Diagnostic study of the maize-based system in South and East Africa: pathways to sustainable intensification and diversification - a case study of Chipata and Monze districts in Zambia

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cg.contributor.affiliationMinistry of Water Development and Sanitation, Zambiaen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.initiativeDiversification in East and Southern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.countryZambiaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ZMen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.subregionChipataen_US
cg.coverage.subregionMonzeen_US
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH053478en_US
cg.placeColombo, Sri Lankaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMwale, M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-31T10:32:07Zen_US
dc.date.available2025-01-31T10:32:07Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/172642en_US
dc.titleDiagnostic study of the maize-based system in South and East Africa: pathways to sustainable intensification and diversification - a case study of Chipata and Monze districts in Zambiaen_US
dcterms.abstractEfficient agricultural water management is key to improving crop-water productivity. Very few smallholder farmers in Zambia use irrigation as it is largely informal and applied to fruits and vegetables grown close to the water sources. Only 1% of the small holder farmers use irrigation for field crops and about 16% of them use it for fruits and vegetables (Ngoma, et.al, 2017). The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) conducted a household survey to understand agricultural water management practices used by smallholder farmers. The survey forms part of a larger initiative, Ukama Ustawi (UU), which seeks to support climate-resilient agricultural livelihoods and agribusiness ecosystems in 12 East and Southern African countries, Zambia inclusive to help millions of vulnerable smallholders’ transition from maize-mixed systems to sustainably intensified, diversified, and de-risked agrifood systems with a strong maize base. In Zambia, the survey was conducted in two districts, Chipata District of Eastern Province and Monze District of Southern Province. The study’s main objectives were to understand the sustainability of the maize-based rainfed and irrigation systems and to identify areas of intervention in the context of the key problems, opportunities, and farmers’ preferences.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMwale, M. 2024. Diagnostic study of the maize-based system in South and East Africa: pathways to sustainable intensification and diversification - a case study of Chipata and Monze districts in Zambia. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Diversification in East and Southern Africa. 42p.en_US
dcterms.extent42p.en_US
dcterms.issued2024-12-30en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Diversification in East and Southern Africaen_US
dcterms.subjectsustainable intensificationen_US
dcterms.subjectdiversificationen_US
dcterms.subjectmaizeen_US
dcterms.subjectirrigation systemsen_US
dcterms.subjectcrop productionen_US
dcterms.subjecthouseholdsen_US
dcterms.subjectcase studiesen_US
dcterms.typeReporten_US

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