Sustainable Intensification of Smallholder Farming Systems

Dr Dominik Klauser is a Senior Program Officer at the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) which supports resource-poor small farmers in developing countries. Dr Klauser works on identifying and scaling solutions that benefit the sustainable intensification of smallholder farming systems, such as new crop varieties, seed technologies and sustainable agronomic practices.Dr Mike Robinson is Chief Science Advisor the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA). He was formerly a Senior Technology Analyst for the Syngenta Corporate Strategy and Technology Group and has extensive experience of managing global collaborative research projects between the public and private sectors in bioscience.Professor John Derera is the Head of Breeding at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). He was formerly Global Head of R&D at Seed Co Group and Professor of Plant Breeding, at the African Centre for Crop Improvement, University of KwaZulu-Natal, in South Africa. He has researched extensively on crop stress tolerance, weevil and aflatoxin resistance, bio-fortification, seed systems and germplasm enhancement. His achievements include numerous publications, graduated many PhD & MSc students, and a recipient of Africa’s 20 Most Influential Plant Breeders Award by SAPBA. Joyce Gikera is the Supply Chain and Operations Manager at Qualibasic Seed Company. She has over 10 years of experience in seed and agrochemical supply chain, project management, process improvement and quality management with vast knowledge of business trade across East and Southern Africa.

• Part 1 Understanding smallholder farming1.The challenges of smallholder farming: Steve Wiggins, Overseas Development Institute, UK; 2.The economics of smallholder farming: David Eagle and Nadira Saleh, Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA), Canada; Part 2 Agricultural production3.Water management for rainfed smallholder farming: Christoph Studer, Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH), Switzerland;4.Smallholder seed systems for sustainability: Ian Barker, International Potato Center (CIP), UK; Richard Jones, formerly AGRA-SSTP, Kenya; and Dominik Klauser, Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture, Switzerland; 5.Tools for pest and disease management by stakeholders: a case study on Plantwise: Washington Otieno, Willis Ochilo and Lorna Migiro, CAB International, Kenya; and Wade Jenner and Ulrich Kuhlmann, CAB International, Switzerland; 6.Improving integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) by smallholders: B. Vanlauwe, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Kenya; 7.Access to mechanization for smallholder farmers in Africa: O. A. Fatunbi and R. Kombat, Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), Ghana; Part 3 Access to finance and information8.Financial services for smallholders: Nikesh Ghimire, Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA), Canada9.Strengthening public-sector extension systems for smallholder farmers in Kenya: Charles Nkonge, David Kamau and Felister Makini, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Institute (KALRO), Kenya; 10.Strengthening commercial extension systems for smallholders: Matthew Freeman and Wanjiku Mungai, One Acre Fund, Kenya; 11.Supporting female smallholders: Margaret Adesugba, Newcastle University, UK; Part 4 Access to value chains12.Improving market access for smallholders: Yanyan Liu, Nicholas Minot and Mengying Wang, International Food Policy Research Institute, USA; 13.Incentivizing sustainable production practices: improving and scaling extension, certification, carbon markets and other incentive systems: Christine Negra, Versant Vision LLC, USA; and Tanja Havemann, Clarmondial AG, Switzerland; 14.The role and challenges of the private sector in supplying inputs to smallholders: John Derera, Seed Co Group, Zimbabwe; and Joyce Gikera, Qualibasic Seed Ltd, Kenya; 15.The role and challenges of the private sector in enabling market access for smallholders: John Logan, TechnoServe, Kenya;

"The sustainable intensification of smallholder farming systems is a standard reference on how best to target support for smallholders to achieve real improvements in their livelihoods."(IITA – Cassava Matters)