I WORKSHOP INTERNACIONAL: PESQUISA CIENTÍFICA PARA POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS DE GESTÃO SUSTENTÁVEL DOS RECURSOS HÍDRICOS: Os exemplos do Nebraska, USA e do Oeste da Bahia, Brasil
AUDITÓRIO ASSEMBLEIA LEGISLATIVA - SALVADOR, BAHIA
Recognising local innovation in livestock-keeping – a path to empowering womencopppldsecretariat
Prolinnova is an international network that involves a range of different stakeholders. The network promotes farmer-led approaches to development such as participatory innovation development. Farmers and natural resource users often find novel ways of using natural resources to address challenges and improve their livelihoods. In many rural communities, women do not have the same access as men to resources such as land. They also often have much less decision-making power or capacity. Giving recognition to, and supporting, the innovative capacity of women farmers is seen as an effective mechanism to strengthen their role in rural research and development.
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In situ Conservation of Crop Wild Relatives in SADC Region – towards a region...ExternalEvents
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Ehsan Dulloo, Eve Allen, Prishnee Bissessur, Joana Magos Brehm, Hannes Gaisberger, Michelle Hammer, Yasmina Jaufeerally Fakim, Shelagh Kell, Jermina Matlou, Mpolokeng Mokoena, Nkat Maluleke, Graybill Munkombwe, Dickson Ng’uni, Livhuwani Nkuna, Domitilla Raimondo, Willem van Rensburg, Imke Thormann, Thabo Tjikana and Nigel Maxted
I WORKSHOP INTERNACIONAL: PESQUISA CIENTÍFICA PARA POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS DE GESTÃO SUSTENTÁVEL DOS RECURSOS HÍDRICOS: Os exemplos do Nebraska, USA e do Oeste da Bahia, Brasil
AUDITÓRIO ASSEMBLEIA LEGISLATIVA - SALVADOR, BAHIA
Recognising local innovation in livestock-keeping – a path to empowering womencopppldsecretariat
Prolinnova is an international network that involves a range of different stakeholders. The network promotes farmer-led approaches to development such as participatory innovation development. Farmers and natural resource users often find novel ways of using natural resources to address challenges and improve their livelihoods. In many rural communities, women do not have the same access as men to resources such as land. They also often have much less decision-making power or capacity. Giving recognition to, and supporting, the innovative capacity of women farmers is seen as an effective mechanism to strengthen their role in rural research and development.
[ Originally posted on http://www.cop-ppld.net/cop_knowledge_base ]
In situ Conservation of Crop Wild Relatives in SADC Region – towards a region...ExternalEvents
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Third Workshop of the Central America, Caribbean and Mexico Soil Partnership | 20 - 22 February 2018 | Panama City, Panama
Representatives from 15 countries of Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean region analysed in Panama the key achievements of the Regional Soil Partnership and strengthened its engagement to implement their Regional Plan.
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Tre’ Cates - Tools Available that Can Measure Our ImprovementsJohn Blue
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More presentations at http://trufflemedia.com/agmedia/conference/2014-global-roundtable-sustainable-beef
Progress and Achievements of the Kagera River Basin Transboundary Agroecosyst...FAO
http://www-test.fao.org/kagera
This presentation gives the progress and achievements of the Kagera TAMP project for its first three years of implementation.
Delivered by Vic Adamowicz, Research Director, Alberta Land Institute and Professor, Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology, University of Alberta
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Keynote address of Dr. Peter McCornick, Executive Director, Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA, on topic "Securing Water & Food: Opportunities in Irrigation"
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3. MARNDR
République d’Haïti
Repiblik d’Ayiti
FAMV
Farming – Mainstay of Haitian Economy
• About 60% of population make a living
off the land
• 1/3 of land suitable for farming
• Average farm size ~ 1 ha or 2.5 acres
• Combination of grain crops, roots and
tubers and fruit trees
• Major drought in 1985 (Food imports)
• Earthquake in 2010 Haiti DRC
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République d’Haïti
Repiblik d’Ayiti
FAMV
Rational
Build capacity within the Haiti Ministry of Agriculture to
provide leadership and create partnerships to conduct
soil survey and develop soil information delivery tools
Objective
Following 2010 Earthquake in Haiti President Obama directed government agencies to
contribute toward the recovery effort and a sustainable future for the people of Haiti.
