Changing the future
Technology
The first area covers the agricultural innovations per se, i.e. different production systems and their evaluation with the help of ICT.
- Cereal-legume cropping systems
These systems make use of intercropping between cereals and legumes. During the project different associations have been tried in the field to find out the best mix for the local farmer - Brachiaria forage-livestock system
Brachiaria is used as fodder for cattle, mainly with respect to milk production. Different varieties have been evaluated. - ICT
Data for base and endlining as well as technology evaluation has been captured via configuration of a system allowing for digital data capture on mobile devices.
Extension
This is all about making infomation and knowledge flow and get research as well as "spreading of the word" down to the farmers.
- Integrated farm plan
- Village knowledge centres
- Farmer Participatory Research teams and Farmer to Farmer Extension
Value Chain
The third area of activities covers all subjects related to the value chain as a whole and the actors being part of it. From seed delivery to multi-actor platforms down to market information the different aspects have been covered.
- Multi-Actor Platforms
- ICT-based Data Management
- Integrated seed delivery system
- Market and value chain information
As an overarching element, policy considerations have also been part of the project and are presented in the resulting documents.