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EXPANDING THE SCALE OF EXISTING RE-GREENING SUCCESSES IN AFRICA’s DRYLANDS TO ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND INCREASE FOOD SECURITY. Vegetation in Galma in 1975 and 2003. 2003. 1975. Farmer-managed natural regeneration in Niger.
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EXPANDING THE SCALE OF EXISTING RE-GREENING SUCCESSESIN AFRICA’s DRYLANDS TO ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND INCREASE FOOD SECURITY
Vegetation in Galma in 1975 and 2003 2003 1975
Farmer-managed natural regeneration in Niger 5,000,000 ha re-greened in 20 years (only labour for protection, investment in extension, no recurrent costs to governments) 200 million new trees additional cereal production/year: 500,000 ton 2.5 million people fed 1.25 million rural households involved
PROCESS CATALYZED BY EXTERNAL INTERVENTION AND SPREADING THROUGH A MIX OF SPONTANEOUS ADOPTION AND FARMER-TO-FARMER EXTENSION
RE-GREENING = INCREASING THE NUMBER OF ON-FARM TREES PRODUCES MULTIPLE IMPACTS ☺ SOIL ORGANIC MATTER/SOIL FERTILITY ☺ FODDER FOR LIVESTOCK ☺ FOOD SECURITY ☺ HOUSEHOLD ENERGY ☺ COMPLEX FARMING SYSTEMS ☺ VALUE CHAINS ☺ NUTRITION ☺ ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE ☺ CARBON SEQUESTRATION ☺ BIODIVERSITY
YOUNG COMBRETUM GLUTINOSUM PRODUCES TONS OF LITTER AND NO TRANSPORT
FAIDHERBIA ALBIDA IMPROVES SOIL FERTILITY AND PRODUCES FODDER
YOUNG DIVERSE ON-FARM FOREST ON MALI’S SENO PLAINS
NIGER: LIVESTOCK DEPENDS 6 MONTHS/YEAR ON TREE FODDER AND THEY CAN BE AN AGENT OF RE-GREENING
Grain surplus Kantché Department (Zinder/Niger). 350,000 inhabitants; high on-farm tree density Source: National Committee for the Prevention and Management of Food Crises and FEWS Quoted by: Yamba and sambo (2012) 2007 + 21,230 ton 2008 + 36,838 ton 2009 + 28,122 ton 2010 + 64,208 ton 2011 + 13,818 ton
TOOLS FOR SCALING UP EXISTING SUCCESSES • IDENTIFY AND ANALYZE RE-GREENING SUCCESSES • AND USE THEM AS TRAINING GROUND FOR • EXPANSION • A. WORKING AT THE GRASSROOTS • ORGANIZE FARMER-TO-FARMER VISITS • FARMER EXPERTS TRAIN OTHER FARMERS • SUPPORT OR DEVELOP VILLAGE INSTITUTIONS • AGF COMPETITIONS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS • DEVELOP A MOVEMENT OF CSOs and NGOs • AND BUILD THEIR CAPACITY TO PROMOTE • REGREENING
B. BOTTOM-UP MEETS TOP DOWN 6. ADAPT NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AND FORESTRY LEGISLATION 7. MAINSTREAM RE-GREENING INTO EXISTING AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS 8. ORGANIZE FIELD VISITS FOR NATIONAL POLICYMAKERS 9. CREATE A PRESIDENTIAL AWARD FOR THE BEST AGROFORESTRY VILLAGE
C. DEVELOP A COMMUNICATION STRATEGY 10. USE THE MASSMEDIA TO INFORM FARMERS AND HERDERS WITH INNOVATORS SHARING THEIR KNOWLEDGE 11. LINK ICT, RADIO AND MOBILE PHONES (A WEB OF SPEECH) 12. PRODUCE DOCUMENTARIES FOR NATIONAL TV
13. ORGANIZE NATIONAL AND REGIONAL EXPERIENCE SHARING WORKSHOPS 14. MOBILIZE AFRICAN CHAMPIONS TO PROMOTE RE-GREENING BY FARMERS 15. MOBILIZE INTERNATIONAL MEDIA 16. DEVELOP ADVOCACY AT ALL LEVELS
D. THE ROLE OF THE MARKET IN SCALING UP 17. SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGROFORESTRY VALUE CHAINS 18. INDUCE/SUPPORT THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO DEVELOP INPUT AND OUTPUT MARKETS
IDENTIFY AND ANALYZE RE-GREENING SUCCESSES.
Large-scale farmer-managed re-greening on Mali’s Seno Plains
AGROFORESTRY AS CO-BENEFIT OF WATER HARVESTING Techniques simples 1990 Zaï Demi lunes Impacts importants 2004 Piliostigma reticulatum Combretum glutinosum
1. Farmer to farmer study visits Local, between regions and between countries
FARMERS IN KAFFRINE (SENEGAL), WHO VISITED MARADI (NIGER)
3. Support the development of village institutions for the management of tree capital
4. Develop agroforestry competitions at different levels
5. DEVELOP A MOVEMENT OF CSOs AND NGOs AND BUILD THEIR CAPACITY
6. ADAPT NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AND FORESTRY LEGISLATION IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY INDUCE FARMERS TO INVEST IN TREES CHALLENGES: AGROFORESTRY IS OFTEN IGNORED BY RELEVANT MINISTRIES FORESTRY LEGISLATION DOES NOT RECOGNIZE FARMER’S RIGHTS TO ON-FARM TREES NATURAL REGENERATION IS LOW COST
7.MAINSTREAM RE-GREENING INTO EXISTING AND NEW AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
9. CREATE A PRESIDENTIAL AWARD FOR THE BEST AGROFORESTRY VILLAGE
NIGER TV NEWS SHOWS VISIT DELEGATION FROM NIGERIA TO RE-GREENING IN SOUTHERN NIGER
11. LINK ICT, RADIO AND MOBILE PHONES (WEB OF SPEECH)
13. ORGANIZE NATIONAL AND REGIONAL EXPERIENCE-SHARING WORKSHOPS
15. MOBILIZE INTERNATIONAL MEDIA (NEW YORKER MAGAZINE)
16. DEVELOP ADVOCACY AT ALL LEVELS PRESENTATION AT THE PRESIDENCY ETHIOPIA
17. SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGROFORESTRY VALUE CHAINS (e.g. MORINGA OLEIFERA IN NIGER)
18. SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF INPUT – OUTPUT MARKETS
CONSTRAINTS TO SCALING RE-GREENING BY FARMERS NO INCENTIVES IN CURRENT FORESTRY LAWS THE CURRENT AGRICULTURAL MODERNISATION PARADIGM DISCOURAGES INVESTMENT IN ON-FARM TREES LAND TENURE, PRIVATISATION, INCREASING INEQUALITY, LAND GRAB CONFLICTS IN VILLAGES
HERDERS NEED TO BE INVOLVED IN VILLAGE INSTITUTIONS AND TRAINED IN TREE MANAGEMENT
“TREES ARE OUR BACKBONE”(FARMERS IN TIGRAY) AGROFORESTRY IS THE PILLAR OF AGRICULTURE IN DRYLANDS BUT AGROFORESTRY ALONE IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO ENSURE FOOD SECURITY