SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA
Privilege Speech on Rice, Biodiversity and Climate Change
Senate Session Hall
December 18, 2013
Read full transcript here: http://lorenlegarda.com.ph/rice-biodiversity-and-climate-change/
Food for all:Alternatives to organic agriculture_Dr George Thomas(The Kerala ...India Water Portal
This presentation by Dr George Thomas, Professor of Agronomy, KAU made at the Kerala Environment Congress organised by the Centre for Environment and Development discusses the alternatives available to organic farming
• Surasinghe, T. D. (2006). Amphibians in humid tropical ecosystems of Sri Lanka: Threats and needs for Conservation. Changes, Challenges, Opportunities. Organized and hosted by the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka and National MAB Committee in collaboration with the International Man and Biosphere Reserve Secretariat, UNESCO, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA
Privilege Speech on Rice, Biodiversity and Climate Change
Senate Session Hall
December 18, 2013
Read full transcript here: http://lorenlegarda.com.ph/rice-biodiversity-and-climate-change/
Food for all:Alternatives to organic agriculture_Dr George Thomas(The Kerala ...India Water Portal
This presentation by Dr George Thomas, Professor of Agronomy, KAU made at the Kerala Environment Congress organised by the Centre for Environment and Development discusses the alternatives available to organic farming
• Surasinghe, T. D. (2006). Amphibians in humid tropical ecosystems of Sri Lanka: Threats and needs for Conservation. Changes, Challenges, Opportunities. Organized and hosted by the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka and National MAB Committee in collaboration with the International Man and Biosphere Reserve Secretariat, UNESCO, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
This presentation explains the current status, needs and benefits of organic farming. It also includes the methods and types of organic material that can be provided to soil in different ways.
Role of organic farming A Presentation By Mr Allah Dad Khan Former Director G...Mr.Allah Dad Khan
Role of organic farming A Presentation By Mr Allah Dad Khan Former Director General Agriculture Extension KPK Province and Visiting Professor the University of Agriculture Peshawar Pakistan
http://www.fao.org/giahs/en/
This presentation was presented during the Joint Meeting of Steering and Scientific Commitee that took place at FAO headquarters 28-29 April 2015. The presentation was made by Mr. Zhongwei Wu, People's Government of Jia Country, China
A critical assessment of organic farming and foodShaheenPraveen1
Organic farming is a challenging type farming because of its initial less production rate but could prove to be a boon if we do proper planning and management.
Organic farming can be defined as, "an integrated farming system that strives for sustainability, the enhancement of soil fertility and biological diversity whilst, with rare exceptions, prohibiting synthetic pesticides, antibiotics, synthetic fertilizers, genetically modified organisms, and growth hormones".
This presentation explains the current status, needs and benefits of organic farming. It also includes the methods and types of organic material that can be provided to soil in different ways.
Role of organic farming A Presentation By Mr Allah Dad Khan Former Director G...Mr.Allah Dad Khan
Role of organic farming A Presentation By Mr Allah Dad Khan Former Director General Agriculture Extension KPK Province and Visiting Professor the University of Agriculture Peshawar Pakistan
http://www.fao.org/giahs/en/
This presentation was presented during the Joint Meeting of Steering and Scientific Commitee that took place at FAO headquarters 28-29 April 2015. The presentation was made by Mr. Zhongwei Wu, People's Government of Jia Country, China
A critical assessment of organic farming and foodShaheenPraveen1
Organic farming is a challenging type farming because of its initial less production rate but could prove to be a boon if we do proper planning and management.
Organic farming can be defined as, "an integrated farming system that strives for sustainability, the enhancement of soil fertility and biological diversity whilst, with rare exceptions, prohibiting synthetic pesticides, antibiotics, synthetic fertilizers, genetically modified organisms, and growth hormones".
Farm Nutrient Monitoring: A case of Wakiso District, Central Uganda.Dr. Joshua Zake
Soil fertility depletion is a major constraint for agricultural productivity under smallholder farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa.
The NUTMON toolbox was used to determine on-farm nutrient balances in Central Uganda to come up with plausible recommendations to advance increased soil productivity and household food security and incomes among smallholder farming systems in Wakiso district.
Farm balances for major nutrients (N, P, K) at crop level (Primary Production Units – PPU) for major crops i.e. banana, sweat potatoes, beans and maize were all negative during the monitoring period, thus indicating a net mining of nutrients through crop harvest.
Presented by IWMI's Josiane Nikiema at the 39th WEDC (Water, Engineering and Development Centre) International Conference held in Kumasi on July 11 – 15, 2016.
