Transcript Efficiency in Farming systems

Efficiency in Farming systems
Survey – enhancing cooperation with IITA
General interest
Type of linkages/cooperation
Time to spend in Africa
70
60
60
50
40
Number of answers
Number of answers
50
40
30
20
30
20
10
10
0
PhD supervision
MSc supervision
Direct engagemant
0
< 2 Weeks
2 weeks - 1 month
> 1 month
Areas of interest
Region of interest
Research areas of interest
60
60
50
50
40
40
30
30
20
20
10
10
0
0
West Africa
East Africa
Central Africa Souther Africa
Biotech & Plant prod
Gen improv & health
NRM
Soc sci &
Agri
business
Other
Biotechnology and genetic
improvement
25
Conserving and accessing genetic resources
2
Breeding cowpea, soybean, banana/plantain, yam,
cassava and maize for yield and suitability for crop
production systems
3
Breeding cowpea, soybean, banana/plantain, yam,
cassava and maize with tolerance or resistance to
biotic and abiotic stresses in response to climate
change
4
Breeding cowpea, soybean, banana/plantain, yam,
cassava and maize with traits that satisfy the
changing demands of processors and consumers
5
Maximize genetic improvement research by utilizing
the latest in technologies and information ensuing
from advances in genomics and transgenic.
6
Promoting systems for pest and disease-free
planting material for farmers
20
Number of answers
1
15
10
5
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Plant Production and Health
Management
1
Diagnosing, identifying and cross-boundary
monitoring of emerging biotic threats and new
invaders
25
20
2
Developing strategies for mitigating effects of pest
and diseases stresses coupled with climate changes
3
Designing and management options for controlling
soil-borne noxious organisms such as nematodes,
aflatoxin-producing Aspergillus fungi, and Striga
4
Phenotyping physiological and metabolic traits
including photosynthetic activity and assimilate
partitioning, transpiration and water use efficiency
5
Developing integrated pest management practices
6
Facilitate the development of community-based seed
systems
7
Improving availability of foundation and certified
seeds
Number of answers
15
10
5
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Natural Resource Management
1
Adaptation to progressive climate change
2
Adaptation through managing climate risk
3
Pro-poor climate change mitigation
4
Enhancing the knowledge on soil (micro)organisms,
including rhizobia and mycorrhiza that improve
access to/use efficiency of nutrients
5
Developing Integrated Soil Fertility Management
practices for target cropping systems
6
Developing decision support tools to analyze tradeoffs among land management and livelihood
strategies
7
Developing analytical methods and tools for the
management of multiple use landscapes
8
Assessing and managing soil carbon stocks
9
Managing soil health for enhanced ecosystem
services
10
Promoting agricultural intensification in order to
reduce deforestation and infringing of agricultural
activities in forest margins in particular
25
20
Number of answers
15
10
5
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Social Science and Agribusiness
2
Linking small producers to markets
3
Strategic gender research
Forecast scenarios of key drivers of agricultural
intensification
Measuring impacts of interventions across a large
spectrum of innovations
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Bio-fortification of staple food
Prevention and control of agriculture-associated
diseases
Integrated agriculture, nutrition, and health
programs and policies
Post-harvest handling for value addition
Agro-enterprise development to stimulate value
addition and agribusiness
Agro-enterprise development to stimulate value
addition and agribusiness
Reducing the drudgery of work through
development of efficient field practices and
ergonomic tools
25
20
Number of answers
1
Identification of conducive policies and
institutional arrangements for smallholder
producers
15
10
5
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12