Presented at the Africa Agriculture Science week in Accra, Ghana on July 17th 2013, during CPWF's side event ‘Engagement platforms for food and water security: opportunities to harness innovation to improve livelihoods and resilience in Africa’
This document discusses approaches to securing the livelihoods and nutritional needs of fish-dependent communities given threats from overfishing, climate change, and habitat destruction. It finds that poor and vulnerable populations are most at risk, including one-third of fishers living below the poverty line. Current approaches discussed include alternative livelihoods programs, wealth-based approaches, aquaculture, and shared fisheries governance. Emerging trends observed include experimentation with market-based approaches, interest from new sources of capital, and adoption of a more holistic view integrating conservation, poverty, and food security. The document concludes there are opportunities to better integrate conservation with rights and support successful management regimes, women, innovative financing, and aquaculture
The CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) combines the resources of 11 CGIAR centers and numerous international, regional and national partners to provide an integrated approach to natural resource management research. This program is led by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). This presentation provides an overview of the thematic areas that the research is categorized into as well as the focal regions where we work.
The context for Anticipatory Action in East AfricaILRI
Pastoralists in East Africa make up a large portion of the population and economy but face high risks from drought and climate change that keep them in poverty. Index-based livestock insurance (IBLI) programs aim to increase resilience by protecting pastoralist livelihoods from drought losses. Research on IBLI programs in Kenya found they enabled pastoralists to spend on needs they otherwise could not during drought periods, showing the potential for such insurance to reduce vulnerability to climate risks.
Presented by Jimmy Smith to Juergen Voegele, Director of Agriculture and Environment at the World Bank, on his visit to ILRI Nairobi, 20 February 2013.
Food waste and loss is a large and increasingly urgent problem and is particularly acute in developing countries where food loss reduces income by at least 15 percent (according to the FAO) for 470 million smallholder farmers and downstream value chain actors, most of whom are part of the 1.2 billion people who are food insecure.
CGIAR is a global research partnership addressing agricultural challenges related to poverty, food insecurity, and environmental degradation through research conducted by 15 centers and hundreds of partners. Research products from CGIAR have transformed lives in sub-Saharan Africa, including new rice varieties that have lifted 8 million people out of poverty, drought-resistant sorghum and millet varieties that have increased yields and incomes, and provitamin A maize that provides key nutrients to households. Looking ahead, the second generation CGIAR strategy will focus research on food security, nutrition, health, and climate change through its portfolio of research programs.
CFU-Tanzania conducted a survey of tractor service providers (TSPs) in 5 districts to develop a sustainable private sector for minimum tillage mechanization. The survey found that while there are many tractors, most are old with low horsepower. TSPs have limited skills, financial access, and awareness of conservation agriculture. CFU-Tanzania is training TSPs, linking them to equipment and loans, and promoting conservation agriculture. Their goals are to further train farmers and TSPs, facilitate equipment acquisition, and create an enabling environment for the private sector to support minimum tillage services.
This document discusses approaches to securing the livelihoods and nutritional needs of fish-dependent communities given threats from overfishing, climate change, and habitat destruction. It finds that poor and vulnerable populations are most at risk, including one-third of fishers living below the poverty line. Current approaches discussed include alternative livelihoods programs, wealth-based approaches, aquaculture, and shared fisheries governance. Emerging trends observed include experimentation with market-based approaches, interest from new sources of capital, and adoption of a more holistic view integrating conservation, poverty, and food security. The document concludes there are opportunities to better integrate conservation with rights and support successful management regimes, women, innovative financing, and aquaculture
The CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) combines the resources of 11 CGIAR centers and numerous international, regional and national partners to provide an integrated approach to natural resource management research. This program is led by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). This presentation provides an overview of the thematic areas that the research is categorized into as well as the focal regions where we work.
The context for Anticipatory Action in East AfricaILRI
Pastoralists in East Africa make up a large portion of the population and economy but face high risks from drought and climate change that keep them in poverty. Index-based livestock insurance (IBLI) programs aim to increase resilience by protecting pastoralist livelihoods from drought losses. Research on IBLI programs in Kenya found they enabled pastoralists to spend on needs they otherwise could not during drought periods, showing the potential for such insurance to reduce vulnerability to climate risks.
Presented by Jimmy Smith to Juergen Voegele, Director of Agriculture and Environment at the World Bank, on his visit to ILRI Nairobi, 20 February 2013.
Food waste and loss is a large and increasingly urgent problem and is particularly acute in developing countries where food loss reduces income by at least 15 percent (according to the FAO) for 470 million smallholder farmers and downstream value chain actors, most of whom are part of the 1.2 billion people who are food insecure.
