SUPPORTING SMALL-HOLDER FARMERS TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY & FOOD SECURITY
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Small-scale farmers and productivity South at the Steering Wheel Improving sustainability in land investment for bioenergy in sub-Saharan Africa Peter Roberntz, WWF Sweden
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Presented as part of the seminar: South at the Steering Wheel - Improving sustainability in land investment for bioenergy in sub-Saharan Africa 29th May 2012, 08:00 - 17:30 Naturvårdsverket (Swedish EPA), Stockholm, Sweden Speaker: Peter Roberntz, WWF Peter Roberntz focused on small-scale farmers and land productivity in relation to bioenergy land investment. Issues of interest to be discussed are; African farmers as a resource, incl traditional knowledge The need of village land use maps & tenure Support, also financial, and capacity building of African farmers Empowering, e.g. establishment of farmers associations Identification and up scaling of successful models, e.g. integrated models such as Agro-Forestry, out-grower models etc. What works where? Support market access
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Small-scale farmers and productivity South at the Steering Wheel
Improving sustainability in land investment for bioenergy in sub-Saharan Africa Peter Roberntz, WWF Sweden
…Large gaps in productivity, with current farmers achieving less than 30 percent of potential yields – as found in most of Africa – point to deficiency in technology, capital markets, infrastructure, or public institutions including property rights… …One of the highest development priorities in the world must be to improve small holder agriculture productivity, especially in Africa… Rising Interest in Farmland – Can It Yield Sustainable and Equitable Benefits World Bank Report (2010)
OECD –FAO Agricultural Outlook 2010-2019
How can small scale farmers be part of development?
Water
Agriculture Forest
FOOD FUEL FIBRE
FODDER MORE Fs?
Sustainable
Resilience
Adaptiveness
Development
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