10.7910/DVN/FVEISH International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) Zambia Agricultural Research Institute (ZARI) Grassroots Trust Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Harvard Dataverse 2016 Social Sciences Agricultural Sciences soybeans cowpeas groundnuts pigeon peas maize farming systems ZAMBIA SOUTHERN AFRICA AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA AFRICA Agricultural research Farming systems International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) World Vegetable Center (AVRDC) International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) International Livestock Research Institue (ILRI) International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Thierfelder, Christian Christian Thierfelder International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) Thierfelder, Christian (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)) Setimela, Peter (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)) Mutenje, Munyaradzi (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)) Scott, Sebastian (Grassroots Trust) Mwila, Mulundu (Zambia Agricultural Research Institute (ZARI)) Heinrich, Geoff (Catholic Relief Services (CRS)) Lewis, Dale (Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO) Mudenda, Maambo (Total Land Care (TLC)) 2016-09-01 2016-09-01 2017-08-02 2017-08-30 2023-07-25 2015-12-01/2016-07-01 Agronomy data;Experimental data;Observation data 10.7910/DVN/FVEISH/I6SUNM 10.7910/DVN/FVEISH/JAYVU7 10.7910/DVN/FVEISH/NQ7S8D 10.7910/DVN/FVEISH/KB2GYO 10.7910/DVN/FVEISH/LBVKOH 10.7910/DVN/FVEISH/G6CM65 10.7910/DVN/FVEISH/4FMKJC 10.7910/DVN/FVEISH/4UL3MS 83618 11608 8771 45620 34190 16961 18551 2906 text/tab-separated-values text/tab-separated-values text/tab-separated-values text/tab-separated-values text/tab-separated-values text/tab-separated-values text/tab-separated-values text/tab-separated-values 1.2 Custom terms specific to this dataset <p>The datasets contain field level trial data on low-input agriculture systems in Zambia </p> <p><h4>About the project </h4></p> <p><b>Project title: AfricaRISING- Sustainable Intensification of Maize-Legume-Livestock Integrated Farming Systems in East and Southern Africa</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 Kongwa districts in Manyara region of northern Tanzania and Kiteto district in Dodoma region, central Tanzania. The action sites were selected to acknowledge agro-ecological 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>: 10/01/2015 </p> <p><b> Project end date </b>: 30/09/2017</p Biophysical Surveys Microsoft Excel, 2016 Zambia Zambia United States Agency for International Development (USAID) United States Agency for International Development (USAID)