CGIAR is a global research partnership addressing agricultural challenges related to poverty, food insecurity, and environmental degradation through research conducted by 15 centers and hundreds of partners. Research products from CGIAR have transformed lives in sub-Saharan Africa, including new rice varieties that have lifted 8 million people out of poverty, drought-resistant sorghum and millet varieties that have increased yields and incomes, and provitamin A maize that provides key nutrients to households. Looking ahead, the second generation CGIAR strategy will focus research on food security, nutrition, health, and climate change through its portfolio of research programs.
CFU-Tanzania conducted a survey of tractor service providers (TSPs) in 5 districts to develop a sustainable private sector for minimum tillage mechanization. The survey found that while there are many tractors, most are old with low horsepower. TSPs have limited skills, financial access, and awareness of conservation agriculture. CFU-Tanzania is training TSPs, linking them to equipment and loans, and promoting conservation agriculture. Their goals are to further train farmers and TSPs, facilitate equipment acquisition, and create an enabling environment for the private sector to support minimum tillage services.
While the majority of the African population is heavily reliant on agriculture, the continent has lagged behind other developing regions in progressing this essential sector. Research and development specific to the continent’s varied ecosystems and crops has been chronically neglected, as has infrastructure and education to support farmers. As Harvard professor and Kenyan national Calestous Juma has argued: “Neglect of agriculture has been a defining feature of Africa’s economic policy over the last four decades.”
Today, food and prosperity are still intrinsically linked. Farm production provides the life-sustaining calories and nutrients that allow poor communities and, indeed, all people to sustain healthy, secure livelihoods. With increased agricultural yields, crop sales generate cash to allow families, communities, and nations to invest in infrastructure, education, and vital services.
This newsletter discusses protein challenges in West Africa and explores alternatives to bushmeat consumption such as grasscutter farming and edible insects.
Bushmeat is the primary source of animal protein in many West African communities but overhunting threatens wildlife. Demand is driven by taste preferences, livelihoods, and the bushmeat trade. Unsustainable hunting methods like burning and poisons damage the environment.
The newsletter examines grasscutter farming and edible insects as more sustainable protein sources. Grasscutter rearing provides income and education opportunities for farmers. Insects also have potential but commercial farming is needed. Overall, innovative solutions are required to meet protein demand while conserving ecosystems.
Publication MORE RICE FOR PEOPLE - SRI - a joint information, promotion paperBrian Lund
SRI is an alternative rice cultivation system that uses younger seedlings, wider spacing between plants, and non-flooded soil conditions. These practices lead to larger root systems and more productive plants. On-farm evaluations across eight countries found SRI methods increased yields by 47% on average while reducing water use by 40% and production costs by 23%. Farmers report higher productivity with SRI and increased income. Policymakers support SRI due to its ability to improve food security and resilience to climate change through greater yields with fewer inputs.
This document discusses challenges facing global food security and proposes policy solutions. It notes that population growth, poverty, and food insecurity are interlinked issues exacerbated by problems with land access, water scarcity, environmental degradation, and climate change. To address this "triple constraint," the document recommends supportive national policies for small farms, modernizing agriculture, strengthening markets, and improving technical services. It also calls for global policy dialogues to promote cooperation and adopt resolutions to enable a more enabling policy environment for smallholders worldwide.
Harold Roy-Macauley's presentation on "Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice): A CGIAR research center and pan-African association of member countries" to the World Bank delegation from Côte d'Ivoire led by Mr Pierre Laporte, World Bank Country Director for Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Togo based in Abidjan, visited AfricaRice headquarters on 15 July 2016. The other members of the delegation were Mr Abdoulaye Touré, Lead Agricultural Economist and Task Team Leader of WAAPP-World Bank (Africa Bureau); and Mr Taleb Ould Sid Ahmed, Senior Communications Officer. Mr Hiroshi Hiraoka, Senior Agriculture Economist, AFTA2, World Bank and member of the Coalition for African Rice Development (CARD) Steering Committee also accompanied the delegation.
Accelerating Innovation in Agriculture 2014 01-23 ACIAR
Dr Achim Dobermann, outgoing Deputy Director General (Research) International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) presented a seminar at ACIAR on “Accelerating Agricultural Innovations for the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda” on 23 January 2014
Ecotourism has the potential to contribute financially to conservation efforts through tourism revenue generation and by increasing environmental awareness, but its impacts depend on how it is implemented. A meta-analysis of 188 ecotourism case studies found that 62.8% were considered ecologically sustainable. Factors correlated with sustainability included local community involvement, habitat type (tropical forests and savannahs more suitable), and study methodological rigor. Sustainability was negatively correlated with projects in Africa, Asia, and Central America. For ecotourism to effectively support conservation, local communities must be involved in planning, visitor numbers must be limited, and national legal support is needed.
