Investment Days 17-18 December 2013

Rome, Italy

Hafiz Muminjanov Plant Production & Protection Officer

FAO-SEC

History

• Conservation tillage (erosion control, subsurface tillage, North Kazakhstan, Western Siberia, 1950-1960’s, )

• Research work on CA

(e.g. CIMMYT, ICARDA, ZEF etc.) since the late 1990s

FAO projects: TCP/KAZ/2801 & 2901: Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Crop Production in Northern Kazakhstan (2002-2004)

FAO projects: TCP/UZB/2903 & 3102: Sustainable agriculture practices in the drought affected region of Karakalpakistan (2003-2007)

FAO projects: TCP/UZB/3001: Enhanced productivity of cotton-wheat systems through the adoption of conservation agriculture practices (2004-2006)

FAO projects: TCP/TAJ/2903: Participatory watershed management in upland Tajikistan (CA component) (2003-2005)

FAO projects: GCP/RER/030/TUR: Conservation Agriculture for Irrigated Areas in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan (2011-2013)

Regional Training Workshop on Sustainable Crop Production Intensification and Conservation Agriculture,

Karshi, Uzbekistan, 1-3 November 2011

CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE IN CENTRAL ASIA: Status, Policy and Institutional Support, and

Strategic Framework for its Promotion

Regional workshop “Save and Grow”: Promotion of Conservation Agriculture and Efficient Plant Protection Methods,

Antalya, Turkey, 4-6 December 2012

Review of the farming and cropping systems, legislation, practices on soil, crop, pest and disease management, availability and access to CA equipment.

Challenges for promotion of CA on legal, institutional and management levels.

Development of the regional and national strategies and action plans for policy and institutional support for promotion of CA.

Coordinator and Cooperation

Status, Challenges and Perspectives of CA in Central Asia

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• TCP/KYR/3403: Development of FFS to promote modern crop management and pest control technologies.

• GCP/KYR/010/GFF: Sustainable management of mountainous forest and land resources under climate change conditions.

• TCP/TAJ/3405: Support to adoption and promotion of modern crop management practices.

• UTF/TAJ/005/TAJ: Technology Demonstration and Validation Trials (TDVT) under the KLSP.

• GCP/TUR/XXX/GFF: Sustainable Land Management and Climate-Friendly Agriculture.

CA continues spreading in the region.

Originally a farmer’s driven process only attention is increasing by governments and development organizations.

CA is getting recognized as a tool to Save and Grow

Most countries still struggle with introduction

Further policy support is needed for faster adoption AND for safeguarding quality of CA.

More technical assistance and investment support to be provided.

Cooperation with partners to be strengthened. FAO/ICARDA REGIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOP ON SUSTAINABLE CROP PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE, Karshi, Uzbekistan, 1-3 October 2011

Conclusions

For more information please contact :

Hafiz.Muminjanov@fao.org

http://www.fao.org/ag/ca