UNCCD

Conservation Agriculture (Sustainable Crop Production Intensification) [เลบานอน]

  • ผู้สร้างสรรค์:
  • การอัพเดท:
  • ผู้รวบรวม:
  • ผู้เรียบเรียง:
  • ผู้ตรวจสอบ:

รายงานกิจการ: Lebanon

Clarify if the technology described in the template, or a part of it, is covered by property rights: ไม่ใช่

ดูประวัติ
สมบูรณ์: 74%

 ข้อมูลทั่วไป

 ข้อมูลทั่วไป

Title of best practice:

Conservation Agriculture (Sustainable Crop Production Intensification)

ประเทศ:

เลบานอน

รายงานกิจการ:

Lebanon

สิทธิในทรัพย์สิน

Clarify if the technology described in the template, or a part of it, is covered by property rights:

ไม่ใช่

ข้อมูลจำเพาะ

Section 1. Context of the best practice: frame conditions (natural and human environment)

สถานที่

Lebanon

คำอธิบายแบบสรุปของสภาพแวดล้อมทางธรรมชาติในพื้นที่

All soils
Terraces, plains, Mountainous areas|
Mediterranean Climate

Prevailing socio-economic conditions of those living in the location and/or nearby

private lands; land rental
Agriculture
Poor to middle income

On the basis of which criteria and/or indicator(s) (not related to The Strategy) the proposed practice and corresponding technology has been considered as 'best'?

Conservation agriculture aims at the conservation of land, soil and water resources while minimizing production costs and achieving similar results when compared to conventional agriculture.|

Section 2. Problems addressed (direct and indirect causes) and objectives of the best practice

Main problems addressed by the best practice

Water scarcity
Fragility of soils
Soil degradation
Conservation of organic matters and soil nutrients|Overall objective: Conservation Agriculture is promoted and is implemented on a large scale in five to seven countries under approaches adapted to local conditions in each country/area.

Outline specific land degradation problems addressed by the best practice

Soil erosion
Soil deterioration
Soil moisture
Destruction of the production cycles and the supporting ecosystems

Specify the objectives of the best practice

Overall Objective:
Conservation Agriculture is promoted and is implemented on a large scale in five to seven countries under approaches adapted to local conditions in each country/area.
|Specific objectives
1. Implement CA practices and develop a critical mass of applied CA in selected countries;
|2. Improve the capacity of the agricultural stakeholders in implementing CA practices.
|3. Set up favorable institutional,regulatory and economic
framework conditions for CA implementation
|4. Raise the awareness of relevant stakeholders on the need and importance of CA
|5. Improve average agricultural crop yield per unit area of land while retaining sustainability of agricultural practices
|6. Improve farmer income and living standards by decreasing
production costs
|7. Decrease vulnerability of agricultural systems to climatic changes and variations of drought periods

Section 3. Activities

คำอธิบายแบบสรุปของกิจกรรมหลัก ตามวัตถุประสงค์

Achieving favorable framework conditions through the active support, cooperation and commitment of national authorities.
Introducing into academia adapted curricula covering the concept of CA to mainly four (4)target groups (1)universities with department in agriculture and/or related disciplines, (2) Vocational/Technical students,
(3) Extension staff, and (4) Farmers.
|Capacity building through participatory on the job trainings and on‐farm trials and demonstrations will be undertaken for extension staff and farmers.
|Peer‐to‐Peer exchange to enhance exchange of experiences and highlight success stories and setbacks for analysis and evaluation.
Awareness raising and information campaigns targeting governmental organizations, public institutions, syndicates, cooperatives, and private sector for a better understanding of CA principles and practices.
|Production of information material and their wide dissemination to indirect and ultimate beneficiaries.
|Technical information sheets/fact sheets for extension staff and farmers on various topics developed based on results of implemented projects.
On‐farm demonstrations in strategic locations (agro‐ecological zones) to establish a critical mass of CA applications in selected agro‐ecological zones, which will act as nuclei for even further expansion later on;
|Demonstration and multiplication plots with cover crops/forage crops at the level of the research centers;|Establishment of CA user groups in each country.