This document discusses conservation agriculture and its potential benefits for increasing food production in Africa. It notes that Africa's population is projected to increase substantially by 2050 while food production has been declining. Conservation agriculture principles of minimum soil disturbance, permanent soil cover, and crop rotations can help build soil health and increase yields while making agriculture more sustainable. The document questions whether high external inputs alone are a sufficient solution given issues of access and risk for smallholder farmers. It highlights some lessons from other agricultural development programs and the need for diversification beyond a focus on crop yields. Examples from other regions show conservation agriculture being adopted at large scales, and there is potential for it to be scaled up appropriately in Africa.
Resilient aquatic food systems for healthy people and environment in the Asia...WorldFish
Presentation by panelists Edward Allison, Marie-Charlotte Buisson and Arun Padiyar on 'Resilient aquatic food systems for healthy people and environment in the Asia-Pacific region' on Wednesday, 26 January 2022.
Cades lecture november 2013: agriculture, food & globalisationchris claes
Smallholder farming and its contribution to saving the world.
The document discusses the importance of smallholder farming in addressing issues related to global food security and poverty reduction. It notes that smallholder farmers currently produce most of the world's food but many live in poverty and face challenges from factors like climate change, competition for resources, and market pressures. Investing in smallholder farming could help feed the growing global population, reduce rural poverty, and lessen environmental impacts compared to industrial agriculture models. The world will need to support smallholder systems if it wants to achieve food security and sustainability goals by 2050.
1. African farmers today are more educated, connected, market-oriented, and aware of issues like climate change than previous generations. They are also more open to new ideas and collective action approaches.
2. Efforts to improve agriculture must consider rural-to-urban migration trends in Africa. While migration is driven by rural challenges, the younger generation remaining in rural areas is more educated and eager for progressive agriculture.
3. Things that should be avoided include mechanization tied to large-scale capital-intensive operations, land grabs, and agricultural models that turn farmers into laborers with no opportunity for management roles. Monoculture and large-scale foreign-owned farming should also be avoided.
This document discusses land restoration efforts in Niger. It describes the land degradation issues facing the West Africa Sahel region due to fragile ecosystems and unsustainable agricultural practices. Various integrated land management techniques are being implemented and tested, including Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR), cereal/legume intercropping, microdosing of fertilizers, and restoring degraded lands. These techniques are improving soil fertility and crop yields when combined. The document outlines several partnerships working to scale these efforts across Niger, including restoring over 175 hectares of degraded land managed by 11,970 women generating more income. There is growing demand from farmers and partners to expand training and testing of integrated packages to improve livelihoods and food security.
The Brussels Briefing on the subject of “Emerging donors and rising powers in agriculture in ACP countries” took place on Tuesday 27 October 2015 from 9:00h to 13:00h at the ACP Secretariat (451 Avenue Georges Henri, 1200 Brussels, Room C ).
The Briefing discussed the key challenges and new opportunities to enhance South-South and Triangular cooperation. The Briefing : i) reviewed successes and the lessons learned from research and practice; ii) promoted the exchange of information on best practices and drivers of success; iii) fed into the debate various perspectives on policy options. It reviewed the key challenges and opportunities in South-South cooperation in agriculture and the lessons learned from research and practice. It looked at examples of successes in South-South and triangular partnerships across the ACP.
The CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) combines the resources of 11 CGIAR centers and numerous international, regional and national partners to provide an integrated approach to natural resource management research. This program is led by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). This presentation provides an overview of the thematic areas that the research is categorized into as well as the focal regions where we work.
Tre’ Cates - Tools Available that Can Measure Our ImprovementsJohn Blue
Tools Available that Can Measure Our Improvements - Tre’ Cates, Chief Operating Officer/CFO, Savory Institute, from the 2014 Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB), November 2 -5, 2014, São Paulo, Brazil.
More presentations at http://trufflemedia.com/agmedia/conference/2014-global-roundtable-sustainable-beef
While the majority of the African population is heavily reliant on agriculture, the continent has lagged behind other developing regions in progressing this essential sector. Research and development specific to the continent’s varied ecosystems and crops has been chronically neglected, as has infrastructure and education to support farmers. As Harvard professor and Kenyan national Calestous Juma has argued: “Neglect of agriculture has been a defining feature of Africa’s economic policy over the last four decades.”
Today, food and prosperity are still intrinsically linked. Farm production provides the life-sustaining calories and nutrients that allow poor communities and, indeed, all people to sustain healthy, secure livelihoods. With increased agricultural yields, crop sales generate cash to allow families, communities, and nations to invest in infrastructure, education, and vital services.
This newsletter discusses protein challenges in West Africa and explores alternatives to bushmeat consumption such as grasscutter farming and edible insects.
Bushmeat is the primary source of animal protein in many West African communities but overhunting threatens wildlife. Demand is driven by taste preferences, livelihoods, and the bushmeat trade. Unsustainable hunting methods like burning and poisons damage the environment.
