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Innovative Chickpea Seed and Technology Delivery Systems in Eastern and South...Tropical Legumes III
Small scale chickpea farmers require complementary functional seed and product markets if sustainable seed production is to be achieved.
Selection of chickpea variety by farmers is largely influenced by consumer demand and market superiority.
Participatory variety selection enhances cost effective testing and increases chances of varietal adoption.
Market pull is key driver for success in Ethiopia which resulted in stakeholder participation and government’s policy support.
Involvement of policy makers is crucial for quick dissemination of proven technologies (eg, Ethiopia).
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The released/pipeline varieties have traits such as:
• large seed (64 g/100 seed weight)
• Disease resistance (Ascochyta blight/Fusarium wilt)
• Drought tolerance (MABC)
• Early maturing
• High yielding
• Machine harvestable
• Heat tolerant
The average yield gain due to these varieties is 2-3 fold over landrace varieties
Projects such as TL II have aggressively supported variety development, release and dissemination through integrated seed systems
Integration of the formal and informal seed production and distribution system has enhanced availability
With the uptake of these varieties and associated production packages, the national productivity has been on steady increase.
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Agriculture, climate change and green growth in Africa: What role for Brazil?
1.
2. Seminar on the Role of South-South Cooperation in
Agricultural Development in Africa
Panel 3 – Agriculture, climate change and green growth in Africa:
What role for Brazil?
Presentation by Dr Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, FANRPAN CEO
policy@fanrpan.org
Brasilia, Brazil May 17-18th, 2012 2
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3. Presentation Outline
• The Tropical Food Giant: Attributes and
Drivers
• The Game Changes for Brazil
• Making it Happen in Africa
• The Elephant in the Room for Both
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4. Attributes and Drivers of the Tropical Food Giant
1. Environment Matters (climate, land and water):
• 30% of 8.51m ha classified as agricultural land.
• 200 m ha dedicated to pastures & 25m ha dedicated for crops.
• More spare land than any other country (400m).
• 975mm rain per year for most farm lands.
• Brazil has as much renewable water as the whole of Asia.
• Suitable climate for agriculture.
• R4D (EMBRAPA, EMBRAPA, EMBRAPA)
• Public company setup in 1973.
• Mauro Lopes’ ask “government to give US$20 to EMBRAPA for every US$50 it
saved by cutting subsidies”.
• From breeding new seeds and cattle through to nanotechnology labs producing
wound dressings.
• Public / Private Partnerships
• Systematic Inclusive Approach
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5. The Game Changes for Brazil
1. Reclamation of the CERRADO:
• Recommended liming of soils 14 – 16m tons per year in the 1990s to
25m tons by 2004 (5tons of lime per hectare).
• Bread variety of rhizobum bacteria to help fix nitrogen in legumes and
reduce fertilizer quantities.
2. Bold leadership (political will, policy & institutions)
• 1990 scaling down of expenditures on price support and subsidize
credit
• Market deregulation for wheat, sugar cane and coffee
• Trade liberation on imports and exports
• Producer support is 3% of the value of gross farm receipts
• Preferential credits to the agricultural sector
• Commodity loans and intervention purchases by government without
distorting the market
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6. The Game Changers for Brazil
3. Consistent and Long-term Investment in Research e.g.
– Improvement of brachiaria grass feed to 25 tons per hectare over 30
years
• Imported brachiaria from Africa and invested on improving the productivity
• Reduced birth to slaughter duration for beef steers from 4 years to 2 years
• Now working on GM brachiaria
b) Turned soya beans into a tropical crop
• Created soya that is tolerant to acid soils
• Speeded up plant growing period, cutting 8 to 5 weeks of the growth cycle
• Allowing 2 corps per year
c) Pioneered no-till agriculture
• No-till was 2% of grains in 1990 today it is over 50%
– Forest, agriculture and livestock integration
– Imported cattle form Asia
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7. Making it Happen in Africa
1. Making farmlands suitable for farming
(CAADP Pillar 1):
• Assessing and mapping soil fertility
• Greening the soil
• Investing in irrigation infrastructure to help adapt to a
changing climate
• Promoting on farm water harvesting and storage
technologies
2. Research for Development (CAADP Pillar 4):
• Adapt and then adopt suitable technologies
• Appropriate match of crops to the climate, farm
environment and culture for now and the future
• Present technology packages and not technology bullets
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8. Making it Happen in Africa
3. Policy, People and Institutions
•Improved fit between technology and the user
•Evidence based policies
•Social protection for the vulnerable
•Training to modernize agriculture
•Affordable finance packages
•Targeted subsidies
•Engaging CSO and social movements
4. Public / Private Partnerships
•Engagement of private sector in Africa is weak
•Innovative models and conducive policy environment
•Win-win solutions
•Harmonized policies Africa-wide to help expand the market
16.Systems Approach for Modernizing Agriculture Recognizing:
•Family farms ( subsistence); Commercial ; Large-scale
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9. The Elephant In The Room
MEGA CHALLENGES FOR BRAZIL & AFRICA
1. Rural Poverty
2. Poor Infrastructure
(Farm To Market, Irrigation)
3. Illiteracy Hindering
Development / Rural Diversification
4. Scaling Up Success Stories
5. Conserve the Environment
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10. Africa can and should adopt and adapt from Brazil
THANK YOU!
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Editor's Notes
Africa size 30 million sq km 54 countries 1 billion people 43% dry lands solely for agriculture Brazil Total land 8,5m sq km
60% of Brazil Rural Population has income below the poverty line 10% of all highways in Brazil are all paved compared to 29% of highways in Argentina 45% malnutrition and 19% severe hunger problems Environmental degradation Destruction of the Amazon rain forest