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Purp

ose

Purp

ose

Identify sources of rural poverty reduction for FAO, World Bank and member countries

Assess farming systems trends and issues over coming decades

Contribute to rural development strategies and development priorities

... at system, national, regional and

global levels

Why the Farming Systems Framework?Why the Farming Systems Framework?

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House

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Sustainable livelihoods (five capitals, vulnerability, processes)

Broad driving forces of evolution of farming systems (resources, technologies, policies, markets, information)

Household strategies (intensification of existing production patterns, diversification of livelihoods, expanded farm or herd size, increased off-farm income, exit from agriculture)

Farm Household Focus

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Farm

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Categories of farming systems (8)

Farming systems defined (72)

AEZ, irrig, markets, institutions, ....

Key systems analyzed (20)

supporting 2 billion farm women, men and children

Case studies, illustrative (21)

Farming Systems and Case Studies

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Agg

regati

on

Agg

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Global (i.e., all 6 developing

regions)

Farming system category (e.g.,

Rainfed Highland)

Region (e.g., sub-Saharan Africa)

Farming System (e.g., Maize Mixed

Farming System in East Africa)

Four levels of aggregationFour levels of aggregation

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Syst

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Syst

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Farming Systems Categories:Farming Systems Categories:Cultivated AreaCultivated Area

Dualistic 37%

Rainfed Dry/Cold

20% Wetland Rice14%

Rainfed Highland

13%

Rainfed Humid14%

Coastal 1%

Irrigated1%

Urban<1%

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Farming Systems - Sub-Farming Systems - Sub-Saharan AfricaSaharan Africa

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Syst

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povert

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Syst

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povert

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redu

ctio

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du

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nMaize Mixed System

Household Poverty Reduction Strategies

Intensification20%

Diversification30%

Exit10%

Off-Farm Income

20%

Farm Size 20%

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Imp

lem

enta

tion

Imp

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tion

Applying the Framework at Different Scales

Global and Regional:Determining regional prioritiesDissemination of best practicesMonitoring and impact assessment

Sub-Regional:Scope and priorities for multi-country

programmes

National: Rural development strategies and

policiesPoverty Reduction Strategy Papers

(PRSPs)Project formulation

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Glo

bal/R

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ional

Glo

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ional

Selecting Areas of Best Practice

By farming systems and by FS categories

Technology adoption: Effective conservation, production, and post-harvest technologies

Innovative marketing and other services: small-enterprise promotion, mechanisms for service provision

Policies and institutions: Decentralised decision making, private/public partnerships

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Refining the Farming Systems Refining the Farming Systems Framework and Maps at National Framework and Maps at National

Level: Level:

Forest Based FS

Extensive Mixed FS

Campos FS

Dryland Mixed FS

Coastal FS

Intensive Mixed FS

BRAZIL

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Nati

onal

Nati

onal

Strengthening National Rural Strategies

Increase the rural content of national poverty reduction efforts:National rural development strategiesPRSPs, COSOPs, and other targeting

instruments

Through:Analysing data across administrative

boundariesMulti-layered national farming systems

atlasInvestments that better respond to

priorities and needs of poor farmer

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Furt

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info

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Furt

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Book and Summary:

“Farming Systems and Poverty:

Improving farmers’ livelihoods in a

changing world”

(available from the World Bank and FAO)

Website:

www.fao.org/FarmingSystems/

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