The newsletter examines grasscutter farming and edible insects as more sustainable protein sources. Grasscutter rearing provides income and education opportunities for farmers. Insects also have potential but commercial farming is needed. Overall, innovative solutions are required to meet protein demand while conserving ecosystems.
Publication MORE RICE FOR PEOPLE - SRI - a joint information, promotion paperBrian Lund
SRI is an alternative rice cultivation system that uses younger seedlings, wider spacing between plants, and non-flooded soil conditions. These practices lead to larger root systems and more productive plants. On-farm evaluations across eight countries found SRI methods increased yields by 47% on average while reducing water use by 40% and production costs by 23%. Farmers report higher productivity with SRI and increased income. Policymakers support SRI due to its ability to improve food security and resilience to climate change through greater yields with fewer inputs.
This document discusses challenges facing global food security and proposes policy solutions. It notes that population growth, poverty, and food insecurity are interlinked issues exacerbated by problems with land access, water scarcity, environmental degradation, and climate change. To address this "triple constraint," the document recommends supportive national policies for small farms, modernizing agriculture, strengthening markets, and improving technical services. It also calls for global policy dialogues to promote cooperation and adopt resolutions to enable a more enabling policy environment for smallholders worldwide.
Harold Roy-Macauley's presentation on "Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice): A CGIAR research center and pan-African association of member countries" to the World Bank delegation from Côte d'Ivoire led by Mr Pierre Laporte, World Bank Country Director for Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Togo based in Abidjan, visited AfricaRice headquarters on 15 July 2016. The other members of the delegation were Mr Abdoulaye Touré, Lead Agricultural Economist and Task Team Leader of WAAPP-World Bank (Africa Bureau); and Mr Taleb Ould Sid Ahmed, Senior Communications Officer. Mr Hiroshi Hiraoka, Senior Agriculture Economist, AFTA2, World Bank and member of the Coalition for African Rice Development (CARD) Steering Committee also accompanied the delegation.
Accelerating Innovation in Agriculture 2014 01-23 ACIAR
Dr Achim Dobermann, outgoing Deputy Director General (Research) International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) presented a seminar at ACIAR on “Accelerating Agricultural Innovations for the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda” on 23 January 2014
Ecotourism has the potential to contribute financially to conservation efforts through tourism revenue generation and by increasing environmental awareness, but its impacts depend on how it is implemented. A meta-analysis of 188 ecotourism case studies found that 62.8% were considered ecologically sustainable. Factors correlated with sustainability included local community involvement, habitat type (tropical forests and savannahs more suitable), and study methodological rigor. Sustainability was negatively correlated with projects in Africa, Asia, and Central America. For ecotourism to effectively support conservation, local communities must be involved in planning, visitor numbers must be limited, and national legal support is needed.
This document discusses conservation agriculture and its potential benefits for increasing food production in Africa. It notes that Africa's population is projected to increase substantially by 2050 while food production has been declining. Conservation agriculture principles of minimum soil disturbance, permanent soil cover, and crop rotations can help build soil health and increase yields while making agriculture more sustainable. The document questions whether high external inputs alone are a sufficient solution given issues of access and risk for smallholder farmers. It highlights some lessons from other agricultural development programs and the need for diversification beyond a focus on crop yields. Examples from other regions show conservation agriculture being adopted at large scales, and there is potential for it to be scaled up appropriately in Africa.
Resilient aquatic food systems for healthy people and environment in the Asia...WorldFish
Presentation by panelists Edward Allison, Marie-Charlotte Buisson and Arun Padiyar on 'Resilient aquatic food systems for healthy people and environment in the Asia-Pacific region' on Wednesday, 26 January 2022.
Cades lecture november 2013: agriculture, food & globalisationchris claes
Smallholder farming and its contribution to saving the world.
The document discusses the importance of smallholder farming in addressing issues related to global food security and poverty reduction. It notes that smallholder farmers currently produce most of the world's food but many live in poverty and face challenges from factors like climate change, competition for resources, and market pressures. Investing in smallholder farming could help feed the growing global population, reduce rural poverty, and lessen environmental impacts compared to industrial agriculture models. The world will need to support smallholder systems if it wants to achieve food security and sustainability goals by 2050.
1. African farmers today are more educated, connected, market-oriented, and aware of issues like climate change than previous generations. They are also more open to new ideas and collective action approaches.
2. Efforts to improve agriculture must consider rural-to-urban migration trends in Africa. While migration is driven by rural challenges, the younger generation remaining in rural areas is more educated and eager for progressive agriculture.
3. Things that should be avoided include mechanization tied to large-scale capital-intensive operations, land grabs, and agricultural models that turn farmers into laborers with no opportunity for management roles. Monoculture and large-scale foreign-owned farming should also be avoided.
