CURRENT SUA RESEARCH INITIATIVES RELEVANT FOR SAGCOT, THOUGHTS FOR THE FUTURE

Prepared by:

Matovelo, J., Lars Eik, Kurwijila, S.A. Maliondo

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Presented at RNE MEETING ON SAGCOT, PROTEA HOTEL, DAR ES SALAAM, 14 Feb 2012

Presentation outline 2

Overview of SUA Research programmes Overarching research policy and strategic focus CCIAM Programme EPINAV Programme Feed the Future Programme

Potential areas for collaboration with SAGCOT

Way forward

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Overview of SUA Research agenda 3

SUA’s research policy is grounded on the realities of Tanzania Society and Economy:

80% of the population derive their livelihood from agriculture, forestry and fisheries

smallholder farmers contribute over 90% of food and cash crops produced in the country and women contribute over 70% of agric labour force.

Agricultural transformation is key to poverty eradication in rural areas where it is more severe than in urban settings

To eradicate poverty, economic growth must be all inclusive

Land is scarce resource increasingly under population pressure which will double to 80+ million by 2050; sustainable use and access by small farmers is key to poverty eradication.

Therefore inclusive economic growth must address the needs of the smallholder farmer.

Hence SUA’s research for development agenda targets and works mainly with and for smallholder farmers within the context of existing and emerging challenges and opportunities.

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Alignment of SUA research agenda with SAGCOT initiative

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The Southern Agricultural Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) is an inclusive, multi-stakeholder partnership whose major objective is to: Foster inclusive, commercially successful agribusinesses

that will benefit the region’s small-scale farmers, and in so doing improve food security, reduce rural poverty and ensure environmental sustainability.

While these objectives are well aligned with those of SUA, Research and Development will inevitability be required to address some of the challenges of integrating small scale farmers in the SAGCOT value chains.

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Climate Change Capacity Building and Research in Tanzania with reference to CCIAM Programme

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1. A partnership: URT, Kingdom of Norway.

2. Duration: 5 years (2009 – 2014). 3. Collaboration

Tanzania: SUA, UDSM, ARU & TMA Norway: UMB, UIO-Oslo, CICERO,

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Climate Change Capacity Building and Research in Tanzania with reference to CCIAM Programme

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PROGRAMME MAIN OBJECTIVE To develop and sustain adequacy in national

capacity to participate in climate change initiatives and address the effects and challenges of climate change with particular emphasis on REDD initiatives.

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CCIAM Programme Main Components

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Training Masters and PhD students Short courses Junior and Senior scholar Exchange programmes Training of policy-makers

Research projects 15 research projects operating in National REDD pilot sites Multidisciplinary teams from collaborating institutions Strategic intervention projects in forestry, fruit trees,

modelling and alternative energy options Documentation and Communication project & Information

and communication Strategy

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CCIAM Programme Main Components

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Training Masters and PhD students Short courses Junior and Senior scholar Exchange programmes Training of policy-makers

Research projects 15 research projects operating in National REDD pilot sites Multidisciplinary teams from collaborating institutions Strategic intervention projects in forestry, fruit trees,

modelling and alternative energy options Documentation and Communication project & Information

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Tanzania is getting warmer

Maximum (day) and minimum (night) temperatures increase in most of Tanzania

Warming is seen year around

CAM4 simulation (University of Oslo)

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Changes in potential maize yields 2071-2090 vs present 1990-2010

No water dependence

Water dependence

Justino et al., ongoing

Based on 1)Climate model RegCm3 A1B scenario 2) Agric model DSSAT

Large reductions in Tanzania due to warmer and drier climate

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RESEARCH FOCUS AREA 1 (Relevant to SAGCOT)

Assessment and development of innovative agricultural land use and farming systems for adaptation to and mitigation of climate change to support REDD initiatives.

Development and testing of various range land management strategies for the purpose of reducing pressure on forest resources for adaptation and mitigation to climate change

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CCIAM Project areas

a map showing pilot areas for redd activities.pdf

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2. Enhancing Pro-poor Innovations in Natural Resources and Agricultural Value-chains (EPINAV)

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Programme goal: Increased contribution of SUA to the

national goal of poverty reduction and improved social well being through promotion of innovations in the Agricultural and Natural resources sectors

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Programme Purpose (Immediate Objective); 14

Enhanced productivity, livelihood security and human capacity of target groups to utilise pro-poor and climate change adapted innovations in agricultural and natural resources value chains.

