Learning Event No. 6: Highlights. ARDD2012 Rio.

Achieving and Measuring Sustainable Intensification: The Role of Technology, Best Practices and Partnerships Rapporteur: Alisa Schackmann

Key messages• Please give up to three bullets on key messages from your Learning Event1. Current and future challenges must be addressed by a mosaic of solutions which place farmers at the center of policy-making and are founded on a science-based and knowledge-centered approach to agriculture.2. To increase productivity sustainably, existing technologies and best practices need to be diffused, scaled up and adapted to local conditions through improved farmer extension and feedback loops.3. Innovative methods and partnerships must be created to measure progress and build consensus on priority areas for action.

Evidence of impact• Please give up to three bullets on evidence of the impact of your case example – ideally this should be quantitative data1. An increase in global average feed-to-food conversion efficiency from 5.1% (reference case) to 6.2% (improved productivity scenario) would correspond to a reduction in land use of 510 million hectares (or 13%) by 2030 and a 20% reduction in global feed use.2. After IPM growing methods training in South Asia, eggplant yields increased by 185% and onions by 198%. East African farmers can improve yields of sorghum by 83% by using IPM practices to fight striga.3. In the US, 50,000 fewer gallons of water are needed to grow an irrigated acre of corn today, compared to 20 years ago.

Going to scale• Please give up to three bullets on messages on what is needed to take your case to scale e.g. What policy change is required ? – What investment is needed ?– and who needs to take action?• Public investment in agriculture has declined dramatically in the past 30 years. The trend needs to be reversed to enable farmers and other actors in the supply chain to have the tools, technologies and knowledge necessary to improve yields sustainably.• Policies must be science-based and adapted to reflect local/national/regional needs. Better communication across all these levels will be needed to ensure best practices are replicated and continually improved.• All the relevant actors , especially farmers, must be engaged, and research, deployment and measurement systems must be improved.

Learning Event No. 6: Highlights. ARDD2012 Rio.

by CCAFS | CGIAR program - Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security on Jun 18, 2012

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