This document discusses land restoration efforts in Niger. It describes the land degradation issues facing the West Africa Sahel region due to fragile ecosystems and unsustainable agricultural practices. Various integrated land management techniques are being implemented and tested, including Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR), cereal/legume intercropping, microdosing of fertilizers, and restoring degraded lands. These techniques are improving soil fertility and crop yields when combined. The document outlines several partnerships working to scale these efforts across Niger, including restoring over 175 hectares of degraded land managed by 11,970 women generating more income. There is growing demand from farmers and partners to expand training and testing of integrated packages to improve livelihoods and food security.
The Brussels Briefing on the subject of “Emerging donors and rising powers in agriculture in ACP countries” took place on Tuesday 27 October 2015 from 9:00h to 13:00h at the ACP Secretariat (451 Avenue Georges Henri, 1200 Brussels, Room C ).
The Briefing discussed the key challenges and new opportunities to enhance South-South and Triangular cooperation. The Briefing : i) reviewed successes and the lessons learned from research and practice; ii) promoted the exchange of information on best practices and drivers of success; iii) fed into the debate various perspectives on policy options. It reviewed the key challenges and opportunities in South-South cooperation in agriculture and the lessons learned from research and practice. It looked at examples of successes in South-South and triangular partnerships across the ACP.
The CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) combines the resources of 11 CGIAR centers and numerous international, regional and national partners to provide an integrated approach to natural resource management research. This program is led by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). This presentation provides an overview of the thematic areas that the research is categorized into as well as the focal regions where we work.
Tre’ Cates - Tools Available that Can Measure Our ImprovementsJohn Blue
Tools Available that Can Measure Our Improvements - Tre’ Cates, Chief Operating Officer/CFO, Savory Institute, from the 2014 Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB), November 2 -5, 2014, São Paulo, Brazil.
More presentations at http://trufflemedia.com/agmedia/conference/2014-global-roundtable-sustainable-beef
The document summarizes activities in West and Central Africa, where ICRAF operates in 8 countries. It highlights 15 projects implemented covering tree domestication, agroforestry systems, and policies. Key achievements include over 100,000 farmers practicing participatory tree domestication, 20 MSc students graduated, and 5 PhD students being supervised. Rural resource centers have been established, serving over 10,000 farmers and generating income between $1,000-40,000 annually. Future opportunities include participation in CRPs and developing new project concepts. The region is scientifically and financially healthy but must work to maintain progress with support from key donors.
This document discusses the history and development of Conservation Farming Unit (CFU) in Zambia. Some key points:
- CFU was established in 1996 in Zambia to promote conservation agriculture among small-scale farmers. It was initially supported by organizations like Norad, Sida, and Finnida.
- Early pioneers and proponents of conservation farming techniques in southern Africa are acknowledged, including various researchers and farmers in Zambia and Zimbabwe in the 1970s-1990s.
- Conventional farming practices like continuous tillage are identified as unsustainable and causing issues like soil erosion, low yields and food insecurity. Conservation farming techniques like minimum tillage and no-till are presented
WLE – Presentation for Discussion with Donors and Partners – June 2013CGIAR
This document summarizes the work of the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) led by IWMI. It discusses the challenges facing global food production related to food security, resource exploitation, and climate change. The WLE program seeks a paradigm shift to sustainable intensification that prioritizes people and nature. It outlines targeted interventions in irrigated and rainfed farming systems, resource recovery and reuse, and river basins. Key goals are improving productivity, incomes, and resilience through equitable access to natural resources and ecosystem services. Game changing research questions and solutions are presented for various focal regions.
The document discusses the history and work of the Conservation Farming Unit (CFU) established in Zambia in 1996. It summarizes some of the early pioneers and milestones of CFU, including launching demonstration programs in 1996-1997 and gaining support from the Zambian Ministry of Agriculture in 1999. By the early 2000s, CFU had over 800 demonstrations and 150 on-farm trials without using demonstrations, funded solely by Norway. The document then discusses conventional farming practices used in Africa and their disadvantages, and promotes conservation farming techniques like minimum tillage and permanent ground cover as more sustainable alternatives.
Fostering Sustainability and Resilience for Food Security in Sub Saharan AfricaWorld Agroforestry (ICRAF)
The document discusses fostering sustainability and resilience for food security in Sub-Saharan Africa. It notes that the region's population is projected to reach 2 billion in the next 30 years, but currently 24% of people are undernourished with cereal yields half the world average. Current agricultural intensification focuses on high fertilizer and seeds but risks compromising sustainability. The Global Environment Facility proposes a pilot program to strengthen natural resource management and ecosystem services to achieve intensification that is sustainable and resilient. The $120 million program aims to generate $1 billion in co-financing to benefit millions of smallholder farmers across dryland regions in Africa.
The 2018 UN International Year highlighted millets, which are a smart food that is good for nutrition, the environment, and farmers. Millets were traditionally staple crops in Africa and Asia. Mainstreaming millets again as a staple crop could help tackle issues of malnutrition, climate change, and rural poverty. The International Year aimed to increase consumer demand and connect millet farmers to markets to improve incomes and livelihoods.
The CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) aims to improve food security, livelihoods, and the sharing of ecosystem services over the next decade and a half. WLE brings together eleven CGIAR centers and hundreds of local partners to develop innovative solutions that allow agriculture and nature to prosper together. Key goals include improving food security for over 35 million smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia through sustainable irrigation systems, rainfed farming on degraded lands, and resource recovery from waste and wastewater.
Transformational Opportunities in Landscape Regeneration in Southern Africa: ...FMNR Hub
This document discusses the alarming trend of land degradation in Southern Africa and the challenges it poses. It proposes adopting sustainable land use practices like agroforestry, farmer managed natural regeneration, and conservation agriculture to restore degraded land. These approaches integrate trees into agricultural systems, improving soil fertility, microclimate buffering, and food security. The document calls for commitments to scale up these climate-smart agricultural practices across Africa to restore degraded farmland and meet development goals.
ICRISAT Big ideas for partnership portfoliocropreg
1. Smallholder farmers in dryland regions rely mainly on rainfed agriculture for their livelihoods. Climate change is increasing the risks they face from more variable rainfall patterns.
2. The document proposes several "Big Ideas" to improve rural livelihoods and promote climate resilience in these regions. These include developing climate resilient communities, sustainably managing natural resources using proven models, and breeding new drought-tolerant varieties of dryland cereals and grain legumes.
3. One proven model discussed is the Bhoochetana program from India, which achieved major increases in crop yields and agricultural incomes through soil and water conservation practices, use of improved seeds and fertilizers, and farmer training.
This document provides an overview of conservation agriculture principles and perspectives on service provision in Sub-Saharan Africa. It discusses the opportunities for farmers in Africa but also the challenges they face. Conservation agriculture can help increase productivity, resilience and mitigate climate change impacts when adopted along with other good agronomic practices. While conservation agriculture adoption is increasing globally and in parts of Africa, overall adoption in Africa remains low at around 1.5 million hectares due to challenges smallholders face in accessing services and information. For conservation agriculture to scale in Africa, mechanization and diversification are needed to make farming more competitive and sustainable.
Ensuring climate resilience of agro-ecosystems and sustainable management of ...ICARDA
Dr. Rachid MRABET
Research Director
INRA Rabat
Cop 22 - Session November 16th 2016, Coping with Climate Change in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region Meeting future food demand through SCIENCE & INNOVATION
Environmental sustainability of family farming can be obtained by helping family farms to conserve and ensure the sustainable use of natural resources on their farms, namely water, land and biodiversity.
The new book from CTA and Cgiar Research Program on Climate Change & Food Security, "Evidence of impact: Climate-smart agriculture in Africa", showcases many innovative climate-smart agriculture practices with the capacity to increase productivity and build resilience in Africa
This is a general presentation on WLE made by Andrew Noble for his trip to visit partners and donors in July 2014. Provides an overview of the WLE program and a number of examples of its work.
‘DryArc Initiative: Systemic innovation to achieve the SDGs under water scarc...ICARDA
Cairo Water Week 2019
Cairo 20th-24th October 2019
Plenary Session 1: “Achieving the SDGs under Water Scarcity”
Sunday 20/10/19 (9:30-12:00)
The panelists of this session brought broad perspectives to respond to the many water-related linkages across all the SDGs.
Panelists
• Ms. Bianca Nijhof, Director of the Netherlands Water Partnership, board member of the Amsterdam International Water Week, The Netherlands
• H.E. Mr. Mohamed AbdEl Aty, Minister of water resources and irrigation, Egypt
• Eng. Yousef Al Aitan, Ministry of the Environment and water Resources, Jordan – ‘Sustainable Development Platform of Water & Sanitation in Jordan’
• Eng. Eweda Morshed, Chairman of the Department of Energy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
• Dr. Felix Reinders, President of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID)
• Mr. Aly Abousabaa, Director General ICARDA, ‘DryArc Initiative: Systemic innovation to achieve the SDGs under water scarcity in the drylands’ (tbc)
• Mr. Manuel Sapiano, Chief Executive Officer at The Energy and Water Agency, Malta
By Asad Sarwar Qureshi, Samina Yasmin, Nikar C. Holader, Timothy J. Krupnik
Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
21-23 October 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://waterandfood.org/ganges-conference/
By J. Bhattacharya, M.K. Mondal, E. Humphreys, M.H. Rashid, P.L.C. Paul, S.P. Ritu
Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
21-23 October 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://waterandfood.org/ganges-conference/
By M. Maniruzzaman, J.C. Bisawas, M.A.I. Khan, G.W. Sarker, S.S. Haque, J.K. Biswas, M.H. Sarker, M.A. Rashid, N.U. Sekhar, A. Nemes, S. Xenarios, J. Deelstra
Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
21-23 October 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://waterandfood.org/ganges-conference/
1) The study evaluated the feasibility of growing three rice crops per year in the coastal zones of Bangladesh where fresh water is available year-round.
