EiA Innovations | New farm diversification options for rice and wheat based systems

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New farm diversification options (rotation, intercropping, relay and alley cropping) for rice- and wheat-based systems, managed by smallholder farmers, through integrating legumes (food/forage), root and tuber crops (potato, sweetpotato), vegetables, fruits, and/or trees, aiming at increasing land and labor productivity, profitability, soil health and on-farm diet diversity, and reducing risk and green gas emissions.

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Kazuki Saito

K.Saito@cgiar.org

Vinay Nangia

V.Nangia@cgiar.org

Elke Vandamme

E.Vandamme@cgiar.org

A.Whitbread

A.Whitbread@cgiar.org

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Commodities: 4
Countries Available in: 10

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Malawi Zambia Tanzania Senegal Rwanda Nigeria Madagascar Ivory Coast India Bangladesh

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New farm diversification options for rice and wheat based systems