The humid highlands in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are characterized by high population densities
and require intensification. The Consortium for Improving Agriculture-based Livelihoods in
Central Africa (CIALCA) has set up a research for development platform in various mandate areas
in DR Congo Burundi and Rwanda aiming to identify improved production market and nutrition
options and facilitating the access for development partners to these options. This platform is
supported by capacity building multi-stakeholder dialogue and monitoring and evaluation
efforts. The conference facilitated by CIALCA aimed to (i) take stock of the state-of the art
in agricultural intensification in the highlands of SSA and (ii) chart the way forward for
agricultural research for development in the humid highlands of SSA and more specifically in
the recently launched Humidtropics Consortium Research Programme through keynote oral and
poster presentations and strategic panel discussions.
