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Decision Support for Mainstreaming and Scaling up of Sustainable Land Management

Presentation on scaling up Sustainable Land Management in Nigeria to combat DLDD, enhance food security, and improve ecosystem services. Includes project components, methods, and achievements. Facing policy barriers in accessing funds.

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Decision Support for Mainstreaming and Scaling up of Sustainable Land Management

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  1. Decision Support for Mainstreaming and Scaling up of Sustainable Land Management Country Presentation Country: NIGERIA Presentationmadeby: Mr. ZAKARI BALA IBRAHIM Global Meeting of the DS-SLM Project 24 - 27 April 2018 FAO, Rome, Italy

  2. Objectives of the Project • To contribute to combating DLDD • To enhance water and food security • To improve ecosystem goods and services. • To mainstream and up scale SLM best practices • Component of the Project: 1) Establishment of plantation 2) FMNR (Tasa) 3) conservation of degraded lands 4) capacity building (training w/shops) 5) Advocacy.

  3. Institutional Arrangements • National Steering Committee • National Focal Point • States and Local Govt.Steering Committee • Community Project Implementation Committee

  4. DS-SLM Methodologicalframework

  5. Module 2. National /States Assessment • Process undertaken for the assessment • Sites identification • Collection of biophysical and socio-economic data • Use of GPS • Methodological Aspects: • Random sampling method was used for the selection of the two States • Results: • Massive deforestation due to unsustainable agricultural practices. • The soil moisture retention capacity is low. • Over stocking of livestock on marginal lands

  6. Module 3. Selection of prioritylandscapes • Criteria used for the selection of the landscapes: • Random sampling was used in selecting two States from 11 dry land States of the Country • Landscapes selected: • Jigawa and Katsina States in semi arid ecological zone

  7. Process undertaken for the assessment: • Consultation with the Local communities • Methodological aspects: • Town hall meeting with stakeholders • Results: • The local communities were able to identify their best farming methods (FMNR). • Best yielding crops identified.(such as sorghum, millet, cowpea, beniseed, groundnut) Module 4. Local / landscapeassessments

  8. Module 4. SLM bestpracticesidentification • Examples of best practices • Soil Conservation, sustainable pastoralism, forest restoration, sustainable Agriculture, sylvopastoral, water management • Use of WOCAT tools • Nil • Number of practices identified • Establishment of plantation: Afforestation, orchards • Farmer Manage Natural Regeneration • Land Conservation • Pastoral Land Enrichment

  9. This programme has opened our knowledge to best practices in conserving, management and restoration of degraded land. However, right from inception we encountered policy barrier in accessing the counterpart funds. The success so far achieved are from the little annual approved budget. We are now at the verge of getting the co-funds. Finally, if the funds are eventually accessed, the project would be implemented to meet up with the time frame. Conclusions- lessonslearned

  10. Thankyou

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