Research on Climate Smart Agricultural Methods

Session: Climate change is severely affecting crop production in semi-arid area in Tanzania. However, yield potential is greater from using a tied ridged system in combination with manure, drought resilient maize intercropped with pigeon peas compared to yields from conventional, non- climate smart management technologies. A study reveals the potential of climate smart agricultural practices which include intercropping technologies, drought tolerant crops, tied ridges and manure. This agronomic package in crop production is proving to be a climate change adaptation strategy for many drought prone areas of Tanzania.

Biographical information: George Karwani is a PhD student at Nelson Mandela University as well working with TARI- Selian since 2012. He conducts the research on land use, agro-ecology and smallholder farming systems in Tanzania and East Africa at large. He has been working with national and international organization projects such as Kagera Trans-boundary Agro ecosystem management (Kagera TAMP) under FAO, Integrated Soil Fertility Management -AGRA, CIMMYT-Taking Maize Agronomy to Scale in Africa (TAMASA). BGMF-AVISA project on pigeon pea- chick pea intercrops in Tanzania.