As the Agency with a mandate for natural
resources conservation, NRCS/WSR proposed
the Haiti Soil Survey and Natural Resources
Initiative
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République d’Haïti
Repiblik d’Ayiti
FAMV
Fact Finding Mission in 2010
– National Priorities
• Short term goals
• Long-term goals
– Natural Resource Concerns
– Soils information technology
• Foundation for natural resources Conservation
• Improved agricultural productivity
• Environmental Stewardship and climate change mitigation
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République d’Haïti
Repiblik d’Ayiti
FAMV
Potential Partners
• Ministry of Agriculture (Leader)
• Environment
• Public Works
• Health
• Territorial Administration
• Planning
• CIAT
• CNIGS
• Universities and Technical Schools
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République d’Haïti
Repiblik d’Ayiti
FAMV
Deliberations
• What is a soil survey
• Why soil survey
• Who uses soil survey
• How to conduct a soil survey
• Timelines, scope, duration
• Costs, (cost share)
– Human resources needs
– Facilities, Equipment and Transportation
• Roles and responsibilities
• Memorandum of Understanding
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République d’Haïti
Repiblik d’Ayiti
FAMV
Stake Holder’s Conference - Needs Assessment
• Soil Surveys
• Creation of a GIS/GPS Unit
• Data base
• Biodiversity
• Modeling /validating soil erosion
• Soil Conservation
• Wetland mapping and mitigation
• Etc , Etc, Etc
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République d’Haïti
Repiblik d’Ayiti
FAMV
Cochran Fellowship Study Tour
Haitian Leaders and Specialists visited the US in 2013
5 National Leaders
3 GIS specialists
3 Database managers
1 University faculty member
1 Soils laboratory director
3 days in Washington DC
1 week in Lincoln for Leaders
2 Weeks in Lincoln for specialists
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République d’Haïti
Repiblik d’Ayiti
FAMV
End of Project Conference
• High level NRCS Representation
- Associate Chief for Conservation
- Leader, World Soil Resources
- Director, International Programs
• Minister of Agriculture
• Strong Feed the Future Representation for USAID
• Presentations by Haitian scientists
WebSoil Survey; SoilWeb, RUSLE2, Soil Maps
Heavy participation by locals farmers on field visit
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République d’Haïti
Repiblik d’Ayiti
FAMV
Impact of the Pilot Project
• Government expressed satisfaction
• Satisfied partners and trainees
• Capacity Building Efforts
• Training requests
– Expansion of project
– Continued technical support
• FOHNDAD continuing activities
23. MARNDR
République d’Haïti
Repiblik d’Ayiti
FAMV
Opportunities
• Know Haitian Soils Capabilities/Limitations
• Estimate soil erosion rates develop alternatives
• Improve soil water and nutrient management
• Improve soil health, fertility etc.
• Improve crop and biomass productivity
• Improve air and water quality (waterdshed)
• Improve biodiversity / Improve wildlife habitat
• Develop Sustainable lands use strategies
24. MARNDR
République d’Haïti
Repiblik d’Ayiti
FAMV
Building Partnerships
• Ministry of Agriculture and others ministries
• University partners
• Geospatial center
• CIAT
• WINNER / FOHNDAD (their training centers)
• USAID Haiti / FAS
• Farmers A
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République d’Haïti
Repiblik d’Ayiti
FAMV
Credits
• Soil Science Division
• World Soil Resources
• National Soil Survey Center
• NRCS (CA, DC, NC, NE, SD, HI, PR, SSR3) (Haiti Team)
• International Agriculture Programs
• FAS; USAID –DC; USAID-Haiti
• MARDNR
• WINNER, CIAT, CNIGS, Public Works laboratory
• University of Haiti. UNIV of NE Lincoln, UC Davis
• Governor’s Office, NE, Senators’ Offices-NE
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République d’Haïti
Repiblik d’Ayiti
FAMV
Future Plans
• Minister has submitted requests for extension
and continued NRCS technical assistance
• NRCS will submit proposal to FAS/USAID 7/29
• FAS/USAID evaluating plans for FY16/17
• Work with other collaborators
• Disseminating Haiti Soils Information (Haiti)
– Conferences:
• World Soil Congress (Jeju, S. Korea - 2014)
• ASA Meetings (Long Beach CA - 2014)
• SWCS Conference ( Greensboro, NC - 2015)
Editor's Notes
Where is Haiti
Why this project? 2010 earthquake, congress appropriated funds, project proposal
Objective
Source: NCSS experience and resources
Meet with potential partners
Conduct needs assessment
Explore available resources
Assign roles/responsibilities
Define scope and duration
Latin hypercube used to derive the sample point locations – thanks to Tom D’ Avello (call him to explain that method).
This worked well with the language barrier, the trainees could be independent in using GPS coordinates to locate each point and describe and sample sites.
Progress map as points were competed points by each group.
92 points were sampled and described and 13 full characterization pedons collected- 13 pedons red points on map, yellow points are the 150 soil sites originally derived from Latin Hyper cube method, larger yellow are the 92 observed sites.
Experiences in the field
3 groups of 8 to 10 students (agro engineers) to go to the field to collect data at 92 sites
Upper left – looking north in the project area with group collecting site data on alluvial plain – lower left close up of group sampling on alluvial plain – Bel Fontaine Series
Upper right – Donald Joseph from Ministry of agriculture explaining soil survey project to locals, lower right the trainees quickly learned how to
Sample and describe soils by laying the augured samples in order of depth with stick to mark major soil property changes.
Samples were collect on almost all of the 92 sites and Basic data ran at the KSSL in Lincoln (texture, pH, salts, om).
Trainees were motivated and very bright – however with this many students at one site the conversations and cell phone usage was nonstop, causing the time to describe one site fairly high.
Two main goals of the project at the ground level – 1. foremost - train the agronom engineers (graduates of the U of Haiti agriculture) on preforming soil survey mapping and 2. complete a soil survey on 7500 ac project area.
Started with training on detailed descriptions of soil profiles. Translators were available but many times depended on others that had some limited English speaking skills.
First hands on experience the trainees had with field work and describing soils, much of there education in the French style system is more theoretical.
Steve Monteith from KSSL in Lincoln training trainees on lab sampling techniques
13 pedons were described and sampled for full characterization.
Zachary and Therviel in pit collecting clods for bulk density
With the 92 soil site observations and soil samples collected and 13 full characterization samples collect on 7500 acres it may be most
densely sample and lab analyzed soil survey. With that we want to give a very big thank you to the KSSL and soil survey center in Lincoln for all the work and in a very timely manner.
Different soil profiles – Different uses and management
Soil Survey manuscript (electronic & hardcopy)
Soil Maps and
Block diagram
Profile descriptions
Soil chemical, physical and Engineering properties
Soil interpretations
Traditional
Digital soil mapping
Used to develop final map
SSR3 helped with the correlations to develop the final detailed soils map
WebSoil Survey
SoilWeb
RUSLE2
Over 100 people trained to support Soil Survey