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Eco‐Friendly Intensification and Climate resilient Agricultural Systems

EFICAS-NUDP/CA ProjectPresentation

EFICAS – NUDP/CA Project

AFD – NUDP, CA R&D Component (lot D)Improved food security and livelihoods

Agricultural intensificationPreserved environment

EFICAS (EU – GCCAP)“Climate Smart” practices 

showing  higher resistance and resilience to Climate Change

One project with 2 donorsOne team (CIRAD + DALaM )Common goals

(Design, Evaluation and Support to the dissemination of new Diversified Eco‐friendly Farming Systems)

Similar approach  (3 work packages)Complementarities:

Intervention areas (5 provinces, 8 districts)Criteria and indicators used to evaluate these systems

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Two Projects in One

Lot A : Support to NUDP Management/Advisory Services

Lot B : Support to NUDP Administrative & Financial Management

Lot C : Support to Thematic Components/Field Activities

The NUDP Program 1

NUDP

NUDP/CA

Two additional components (AFD funded, 2014 – 2017, 36 months):

- Lot D: Conservation agriculture R&D component(DALaM, partnership with CIRAD, 1 M€)

- Lot E: Rural infrastructure (GiZ)

Global Climate Change Alliance Programme(European Union)

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Two Projects in One

Project Title:Landscape Management and CA development for Eco-FriendlyIntensification and Climate-resilient Agricultural Systems inLao PDR (EFICAS)Implementing agency:CIRAD (in partnership with DALaM), 42 months, 2014-2017

Lot 2: Institutional capacities development atdecentralized level; grassroots activities enable improvedagricultural practices, sustained natural resourcesmanagement & contribute to resilience to climate change

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EFICAS–NUDP/CA Project aims to disseminate sustainable agriculture practices through two 2 main innovations:

Territory and landscape approach,The participatory landscape approach gives sense to

the land management and for new CA based technics

Agroecological and Conservation Agriculture (CA)based cropping systems.

Agroecological and Conservation agriculture practices are able to tackle the main bio-physical problems and constraints encountered by farmers (fertility decrease, soil erosion, low productivity, climate hazards, …)

EU‐GCCA Eficas

NUDP/CA (AFD)

Location of the target districts and villages

2 intervention villages2 control villages  per district

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The approach and the 3 work packages

WP1: Village landscape management,promotes the territory dimension of village development based on participatory approaches and agroecological principles

WP2: Participatory innovation network, engages the whole community (up to district level) in testing – adapting –adopting innovative practices based on Agroecology and CA

WP3: Multi‐stakeholder communication platform, engages all stakeholders, including other projects working in the target districts, in creating an environment favourable to innovation dissemination

1. Involve the whole village community in the planning and innovation processes

2. The whole village community is involved in project activities3. Integrated approach for intervention on crops, livestock, forest systems

In short...WP1 – promotes the territorial dimension of village development 

based on agroecological principles, to identify and prioritize problems at the community level  gives sense to the proposals

WP2 – engages the whole village community in the adoption of innovative practices based on AE and CA principles,  to design and provide solutions at the grassroots level 

WP3 – engages all stakeholders to support the out‐scaling of grassroots activities through synergies with other projects and institutions and to mobilize knowledge to up‐scale results through evidence‐based policy formulation

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Methods

1. Participatory baseline for impact assessment• Understanding the situation of the village: socioeconomic, 

environmental aspects• Defining together indicators of change, monitoring methods 

(measurements, frequency, data management, etc.)• Training on monitoring changes in landscapes and livelihoods 

comparison of intervention and control villages,monitoring changes in time in the intervention village (e.g. knowledge, 

behaviors),

Methods

2. Participatory planning process• Participatory Land Use Planning: Village Land Management Committee, 

prioritization of development issues and options for integrated development,

• Definition of an action plan with activities, training, indicators, etc. agreed upon by all parties,

• Coordination mechanisms with agricultural extension and partner projects

‐> action plan clearly defined,‐> respective role of villagers and project, milestones, implementation indicators‐> empowerment of the village land management committee

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Methods

3. Participatory design of agroecological practices• Innovative practices adapted to farmer needs, market demand and local 

contexts,• On‐farm experiments and demonstration activities (comparison innovative 

vs. traditional practices),• ‘Experiment – Demonstration – Training’ network managed by multiple 

stakeholders including farmers’ groups, district officers, private sector, etc.)

‐> A range of innovative agricultural systems tested on‐farm,‐> Training and support from district and project staff,‐> Field days, cross‐visits, model farmers and village

Lowland Rice

Terraces Rice

Residential areas ‐ Gardens Upland crops ForestRiver

Water quality, siltation

Pest pressure, soil fertility, water and

labor scarcity…

Diversification of agricultural income

Weed management, soil fertility, and soil erosion

Alternatives to burning and/or tillage

Stop deforestation

Main issues

A landscape approach to agroecologyLandscape units

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A landscape approach to agroecology

Engaging the whole village community in landscape level management of agricultural innovations

Visualization Learning

Improved negotiation

participatory landscape design

Diagnosis

Engaging the whole village community in landscape level management of agricultural innovations

Anticipate problems and negotiate solutionsFree roaming livestock prevent large adoption of agroecologicalpractices (damage of succession crops during the dry season,  forage overgrazing, limited manure collection etc.)

Productivity gains from conservation agriculture reinvested in expansion of agricultural land (forest encroachment)

Mechanized tillage service and use of chemical herbicides constrain the development of alternative cropping systems

A landscape approach to agroecology

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Engaging the whole village community in landscape level management of agricultural innovations

Anticipate organizational problems and negotiate solutions

Scaling‐up and dissemination of innovative practices through coordination mechanisms and partnerships with multiple stakeholder groups (e.g. development projects, NGOs, universities, research institutions)

PPPmechanismsPrivate 

sectorPublic 

agencies

Farmers Groups

A landscape approach to agroecology

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