agroforestry, food security and a changing climate by wangu mutua, vi agroforestry, kenya
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Presented as part of the workshop: Can Agroforestry Address Food Security Concerns under a Changing Climate?TRANSCRIPT
Agroforestry, food security and a
changing climate
Wangu Mutua11-12 November 2014
Chalmers University, Sweden.
Who we are
Vi Agroforestry
• Swedish organization
• Working in Africa with HQ in Stockholm.
• Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Malawi
• Funded by Swedish public and Sida.
• Smaller independent projects e.g. NCF
What are we trying
to achieve?
Where ?
How?
• Many farmers grow crops, keep livestock and
grow trees (Agrosilvopastoral).
• Some do not have animals but grow crops and
trees (Agrisilviculture).
• All activities are carried out in farm land.
Agroforestry System
Why Agroforestry?
1,245
1,477
1,703
2,093
2,223
520
643
754 855 890
415 519
659
977 950
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500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
2009(Baseline) 2010 2011 2012 2013
Kg
Pe
r H
ec
tare
Year
Crop Productivity Trend
Maize Beans Sorghum
Benefits of agroforestry based
sustainable land management practices
Neighbouring farms
Assessing?
1. The people
2. The yields
3. The landscapes
4. The pocket
5. The soil
6. The plate
7. The children
8. The market
9. The cost
• Has to be affordable
• Be easy enough to be understood by everyone
• Make business sense
• Be the cheaper option
Complex, complicated, wicked?
Tack!