Short description and technical specifications of the technology

The application of CA provokes a number of positive environmental, economic and social benefits on global, regional, local and farm level:
It provides a sustainable production system, not only conserving but also enhancing the natural resource base and increasing the variety of soil biota, fauna and flora (including wild life) in the agricultural production systems without sacrificing yields at the high production levels.
No‐till fields act as a sink for CO2 and CA applied on a global scale could provide a major contribution to control air pollution in general and global warming in particular. Farmers applying CA practice could eventually be rewarded with carbon credits.
By not tilling the soil, farmers can save between 30 and 40% of time and labour, and in mechanized agriculture, fossil fuels, as compared to tillage‐based cropping.
Soils under CA have very high water infiltration capacities, reducing surface runoff and thus soil erosion significantly.
CA is not low output agriculture but delivers yields that are comparable or greater than those obtained with modern tillage‐based intensive agriculture, but in a sustainable way.
For the farmer, CA is mostly attractive because it allows a reduction of the production costs, time and labour, particularly at times of peak demand such as land preparation and planting, and in mechanized systems it reduces the costs
 CA is not low output agriculture but delivers yields that are comparable or
greater than those obtained with modern tillage‐based intensive
agriculture, but in a sustainable way. Yields tend to increase over the
years with a simultaneous decrease in yield variations.
 For the farmer, CA is mostly attractive because it allows a reduction of the
production costs, reduction of time and labour, particularly at times of
peak demand such as land preparation and planting, and in mechanized
systems it reduces the costs
Economical effects
More immediate and crucial to a farmer are the economical benefits. A reduction
in production costs, savings in energy (fuel, labour) and capital (wear and tear), all
goes to translate farming into a more profitable enterprise. The reduction of
production |

Section 4. Institutions/actors involved (collaboration, participation, role of stakeholders)

Name and address of the institution developing the technology

GIZ|GIZ - Desertification and Land Degradation Project - Ministry of Agriculture - Beirut - Lebanon. www.codanet.net

Was the technology developed in partnership?

ใช่

รายชื่อของหุ้นส่วน:

ACSAD; Ministry of Agriculture; Universities

Specify the framework within which the technology was promoted

  • International initiative

Was the participation of local stakeholders, including CSOs, fostered in the development of the technology?

ใช่

รายชื่อผู้มีส่วนได้ส่วนเสียท้องถิ่นที่เกี่ยวข้อง:

Farmers and cooperatives; NGOs (arc en ciel)

For the stakeholders listed above, specify their role in the design, introduction, use and maintenance of the technology, if any.

Farmers and cooperatives: implementation of the concept at the farm level; maintenance and promotion
NGOs: Promotion of the CA through the different awareness raising and training events organised with farmers; implementation in project sites

Was the population living in the location and/or nearby involved in the development of the technology?

ใช่

By means of what?
  • Participatory approaches

การวิเคราะห์

Section 5. Contribution to impact

Describe on-site impacts (the major two impacts by category)

It improves the productivity by reducing the production costs.
The successful change of the production system and the increased income raises the self‐confidence of entire farming communities.
Poverty reduction:  Reduced labour requirements for tilling and weeding allow farmers to spend their time on other income‐generating activities.
CA ensure a sustainable yield over time
Conservation of biodiversity, mainly in the dry-lands|
Conservation of water and land resources
Food security:This increases yield stability thus reducing considerably the risk of crop failure due to drought.
Contribution to empowerment of farming communities

Describe the major two off-site (i.e. not occurring in the location but in the surrounding areas) impacts

Reduction in soil erosion and related risks
Reduction of surface run-off and improvement of underground water

Impact on biodiversity and climate change

Explain the reasons:

It provides a sustainable production system, not only conserving but also enhancing the natural resource base and increasing the variety of soil biota, fauna and flora (including wild life) in the agricultural production systems. As CA depends on biological processes to work, it enhances the biodiversity in an agricultural production system on a micro‐ as well as macro level.
No‐till fields act as a sink for CO2 and CA applied on a global scale could provide a major contribution to control air pollution in general and global warming in particular.
Soil tillage is, among all farming operations, the single most energy consuming and thus, in mechanized agriculture, an air‐polluting operation.
CA enables an efficient use of rainwater (“More crop per drop”). This increases yield stability thus reducing considerably the risk of crop failure due to drought.

Has a cost-benefit analysis been carried out?

Has a cost-benefit analysis been carried out?

ใช่

Section 6. Adoption and replicability

Was the technology disseminated/introduced to other locations?

Was the technology disseminated/introduced to other locations?

ใช่

ที่ไหน:

In several countries of the region

Can you identify the three main conditions that led to the success of the presented best practice/technology?

Favorable weather and soil conditions. Replicable elsewhere with some adaptation
Farmers willing to implement new concepts. Replicable elsewhere with some adaptation
Clear reduction in the production costs and improvement of yield. Replicable elsewhere with some adaptation

Replicability

In your opinion, the best practice/technology you have proposed can be replicated, although with some level of adaptation, elsewhere?

ใช่

At which level?
  • Local
  • Sub-national
  • National
  • Subregional
  • Regional
  • International

Section 7. Lessons learned

Related to human resources

The reduction in the time spent on tillage and other mechanized operations allows the farmers to undertake other activities and to diversify their income generating activities

Related to technical aspects

The reduction in the use of heavy machinery improves the soil structure and increases water infiltration rates

โมดูล