Malawi: Increase Dairy Production Through Improved Fodder

This data study contains data on milk yields from livestock. About the project Project title: Africa RISING: Malawi Dairy Production Project abstract The Malawi project has local theme 'Agro-ecological intensification in Malawi through action research with smallholder farmers' with a lot of emphasis on co-learning with farmers and other stakeholders.The purpose of the Africa RISING Malawi component is to enhance farmer knowledge and support sustainable intensification (SI) pathways for productivity gains in maize-legume diversified systems, that also integrates livestock-related enterprises such as improved fodder for intensified dairy production. The project is setting up a research approach that systematically assesses SI best-bet options that appropriately respond to the needs of resource-poor farmers - particularly female headed households. Building on successful examples of participatory action research and experiences from biophysical research on smallholder farms in Malawi over the past 2 decades, the research team has begun taping into these products of agricultural research to move toward more sustainable smallholder production systems. We envisage that farm-scale production strategies employed by different farm/farmer typologies will be further distilled through scenario analyses using farming systems simulation modeling approaches. The project works with an alliance of actors, (agro-dealers, extension services, NGOs, local government structures, etc) as R4D platforms for the two districts. Project web site: http://africa-rising.net Project start date: 01/01/2012 Project end date :9/30/2016

本数据研究收录了畜牧牲畜的产奶量相关数据。关于本项目：
项目名称：非洲崛起（Africa RISING）：马拉维乳制品生产项目
项目摘要：
马拉维项目的本土主题为“通过与小农开展行动研究，推进马拉维农业生态集约化（Agro-ecological intensification）”，高度重视与农户及其他利益相关方开展协同学习。
非洲崛起马拉维项目的核心目标，在于提升农户的知识储备，并支撑可持续集约化（Sustainable Intensification, SI）路径的落地，以实现玉米-豆科作物多样化种植体系的生产力提升，同时整合畜牧相关产业业态，例如为集约化乳品生产改良饲料品种。
本项目正构建一套系统性研究方法，可科学评估可持续集约化的最优备选方案，以精准匹配资源匮乏农户——尤其是女性户主家庭——的实际需求。
研究团队依托过去20年间马拉维小农农场参与式行动研究的成功案例，以及当地生物物理研究的相关经验，现已着手整合这些农业研究成果，以推动构建更具可持续性的小农生产体系。
我们设想，通过运用农作系统模拟建模方法开展情景分析，可进一步提炼不同农场/农户类型所采用的农场级生产策略。
本项目与多方主体组成的联盟开展合作，包括农资经销商、农业推广服务机构、非政府组织（Non-Governmental Organization, NGO）、地方政府架构等，将其作为两个辖区的研究与发展（Research for Development, R4D）平台。
项目官网：http://africa-rising.net
项目启动日期：2012年1月1日
项目结束日期：2016年9月30日