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The “land sharing or land sparing” conundrum: Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT)
ARDD Learning Event 1
Rio + 20
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 18, 2012
SAGCOT strategy
● Implementing Kilimo Kwanza in the southern corridor
● 350,000 hectares of new agriculture
● $3.4 billion of investment
● 1.3M tons/year of new grain production
● 3,500 tons/year of new red meat production
SAGCOT geography
SAGCOT cluster concept
Key issues for agricultural productivity, sustainability, land, and water in SAGCOT
Forests, Wildlife, and Protected Areas
Land-sharing, land-sparing options in SAGCOT
● Land-sparing: Sustainable crop intensification to reduce village land-clearing
Sust. livestock intensification with rotational grazing (not pastoralists)
Increased irrigation efficiency
Protection of water sources for irrigation
● Land-sharing ● Re-open permeable wildlife corridors through farmlands through by
modifying production practices and adding habitat features
● REDD+ forest buffer zone management with farming communities
● Agroforestry-- vegetative cover for hydrological and habitat benefits
● Irrigation infrastructure designed for multi-use (social, econ, environ.)
● Co-management of pastoral herds and wildlife
Conclusions
1) Real life strategies to ensure full range of products and services from landscapes will require both land-sparing and land-sharing
2) Major agricultural investment programs need to design land-sparing and land-sharing as part of collaborative spatial planning
3) Agricultural Green Growth (AGG) framework must incorporate eco-friendly practices/business, coordination to achieve ecosystem goals, stakeholder forums, and market and policy incentives
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