Molly Cheatum-Kusamala Institute Holistic Livestock and Land Management
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Molly Cheatum-Kusamala Institute Holistic Livestock and Land Management
- 1. Upscaling Grassroots Efforts with Holistic Livestock Land Management
- 2. 2 • Savory Network Concept • Kusamala • Kusamala Vision with Holistic Livestock Land Management • Questions Summary
- 4. What if there was a place where farmers, ranchers and pastoralists could come together to learn a better way to manage their land? A way built upon ancient wisdom informed by nature's patterns. A way that restores the integrity of the ecological capital upon which our existence depends?
- 5. What if this place embraced and celebrated individual initiative and the entrepreneurial spirit, with results so dramatic that the momentum began to spread among neighbors?
- 6. What if this place was one of many in a global network working together to grow beyond self-sufficiency under an intentionally different business model?
- 7. “What if” has already begun • Over 20 Million Hectares Influenced • 2.5 Million Hectares Influenced in 2014 • Over 1800 people trained in 2014 30Communities changing the world
- 8. Empower the farmer, rancher, pastoralist with Holistic Management knowledge, tools, and support. Measure the outcomes. What we have to teach is worthless unless everyone (including the consumer) can see the value. Grow our network through partnerships with those who have come before and strategic partnerships. As we expand our reach, we are designed to be self-sustaining*. Self-sustaining is the point. We believe that it’s not only possible, but reasonable for a non-profit to be able to support itself once there is momentum. To be clear, we are positive that our business model will eliminate the need for the constant cycle of fundraising.
- 9. Our goal is 100 locally owned, led, and managed self-sustaining Hubs around the world by 2025, doing this in their own social, cultural, political, and ecological contexts.
- 10. “Land degradation costs an estimated $40 billion USD annually worldwide” - UNFAO The estimated cost of the mismanagement of all natural assets to the world economy today at around $6.6 trillion USD a year, equal to 11 percent of global GDP – UNCCD The annual loss of 75 billion tons of soil costs the world about $400 billion USD per year. - Dr. Rattan Lal
- 11. Increase Increase Increase Profit & Cashflow Production Social Wellbeing Outcomes of Managing Holistically
- 12. 12 The Kusamala Institute of Agriculture and Ecology is a local, non-governmental organization that promotes household-level permaculture and agroecology systems in Malawi through demonstration, education, outreach and advocacy. Kusamala legumes, pigeon pea, tephrosia (fish bean), cassava
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- 14. 14 • JANEEMO 2012 - 2014 (400 farmers): 140,000 trees planted (jatropha, moringa, pod mahogany, Faidherbia albida, Acacia, fruit trees) • CSA 2013 - 2016 (1500 farmers): ▫ Tree Nurseries: 100 ▫ Home gardens: over 150 home gardens and growing ▫ Inter-cropping in dimba gardens (tomatoes, onions, rape, pumpkin, beans) ▫ Grey water management (i.e. banana circles at boreholes and behind bathing shelters) ▫ Conservation Agriculture Practices (mulching, no-till permanent beds, crop rotation) ▫ Agroforestry (Pod mahogony, Faidherbia albida, Acacia, Tephrosia) ▫ Crop diversification in the staple field (sunflower, pigeon pea, sugar bean, maize) Climate Smart Agriculture banana, legumes, sweet potato, and pumpkin
- 15. 15 • 82 % of our farmers reported that their current income rarely or never covers their basic needs • Over half our farmers either sell cash crops (tobacco) or work as ganyu to supplement their household needs • 74% reported that their soils were unfertile • 40% of our famers said they were somewhat or not prepared to address animals (i.e. goats or cows) • 64% of our farmers said that animals (i.e. goats or cows) were moderate to serious concerns to their farms. • The most serious threats to their farms were: High fertilizer prices Changes in rainfall patterns High seed prices Lack of markets Soil Infertility • 17% practiced planting food trees and 26% practiced agroforestry Some food trees planted were (mango, guava, banana, moringa) Baseline Data – Context of our Farmers
- 16. 16 Participatory Video and Mapping Coordinator Vincent practice interview Khundi Mapping Workshop
- 17. 17 • 4 accredited trainers on staff • Train 10 staff on Holistic Livestock Land Management, 6 of them women • Affect 650 Hectares in Rural Lilongwe and 1 pilot community project in Dowa District by 2016 • Create a similar network in Malawi for grassroots efforts and small projects focusing on holistic land management. Vision for Kusamala as a Savory Hub
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- 19. Kusamala Institute of Agriculture & Ecology Nature’s Gift Permacuture Center 19 Zikomo! Tre’ Cates tcates@SavoryInstitute.org www.SavoryInstitute.org Molly Cheatum molly@kusamala.org www.kusamala.org
Editor's Notes
- Purpose of the WRI/ICRAF workshop: To launch a study on the adoption at scale of TBEAs in agricultural lands in Malawi and how to further facilitate this process, and to contribute to the organization of remote sensing and field surveys designed to assess the extent of adoption of farmer managed natural regeneration and other TBEAs at scale across agricultural landscapes in Malawi.
- Why it is important? Why should they listen?
- The Savory Institute
- Restoring degraded lands means good business. The costs are enormous when we don’t
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- Kusamala has a staff of 32. 9 work in the field for us in Dowa District and Rural Lilongwe. It is a hybrid organization and runs as a business selling produce to restaurants, running a weekly vegetable box scheme, and offering trainings. Kusamala also receives grants to upscale approaches and interventions in permaculture and agroecology within communities. In Dowa we are working with 1500 farmers and in Rural Lilongwe 30.
- Fruit Trees include avocado, banana, guava, lemon mulberry, papaya, peach, tomato trees, mango, and custard apple.
- History of this grant Focus area Reasons Progress to Date Mention work in Khundi as well On land use/ Cover- Mapping water sources for productive vegetable gardens: Banana circles boreholes. Trees being planted – 100,000 total - Pod Mahogany - Faidherbia Albida - Acacia - Tephrosia has also been given to farmers as an agroforestry tree. Current Interventions 1. Home gardens: there are over 150 home gardens so far as per the monday morning meeting at Mponela office. 2. Inter-cropping in dimba gardens 3. Banana circles on boreholes and behind bathing shelters 4. Conservation Ag.- Agroforestry, permanent no-till beds. 5. Mulching 6. Crop diversification in the staple field.
- How presentation will benefit audience: Adult learners are more interested in a subject if they know how or why it is important to them. Presenter’s level of expertise in the subject: Briefly state your credentials in this area, or explain why participants should listen to you.
- Community participatory video Creating manuals paired with short videos in Chichewa on how to implement agroecological principle.
- How presentation will benefit audience: Adult learners are more interested in a subject if they know how or why it is important to them. Presenter’s level of expertise in the subject: Briefly state your credentials in this area, or explain why participants should listen to you.