2) The study tested different establishment dates for aus and aman rice varieties as well as sowing dates for boro rice. It found that growing three rice crops per year is possible and can yield 13.4 to 17.2 tons per hectare per year.
3) The study recommends further evaluating the system over a range of weather conditions and developing ecologically friendly management practices to address potential increases in pests and diseases from triple rice cropping.
By M. Harunur Rashid, Faruk Hossain, Deb Kumar Nath, Parimal Chandra Sarker, AKM Ferdous, Timothy Russel
Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
21-23 October 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://waterandfood.org/ganges-conference/
By Camelia Dewan, Marie-Charlotte Buisson and Aditi Mukherji
Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
21-23 October 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://waterandfood.org/ganges-conference/
The document discusses using innovation platforms to improve goat markets and farming systems in Zimbabwe. Key points:
- Innovation platforms bring together farmers, traders, processors, researchers and others to identify challenges and opportunities to improve goat production and marketing.
- Objectives are to improve market efficiency, reduce transaction costs, promote productivity-increasing technologies, and build local innovation capacity.
- Results included dramatically reduced goat mortality rates (from 25% to under 10%), higher prices for farmers, and investments in improved feeding and health practices.
- Other actors like NGOs and the government also increased support like building sale pens and improving veterinary services. The approach transformed the system from crop-focused to more livestock-focused and
By Urs Schulthess, Timothy J. Krupnik, Zia Uddin Ahmed, Andy J. McDonald
Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
21-23 October 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://waterandfood.org/ganges-conference/
By Parvesh Kr Chandna, Andy Nelson, Zahirul Khan, Moqbul Hossain, Sohel Rana, Fazlur Rashid, M. Mondal, T.P. Tuong
Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
21-23 October 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://waterandfood.org/ganges-conference/
By Parvesh Kumar Chandna, Andy Nelson, Sohel Rana, Marie-Charlotte Buisson, Sam Mohanty, Nazneed Sultana, Deepak Sethi, T.P. Tuong
Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
21-23 October 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://waterandfood.org/ganges-conference/
By Asad Sarwar Qureshi, Samina Yasmin, Nikar C. Howlader, Timothy J. Krupnik
Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
21-23 October 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://waterandfood.org/ganges-conference/
By Dr. Md. Ataur Rahman (Wheat Research Centre, BARI)
Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
21-23 October 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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4. We have exceeded three of the nine Planetary
boundaries – danger of greater risks and
uncertainty emerging
Agriculture is the dominant contributing factor
and the solution
5. How do we transform agriculture to meet
human prosperity and global sustainability?
The Challenge:
We need to increase productivity in a sustainable
manner that ensures the provision of ecosystems
services with limited if any further lateral expansion of
lands under crops and pastures.
This will ensure that we stay within the safe operating
space.
6. How do we transform agriculture to meet
human prosperity and global sustainability?
How will this be achieved?
Through a ‘paradigm shift’ that recognises that
agricultural production systems are “a wholly owned
subsidiary of the ecosystems and natural capital”
they are dependent upon
7. Benefit sharing mechanisms in the Andes
Fuquene, Colombia
S
Annual net income:
US$ 2,183/ha
Annual net income:
US$ 1,870/ha
Conservation
agriculture and
paramo
restoration
supported by
revolving fund
Revolving fund credit:
+180 farmers /year
Potato
cropping, grazing
pressure, degradation
of paramo
8. Another example here ?
• From rainfed SRP (termites, goats, or ?)
• (See next slide the goats example that
could refer back to our CPWF side event)
9. A virtuous circle that triggers change to
a more resilient state
S
SRecurrent droughts,
increasing climate
variability, poor
connection to markets
Local markets
Producers self-esteem
Improved rangeland
production replacing
US$15 / goat of stock
feed value
Improved livestock:
US$ 50 per goat
Goat mortality
down to 10%
Rainfed maize cropping: US$16/ha
Livestock: US$10 per goat
10. Our vision:
A world in which agriculture thrives within
vibrant ecosystems, where communities
have higher incomes, improved food
security and the ability to continuously
improve their lives
11. The Game Changers for Sub-Saharan
Africa……..
• What if smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa
were able to grow crops all year round?
• What if we could prevent degradation and restore
degraded lands?
• What if wastes and used water could have a
second life in agriculture?
• What if excess water during floods could be stored
in natural and man made systems and used during
droughts?
15. What if we could prevent degradation
and restore degraded lands?
