Diversifying agribusiness systems through maize forage feed innovations

Abstract

The CGIAR Research Initiative on Diversification in East and Southern Africa (Ukama Ustawi) Initiative aims to help smallholders transition to sustainably intensified, diversified, and de-risked agri-food systems based on maize in 12 East and Southern African countries. Specifically, it seeks to enable 50,000 value chain actors, including farmers (at least 40% women, 40% youth), to adopt climate-smart maize-based intensification and diversification practices and one million to access digital agro-advisory services. This video explains how diversifying agribusiness systems through maize forage feed innovations is helping smallholders in Africa.