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Enabling Green Economic Growth
– Central role of innovation and implications for a dynamic management of land and water resources
Jochen Froebrich
8 November, 2013, UEA Water Security/ The Irrigation & Water Forum
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• Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development
• Support the Wageningen Approach (hands on & multidisciplinary) to enable Green Economic Growth in practice
• Shift from evaluation towards activities for achieving sustainable growth
• Integration of local innovations with regional development
Alterra Focus Point GEG
Innovations and new business opportunities are key
to generate additional inclusive growth
Definition
The effective initiation of economic growth in rural and urban
areas, to ensure poverty eradication and quality of life for all
without overexploitation of the natural resources soil, water,
biodiversity and energy.
Innovating irrigated agriculture
EAU4Food
European Union and African Union cooperative research
to increase Food production in irrigated farming systems in Africa
KBBE.2010.1.2-03 - Sustainable water resources management (WRM) and soil fertility conservation for food production in Africa – SICA (Africa) Duration: June 2011 – May 2015 (4 years) Total value: 5.2M € (EU contribution: 4M €) 14 partners, balanced between Europe and Africa, managed by Alterra (Wageningen, The Netherlands)
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1 Stichting Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek
Alterra Nl
2 Institut d’Economie Rurale du Mali IER Mali
3 University of Zambia UZAM Zambia
4 Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
CSIR RSA
5 Institut National de Recherches en Génie Rural Eaux et Forêts
INRGREF Tunisia
6 Mekelle University MU Ethiopia
7 International Water Management Institute IWMI Ghana
8 Centre de Cooperation International en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement
CIRAD France
9 Overseas Development Institute ODI UK
10 Lisode Lisode France
11 Consejo Supoerior de Investigaciones Cientificas
CEBAS-CSIC Spain
12 University Eduardo Mondlane UEM-FAEF Mozambique
13 Stellenbosch University SU RSA
14 IRSTEA (former CEMAGREF) CEMAGREF France
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With 7 research partners from Africa
Giyani case study – South Africa
Zimbabwe
Mozambique
South Africa
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COP and problem identification
Foto safari by farmers to illustrate and communicate problems
Foto X. Cai IWMI
COP and problem identification
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Discussion and ranking of problems in local language
Foto X. Cai IWMI
Major challenges identified
Problem 1: No equipment: lack of funds resulting
in lack of equipment (e.g. irrigation equipment to
save water, labour & energy); lack of skills and
knowledge to operate equipment; theft.
Problem 2: Farm management: poor agronomic
management and low yields; lack of water; human
resources issues; poor financial management
Problem 3: Marketing – lack of exposure: lack of
information on marketing and pricing; lack of
packaging materials and facilities; not producing
according to market demand and standards
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Involving local farmers and extension
service in the experiments
Comparative testing of irrigation scheduling : • plots with fertigation/irrigations
scheduled according to farmers’ experience and according to soil moisture monitoring
• Tomato seedlings, varieties
commonly used • Supplied by local suppliers • Planted with the assistance of LDA
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Crop yield
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> 50 t/ ha
Response from farming community
Good acceptance as experiment is fully executed by local staff from LDA
Direct comparison of field trials on the cooperative land created permanent curiosity
Strong extra yield created high farmer to farmer interest during the field day
Harvested tomatoes had actually been sold to SPAR to cover expenses
Launching the InnoGiyani PPP Improving access to markets
MANOMBE Cooperative Trust Mopani Super SPAR
PPP InnoGiyani
Planned start 1.7.2013
Manombe Cooperative Trust is leading
Co-funded by the Ministry of Foreign affairs: 3 Mio Euro
Total: 6 Mio Euro (50% own contribution)
Duration +5 Years
Private Public Partnership
• Manombe Cooperative Trust (South Africa)
• Alterra Wageningen UR (The Netherlands)
• Stellenbosch University (South Africa)
• Giyani Super Spar (South Africa)
• ZZ2 (South Africa)
• DACOM b.v. (The Netherlands)
• Limpopo Department of Agriculture (South Africa)
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (The Netherlands)
PPP InnoGiyani
Targeted outcomes
Rehabilitate 800 ha former irrigation
area
Reconstruction of the former maize
mill in Giyani
Production of locally branded, high
quality maize flour
Re-invest profit for supporting the
cooperative (small holder) farmers
Training facility
Innovation platform to diversify
agribusiness opportunities
Principle approach
Giyani Mill
Maize flour
Farmers
Cooperative
Giyani Super-SPAR
Maize
all grocerieshardware
FertilizerSeed Innovative
niche products
Locally branded niche products
Capacity building and innovation
The way towards agribusiness innovation
Maize mill
Production
Innovation facility
Vegetable oil
Processing
Vegetables
Training
Open innovation process is key !
Don’t restrict to a vertical value chain extension only
Activity oriented framework to enable
Green Economic Growth
Basis - to identify
available land, water and
biodiversity resouces
Boost – dedicated
business innovations
Balance – careful
allocation of land and
water resources
Economy Finances
Define
regional boundary conditions
Basis
Co-creation
Niche products
Boost
Water and land use planning
Balance
Social conditions
Environment
Governance/ Institutional aspects
Technology development
Conclusion
Private sector initiatives drive future use of land and water resources
Scaling issue: from local scale to river basin scale
Need to support strategic decision making for the allocation of land and
water resources (with respect to land tenure, water rights etc.)
Participative scenario building to identify upcoming plans
Outlook
TouchScene • Draw upcoming land
development plans
• Visualize urban developments
• Direct assessment of remaining water resources
• Visualize resulting inclusive economic development
• Define water and land demands for nature conservation
Acknowledgement
The work had been particulary enabled within the framework of the project
EAU4food (funded by the EU within the FP7 under the KBBE program -
265471) and
InnoGiyani (funded by the Dutch Government , FDOV12SA03)
It had received great stimulation by all consortium members of EAU4Food,
InnoGyiani and the Alterra Wageningen UR Focus point – Green Economic
Growth).
Contact: Jochen.Froebrich@WUR.nl;
www.wageningenur.nl/greeneconomicgrowth
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