sustainable agriculture and food security
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New Britain Palm Oil Ltd - Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
Dr Simon Lord New Britain Palm Oil CSR – Asia KL 27-28 Sept 2011
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Growth Current population 7.1 billion people – 9.1 billion in 2050 Population growth adds 80 million people each year That’s 219,000 new mouths to feed each day Requires a 70% increase in food production Affluence Some 3 billion now eating grain-intensive livestock and poultry products. Total meat consumption in China today is already nearly double that in the United States. Fuel US produced 416 million tons of grain in 2009 119 million tons went to ethanol Enough to feed 350 million . As a consequence costs are rising
Demand Drivers for Food
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Increasing Inputs and Costs
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The challenge - to increase the productivity of agriculture in a sustainable manner. 1. Improve livelihoods in the rural sector Social
2. Empower marginalized stakeholders Smallholders
3. Maintain the environment Environmental
4. Increase productivity Good Agricultural Practices
5. Manage access and flow of knowledge Information / extension
6. Link supply chains Post harvest losses
Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology (AKST)
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Definitions
Food security [is] a situation that exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. Food sovereignty is defined as the right of peoples and sovereign states to democratically determine their own agricultural and food policies. (FAO, The State of Food Insecurity, 2001)
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Food Security – Triple Bottom Line
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Land Seed Nutrients Management Losses
The Building Blocks
Yield Gap
Supply Chain
Utilisation / Suitability
inputs
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Traditional Farming not the answer
It takes 50 ha of land to feed a family of a generation The same family can be fed on 8 ha of oil palm + 2 ha of food gardens 2 considerations Land Selection Land Utilisation
Primary Forest HCV Fragile soils Erosion prone Liable to flooding Climate change Rising water levels Carbon Stock Peat Heritage and sacred sites Slope Food Sovereignty vs
Sustainable development Spatial Planning ?
Land Selection - Physical
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Oil palm is biologically superior to other oilseed crops in terms of efficiency in land use and productivity Productivity the key
Land Utilization
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3 yield gaps 1 Genetic Potential 2 Nutrient Deficiency 3 Poor management
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Yield Poten+al
80 of Progeny 20% Realis+c maximum for any given Soil Yield reduc+on
60 and Climate because of 20% Inferior Yield reduc+on
40 Seed because of Yield can be 40 % Nutrient Yield reduc+on of the theoretcial maximum
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Yield Gap
It starts with the right seed
Yield Gap Analysis
Increased Yield
Conventional Breeding Program for 40 years Yield enhancement through conventional plant breeding has given NBPOL a 1.6% yield improvement per year. The focus has been to increase the yield of oil per hectare, improving the
harvest Index without requiring greater inputs. No GMO - Micro-propagation can accelerate the results of conventional breeding
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CPO Production
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What is Biotechnology
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GMO – Issues
1. Herbicide usage increased
2. Super weeds have occurred
3. No high nutrition crops yet
4. No climate ready crops
5. Depressed Yields
6. Contamination
7. Genetic Transfer Risks
8. Toxicity to animals
9. Diverts funding from conventional
10. Commercial interests predominate
11. Terminator Seeds
12. Molecular divide
Single largest production cost Proper fertilizer management is vital to avoid wastage and minimize costs Reduces negative impacts on the environment. Organic a possibility? Precision Agriculture (GPS / GIS)
Fertiliser Management
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GAP - Zero Discharge – EFB Recycling
GAP - Legume Cover Crop
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GAP - Responsible Pesticide Use and IPM
GAP - Responsible Soil Stewardship
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Post Production Waste
Average post harvest losses = 20 - 25% One-third of the food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted amounting to 1.3 billion tonnes consumers in rich countries waste about 222 million tonnes of food, Almost as much as the entire net food production of sub-Saharan Africa. 925 million people are hungry, and poor nutrition plays a role in at least half of the 10.9 million child deaths each year FAO estimates from 2010.
This is your individual responsibility
Yield Gap Overview – Oil Palm
Average Fruit yields Industry 23 t / ha NBPOL 28 t / ha Gap = 22% Average oil yields Industry 3.74 t / ha NBPOL 6.39 t / ha Gap = 71% New clonal material NBPOL 9.00 t / ha Potential yield Gap = 141%
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Palm Yield (Tns FFB/Ha) >6 years old 1997 - 2009 Yield.>6yr old palms
Target
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Summary of Benefits – Oil Palm
Convention Breeding increased yield potential by 50% over last 30 years
Tissue culture potential for further 50% increase in the next 10 years
Composting in nurseries reduce losses by 15%
Palm Trees yield at 2 years instead of 3
Fertiliser usage 70% of the industry standard
Organic matter in the soil increasing by 0.25% per year erosion down 50%
IPM strategy reduced pesticide use by 50%
Over 18,000 smallholders empowered
Smallholder earning increased from US$ 6 to 15 a day
Over 3,000 women now specifically engaged in the Rural sector
RSPO certification assures minimum negative impacts on Environment
Cheaper prices ? - not likely
Dr Simon Lord Group Director for Sustainability
New Britain Palm Oil Ltd
Thank You
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"that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.“ Jonathon Swift b.1667
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