Breve descrição da melhor prática

Vetiver grass and pineapple hedgerows planted across the slope.  Agroforestry nitrogen fixing trees (calliandra, erythrina, sesbenia)as hedges on slopes|

Localização

Lomati, Eastern div|

Se o local tiver limites bem definidos, especifique sua extensão em hectares:

9.0

Estimativa da população que vive no local:

3000.0

Breve descrição do ambiente natural dentro do local especificado.

Strong dry season- 1000-2000mm annual rainfall (26 degree celcius)
High rainfall areas >2500mm (25degree celcius)
Very weak dry season-moderate rainfall 2000mm
coastal tropical maritime climate
Moderate dry season >2000mm rainfall (19 degree celcius)
moderate to extremely steep
Nigrescent soils
Humic latosols
strongly leached latosols
Red yellow podzolic and ferruginous latosols

Condições socioeconômicas prevalecentes das pessoas que vivem no local e/ou nas proximidades

Minimum FJD2500 per annum
Native owned land
sale of crops, vegetables and yaqona (piper  methysticum)|

Com base em quais critérios e/ou indicadores (não relacionados com a Estratégia) a prática proposta e a tecnologia correspondente foram considerados como "melhores"?

Vetiver grass hedgerows as best with mimimum soil erosion of less than 1ha per year compared to pineapple hedgerows

Principais problemas abordados pelas melhores práticas

Minimise soil and water loss/erosion and improve soil fertility
Poverty alleviation
Promote healthy lifestyle from locally grown products
Promote participatory land use planning
Increased awareness on SLM and availability of information
Mainstreaming of SLM in sectoral plans

Esboçar problemas específicos de degradação do solo abordados pelas melhores práticas

Minimise soil and water loss/erosion and improve soil fertility

Especificar os objetivos das melhores práticas

To minimise land degradation and improve rural livelihoods

Breve descrição das principais atividades, por objetivo

To promote sustainable land and water utilization and management practices at community and village levels.
To encourage land owners and lessees/users to act positively in the management of our land and soil resources.
To mainstream land degradation and SLM into sectoral developmet plans
To provide quality and timely advisory and technical services on land degradation.

Breve descrição e especificações técnicas da tecnologia

Agroforestry- integration of nitrogen fixing trees and fruit trees into farming systems to improve soil fertility
Contour cultivation-Reduce soil and water loss from sloping lands
Hedgerows cultivation (vetiver grass strips and pineapple rows)- Reduce soil and water loss from sloping lands
Geographic information system- To improve inforamtion dissemination and planning decision on SLM
Vetiver grass and pineapple hedgerows spacing based on slope
Agroforestry and fruit trees are randomly planted on farms

Nome e endereço da instituição que desenvolve a tecnologia

Department of Agriculture|Ministry of Primary Industries
Fiji

A tecnologia foi desenvolvida em parceria?

Sim

Liste os parceiros:

IBSRAM-Internation Board for SOil Research and Management
PRAP-Pacific Regional Agriculture Programme
SCEP-Soil Crop aand Evaluation Project
Foretsry Department, Fiji
Fiji Sugar Research Institute|

Especificar a estrutura dentro da qual a tecnologia foi promovida

• Iniciativa nacional - liderada pelo governo
• Iniciativa Internacional
• Programa/iniciativa baseada em projetos
• Outros (favor especifique)

Especifique:

Regional intitiative

A participação das partes interessadas locais, incluindo as OSCs, foi fomentada no desenvolvimento da tecnologia?

Sim

Lista das partes interessadas locais envolvidas:

Rural communities and landowners

Para os participantes listados acima, especifique seu papel no projeto, início, uso e manutenção da tecnologia, se houver.

International oraganisation and Fiji Sugar Research Institute -Conducted reserch to assist in the design of the technology
Department of Agriculture- Plan, design, introduction and maintenance of the etchnology
Rural communities and landowners-Participate in the promotion of the technology
Native Land Trust Board and Lands Department Fiji- Provision of good land husbandry practices

A população que vive no local e/ou nas proximidades estava envolvida no desenvolvimento da tecnologia?

Sim

Por meio de quê?

• Abordagens participativas

Descreva os impactos no local (os dois principais impactos por categoria)

Funding - increase and interest in adoption
Paticipation, collaboration and networking - wider implementation support|
SLM TECHNOLOGIES - reduce erosion
CAPACITY BUILDING - appreciation and willingnes to adopt
Knowledge management - better planning and management

Descreva os dois principais impactos fora do local (isto é, não ocorrendo no local, mas nas áreas circunvizinhas)

Damage to the reefs and coastal marine areas leading to loss of fishing grounds
Frequent flooding during minor rainfall events due to the siltation of rivers, creeks, drains and other watercourses |

Impacto sobre a biodiversidade e a mudança climática

Explique as razões:

Increased clearing of uplands for farming leading to the reduction of natural forest cover and loss of habitats of threatened or extinct species. Loss of land cover leads to rises in temperature and drought which affect the livelihoods of communities. Soil erosion leads to loss of soil fertility and forest regeneration almost stops while grasses and weeds takeover leading to desertification.   

Foi realizada uma análise de custo-benefício?

Foi realizada uma análise de custo-benefício?

Não

A tecnologia foi disseminada/introduzida para outros locais?

A tecnologia foi disseminada/introduzida para outros locais?

Sim

Onde?

Awareness, trainings and demonstration farms are being set up in almost all the provinces in Fiji and the effort to go down to the district level continues|Regional organisations (SPC/GTZ) have promoted this technology for sloping land cultivation in other Pacific islads in the region

Foram fornecidos incentivos para facilitar a adoção da tecnologia?

Foram fornecidos incentivos para facilitar a adoção da tecnologia?

Sim

Especifique que tipo de incentivos:

• Incentivos políticos ou regulamentares (por exemplo, relacionados às exigências e regulamentações do mercado, importação/exportação, investimento estrangeiro, apoio à pesquisa e desenvolvimento, etc.)
• Incentivos financeiros (por exemplo, taxas preferenciais, auxílios estatais, subsídios, subvenções em dinheiro, garantias de empréstimos, etc.)

Você pode identificar as três principais condições que levaram ao sucesso das melhores práticas/tecnologias apresentadas?

Increasing awareness increased the knowledge and understanding of SLM and thus the appreciation by rural communities of the need for tackling land degradation
Improved soil and water conservation led to increase in crop production and the sales brought in much needed income into the rural families.
Participatory approaches to land use planning was better appreciated by communal land owning units where everyone was consulted.
Increasing awareness increased the knowledge and understanding of SLM and thus the appreciation by rural communities of the need for tackling land degradation
Participatory approaches to land use planning was better appreciated by communal land owning units where everyone was consulted.
Improved soil and water conservation led to increase in crop production and the sales brought in much needed income into the rural families.

Replicabilidade

Na sua opinião, a melhor prática/tecnologia que você propôs pode ser replicada, embora com algum nível de adaptação, em outro lugar?

Sim

Em que nível?

• Local
• Sub-nacional
• Nacional
• Sub-regional
• Regional
• Internacional

Relacionado a recursos humanos

Better results were achieved where communities allowed to organise the activities in their existing social structures but regular extension visits for advisory support was needed

Relacionado aos aspectos financeiros

In-kind support to the implementation of activities best ensures the utilization of resources in the rightful place

Relacionado a aspectos técnicos

Technology needs to incorporate income generation as its benefits the land user and compenstes for his additional man/hours spent otherwise its adoption rate is negligible.