Presentation by Sue Edwards (Institute for Sustainable Development, Ethiopia), at the 2012 Agriculture and Rural Development Day in Rio de Janiero, Learning Event No. 1, Session 4: Ecological Intensification – Key Success Factors of the Award Winning Tigray Project in the Ethiopian Highlands
with Hans Herren (Co-Chair , IAASTD) – The Eco-functional Intensification Principles of Organic Conservation Agriculture (based on push and pull) in Africa and
Andre Leu (President, IFOAM) – The intensification of ecological functions that increase the adaptation and mitigation potential of agriculture (based on Pasture Cropping in Australia and long term comparative research studies from around the globe)
Intensification of maize-legume based systems in the semi-arid areas of Tanza...africa-rising
Presented by Ganga Rao, NVRP, Kimaro, A., Makumbi, D., Mponda, O., Msangi, R., Rubanza, C.D., Seetha, A., Swai, E. and Okori, P. at the Africa RISING East and Southern Africa annual review and planning meeting, Lilongwe, Malawi, 3-5 September 2013
5. IFDC
usage
Use of fertilizer is very low standing at 2-8%
for inorganic fertilizer and 24.9% for organic
fertilizer. IF 1 kg/ha and is below the Sub-
Saharan Africa average of 9.6 kg/ha.
Regions
Fertiliser use
Organic Inorganic
Central region 34.2 11.7
Kampala 23.0 5.5
Central 1 41.5 14.7
Central 2 27.6 9.2
Eastern region 21.9 10.4
East Central 15.4 5.2
Eastern 25.9 13.6
Northern region 9.6 4.4
Mid-North 6.7 3.6
North East 2.1 2.0
West Nile 16.0 6.2
western region 33.9 6.5
Mid-West 15.9 5.9
South-Western 49.0 7.1
6. IFDC
Ag/household waste
Organic fertilizer is largely
‘home grown’
ISFM techniques such as
mulching, fallowing;
submersion of crop residues,
bunds (soil, grass and stone) to
control soil erosion.
Some use of animal manure
and compost
With these practices plus
supplementary CS
technologies such as UDP
good increases in yield
7. IFDC
initiatives
• Landfill in Kampala (3 sites)
• Uganda solid waste
composting program,
funded by World Bank and
managed by National
Environmental Management
Authority (NEMA).
• Biogas
• Biochar – R&D
8. IFDC
SWM - Lira composting facility
Aerobic windrow composting;
leachate is applied to windrow
as a source of composting
inoculum
35 tonnes p/d SW generated
from 2/4 divisions.
95% of waste received is
biodegradable
C/N ratio is too low at 12.
Two revenue sources; carbon
credits. 2,500 USD received
from 2011; sales 9MT per week,
but, demand is low
9. IFDC
Case study..challenges
Collection and sweeping
isn’t done efficiently
(managed by divisions)
Waste segregation is
done on site manually.
Some hazardous
Operational funds
required to cover repairs
15 USD p/t plus transport
High application rates. 2-3
tons p/a for heavy feeder
crops maize, potatoes.
A large percentage of
solid waste still dumped
10. IFDCCase study 2 – Biochar research,
5km from central Kampala
Raw Materials used to make Biochar organic
fertilizer.
• Charcoal powder- helps in retaining water and
nutrients in the soil, stabilizes soil PH. Terra preta.
• Inoculated animal / municipal waste from a bio-
digester.- free from CH4 gases, and rich in Nitrogen.
• Vermiculite and Betonite. –Rich in K, Mg, Ca, P,
and other micro nutrients.
• Ash- Rich in K.
• Phosphates mixed with bamboo vinegar to convert
P to P2O5.
14. IFDC
Biochar cont
Min factory set up of capacity 3 tones daily, Three outlets,
in Uganda.
Demonstrations and field trials on different crops in
collaboration with other government research institutions
like UIRI, MUK, NFA, Agriculture etc.
We have also done several laboratory tests
We are in process of securing product certification from
Ministry of Agriculture of Uganda and IMO.
NFA sole supplier of forest inputs.
15. IFDC
General challenges
In general awareness about benefits of composting
limited
Lack of collection and sorting systems
Lack of incentives for private sector
Transportation costs
Poor market research/lack of marketing
More emphasis on safe disposal than compost quality
Negative balances may not be offset by MSW (1-3%)
however potential from human excreta greater (17-60%)
16. IFDC
Opportunities
Some skepticism about use of inorganic fertilizers
Problems with inorganic fertilizer supply chain
In Kampala 28,000 tons of waste is collected and
delivered to landfill sites every month most of which is
simply burnt
Other urban areas high biodegradable content of SW
Middle class consumer interested in quality
More focus on higher value crops in peri urban use of
processed liquid fertilizer (by mixing and fermenting
molasses, animal droppings and plant tissues), for
orchards, banana plantations, horticulture crops, home
flower gardens.