16. Now is an exciting
time for renewed
coordinated efforts
towards a ‘land
degradation neutral
(or better!) world’
More than 95 million has of arable
land, or 75% of the total in SSA has
degraded or highly degraded soil and
farmers lose eight million tons of soil
nutrients each year, estimated to be worth
$4 billion...
Land Degradation is a Classic ‘Wicked
Problem”
17. 1. Advances in research
Social Science
CIRAD
IWMI, CPWF, CIAT, WRI
Inclusion of the people’s voice
within the scientific research
framework at many scales Wet season Dry season
18. 1. Advances in research
Soil Science RS/GIS
CIAT, ICRAF, CU, ISRIC, Purdue, FAO-
GSP, countries in sub-Saharan Africa
and Latin America
Diagnosing,
assessing and
mapping
Erosionprevalence
Soil pH
Volta Basin
Soil Carbon
Digital Soil Map
19. 1. Advances in research
Ecosystem Services
Trade-off Analysis
Environmental Economics
IFPRI, Bioversity, CIAT, IWMI, CPWF, ELD
Costs of Action vs. Cost of Inaction
InVEST Framework
Supply Demand
20. 2. Alignment of global initiatives
• Rio+20 ‘The future we want’ Land Degradation Neutral’
• UN Sustainable Development Goals
• FAO’s Global Soil Partnership
3. Drivers of change as opportunities
• Public and Private Investment, CAADP and GrowAfrica
• Urbanization, feminization of agriculture
• Increased price of food
• Investments in hydropower and mining
21. Study Landscapes in Focal Regions
+/-10 Study
Landscapes Tanzania,
Malawi, Kenya, Ethiopia,
Ghana, Burkina Faso, Niger,
Lao PDR, Cambodia,
Myanmar, Nicaragua, El
Salvador
Building on CPWF
and other Programs
Working with
FTA
CCAFS
Humidtropics
Dryland Systems
22. Partnership for Outcomes
LANDSCAPE
NATIONAL
REGIONAL
GLOBAL
DELIVER RESEARCH OUTCOMES – impact multiplies through partners
Potential beneficiaries 10’s of thousands
0–6years3–6years6–9years
• Global initiatives informed and inspired by research,
support national and landscape investments
• New investments made by IFAD, GIZ, GEF
• Public and private
• Policy, Regulation, Incentives support adoption
Strategies adopted that are
site specific, gender & equity
sensitive
FAO, GSP, UNCCD,
ELD, GEF, UNEP,
UNDP
National Agriculture
and NRM policy CAADP,
IFAD, GIZ, SDC
Communities, civil
society, NGO’s,
national extension,
ARI’s, IFAD, SDC
100’s of thousands Millions
24. How?
Content and structure
• Equity triangle
• Gender integration in SRPs
and gender specific
Architecture:
– Embedded: not just one approach
– Budget - working towards full accounting
– Voting member of the management committee
– Growing with partners
Poverty
InstitutionsGender
25. What?
Towards:
• More equitable access to water, land and ecosystems services.
• Improved decision making - inclusion in resource
management
Research questions:
• The African farmer and her husband: Feminization of
agriculture
• Mother and earth: Replenishing and fostering agriculture
Develop:
Investable options for women
29. Principles
• People are fundamental
• Human and Natural systems are tightly coupled.
• Ecological processes in the portfolio of options.
• Multifunctionality: Complex Adaptive Systems
• Resilience: shocks will occur.
• Recognize we might have to modify ecosystems
• Large scale: basin as maximum extent (CPR)
It is clear from a global perspective that growth along current trajectories using today’s technologies is bound to fail. It would exceed planetary boundaries that ensure stability in our food production systems and lead to environmental degradation that will stop growth and even threaten major reversals of living standards through pollution, deforestation, water scarcity, famines, floods, displacement, and collapsing agricultural productivity.
Ten WLE target basins and regions are: the Andes, Limpopo, Zambezi, Volta, Niger, Nile, Indus and Ganges, Mekong, Amu Darya and Syr Darya, and Tigris and Euphrates.As the map above shows, current WLE investments are in some of the poorest regions of the world where there are pressing water-related problems. For instance, it works in sub-Saharan Africa where there are high levels of food insecurity and rainfall variability. Many of its activities in Southeast Asia focus on addressing water, food and energy-related issues, where hydropower needs to be balanced with other development needs such as agriculture and fisheries.
Business opportunities for resource recovery and reuseSafe wastewater and excreta reuse
Complex problems that shift and change over scale and time, solutions requires people to changetheir mind-sets and behavior , and as such are social and political, many create problems elsewhere require collective action
CGIAR projects and programs are a major vehicle through which these initiatives can land on the ground….
Entry points, issues and size of landscape can differSoil health, nutrient mismanagementEco-efficient intensificationEnvironment/ productivity tradeoffsSiltation and water qualityManaging biodiversityCo-managing landscapesUpstream/downstream tradeoffs
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