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FAO’s Regional Rice Initiative: Landscape Management for Sustainable Intensification of Rice Production in Asia
Jan Willem Ketelaar, FAO-RAP International Symposium on Agroecology,
Kunming, Yunnan, China 29-31 August 2016
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Million tons milled rice
2010 global rice production
Additional rice needed: 114 million tons by 2035
Global rice production increases needed to meet demand by 2035 (Source: IRRI)
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The Challenge:• In Asian rice production:
– Land is moving out – Labor is moving out– Water is moving out
• Increases in productivity & efficiency needed
• In order for rice production to grow, farmers will need to learn how to save and let agroecological processes work for them!
Source: IRRI Images
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Taking on the Challenge: Sustainable Intensification of Crop Production,
optimizing multiple ecosystem goods & services
A POLICYMAKER’S GUIDETO THE SUSTAINABLE
INTENSIFICATIONOF SMALLHOLDER CROP
PRODUCTION
www.fao.org/ag/save-and-grow/
www.fao.org/publications/save-and-grow
/maize-rice-wheat/en/
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nationsfor a world without hunger
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Designed to:
Regional Rice Initiative
Contribute to FAO’ Strategic Objective 2 (SO2) “Make agriculture, forestry and fisheries more productive and sustainable” initiated as a pilot project in 2013Focus countries:Indonesia, Lao PDR, Philippines
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Supports:Regional Rice Initiative
Rice farmers in applying sustainable rice production practices in order to increase rice production and improve resource use efficiency for improved food and nutrition security
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Rice Landscapes and Farming Systems – more than just rice!
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Capacity building on Sustainable Intensification of Rice Production through Farmers Field Schools
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PHILIPPINES Save and Grow innovative Practices Conventional Practices
Thorough land preparation (plowing, 1st & 2nd harrowing and final leveling) Not well leveled Best inbred seeds in the location either purified or certified/hybrid Own saved or certified seedsPlanting distance of 20 x 20 cm, 25 x 25cm and 30 x 30 cm Planting distance of 20 x 20 cmTransplanting 1-2 seedlings/hill Transplanting 4-7 seedlings/hillSoil analysis and Site Specific Nutrient Management (SSNM), use of smartphone applications
No soil analysis; no basal fertilizer application
Application of organic fertilizer (vermin cast) No organic fertilizerAlternate wet and dry water management (1-2 cm) Constantly flooded (3-5 cm)Timely use of rotary weeder Hand weedingIntegrated pest management with additional biological control augmentation Integrated pest management
Planting of vegetables (eggplants, legumes) on the bunds Not appliedIntroduction of ducks, rice-fish Not applied
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Save and Grow FFS: Targets and Results from Mindanao, Philippines (N=20, 643 farmers, Wet Season, 2013)
Increase rice productivity by at least 10%Increase cost efficiencies by reducing production costs by at least 15%Increase farm incomes by at least 15%
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Regional Rice Initiative (2013-17)
Rice-fishRice-duck
Trees outside forest
Rice-vegetables
Climate change adaptation
Cultures/Heritages
Value Chains
Policy and strategy formulation and implementation
• National rice strategy/policy strengthened
• Farm input policy review/reduce subsidies
• Investments in farmer training, up-scaling at landscape levels
• Contributions for International Convention implementation
Evidence
Knowledge
• - Inputs• + Yield• + Income• + rice
ecosystem goods & services
Producing more and better with less inputs in a sustainable way
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For more information-Regional Rice Initiative : http://www.fao.org/asiapacific/perspectives/regional-rice/en/
http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5296e.pdf