 2016 Mali Washington, DC United States Agency for International Development (USAID) United States Agency for International Development (USAID)