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Research Themes 15

RESEARCH

Theme 1:Innovation systems research for up-scaling of technologies and best practices

Theme 2: Adaptation of agriculture and natural resources to climate change

Theme 3: Policy Research & Good Governance

Theme 4: Innovative communication pathways & market linkages

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EPINAV Research sites

The six Food Basket Regions

Semi-Arid Regions

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Pemba

Unguja

LINDI

RUKWA

TABORA

IRINGA

MBEYA

RUVUMA

SINGIDA

MOROGORO

KIGOMA

PWANI

ARUSHA

DODOMA

SHINYANGA

TANGA

MARA KAGERA

MANYARA

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MANYARA

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Theme Project Region DistrictInnovation systems 1 Iringa Njombe

2 Morogoro Morogoro Rural3 Morogoro Mvomero; Kilosa4 Morogoro Kilosa5 Morogoro/Iringa Kilosa/Kilolo6 Arusha/Manyara Hanang/Arusha7 Morogoro/Mbeya Mvomero/Mbarali8 Kilimanjaro

Climate change 9 Arusha Monduli/Longido10 Singida/Shinyanga Districts Iramba and Meatu 11 Kilimanjaro Mwanga

Policy analysis 12 Mbeya/Rukwa/Morogoro/Shinyanga13 Morogoro/Iringa

Innovative communiti 14 Morogoro Kilosa District15 Iringa/Dodoma Kilolo/Dodoma Rural

15 Projects implemented in 10 Regions and 15 Districts

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Strategic interventions

Output 5: Farmer Empowerment, Market Opportunities and Credit Linkages strengthened

Output 6: Community Development and Advisory Services undertaken

Output 7: Best Practices Learning Centres established at SUA and farmers’ fields at Ward level

Output 8:Public-private sector Partnerships established

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Potential areas for collaboration with SAGCOT

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Upscaling of best practices and proven technologies to entire villages and districts is our major challenge

SUA cannot achieve upscaling working alone Partnerships are required Change in approaches required

(Innovations systems and value chain approaches)

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Success stories from PANTIL and previous SUA research programme are visible in project villages and sites. Examples include: Of dairy cows in Njombe more than doubled from 5-8

litres to 12-20 litres/day though better dry season feeding strategies;

maize yields from 5-8 bags to 15 bags per acre (100kg each) through application of FYM and fertilisers (DAP)

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Upscaling and outscaling of agricultural innovations and best practices

Dairy goat farming have proven to be a good vehicle for poverty reduction and enhancement of nutrition security among poor land scarce mixed farming communities

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Upscaling and outscaling of agricultural innovations and best practices

Banana yields from tested varieties using tissue culture planting materials more than doubled!

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Improved beehives suitable for agroforestry systems has with high yields of clean honey

Upscaling and outscaling of agricultural innovations and best practices

Weeding one acre of in finger millet/maize using one pair oxen DAP takes just 3 hrs compared to 15 days with hand hoe.

Use of Ox-ridger, ripper, developed at SUA more efficient than use of hand hoe

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CCIAM Public-Private Partnership initiatives

SUA-CCIAM is collaborating with YARA, SYGENTA, local communities and NGOs to implement a project ‘Small-holder Production Systems in Tanzania: Striking a balance between intensification, sustainability, food security and climate’.

Sites are in Mvomero, Kilombero, Njombe and Makambako.

Crops involved are maize and rice.

Technologies tested: fertilizers, herbicides, improved seed.

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Preliminary results of the Yara/Syngenta f Crop season kg

2009/20102010/2011%Rice 1152 2160 87.5Maize 2100 3500 66.7

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SUA working with other R&D public institutions such as UMB, NARIs can work with private partners to enable smallholder farmers become active role players in the SAGCOT initiative through: Farmer empowerment and market linkages Promotion of sustainable land use systems including

Conservation Agriculture Value chain analysis and upgrading strategies including

policy and governance Promotion of commercialization of improved

technologies and best practices Climate change modeling

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Thank you for your attention