FAO’s Regional Rice Initiative: Landscape Management for Sustainable Intensification of Rice Production in Asia
Jan Willem Ketelaar, FAO-RAP International Symposium on Agroecology,
Kunming, Yunnan, China 29-31 August 2016
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Million tons milled rice
2010 global rice production
Additional rice needed: 114 million tons by 2035
Global rice production increases needed to meet demand by 2035 (Source: IRRI)
The Challenge:• In Asian rice production:
– Land is moving out – Labor is moving out– Water is moving out
• Increases in productivity & efficiency needed
• In order for rice production to grow, farmers will need to learn how to save and let agroecological processes work for them!
Source: IRRI Images
Taking on the Challenge: Sustainable Intensification of Crop Production,
optimizing multiple ecosystem goods & services
A POLICYMAKER’S GUIDETO THE SUSTAINABLE
INTENSIFICATIONOF SMALLHOLDER CROP
PRODUCTION
www.fao.org/ag/save-and-grow/
www.fao.org/publications/save-and-grow
/maize-rice-wheat/en/
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nationsfor a world without hunger
Designed to:
Regional Rice Initiative
Contribute to FAO’ Strategic Objective 2 (SO2) “Make agriculture, forestry and fisheries more productive and sustainable” initiated as a pilot project in 2013Focus countries:Indonesia, Lao PDR, Philippines
Supports:Regional Rice Initiative
Rice farmers in applying sustainable rice production practices in order to increase rice production and improve resource use efficiency for improved food and nutrition security
Rice Landscapes and Farming Systems – more than just rice!
Capacity building on Sustainable Intensification of Rice Production through Farmers Field Schools
PHILIPPINES Save and Grow innovative Practices Conventional Practices
Thorough land preparation (plowing, 1st & 2nd harrowing and final leveling) Not well leveled Best inbred seeds in the location either purified or certified/hybrid Own saved or certified seedsPlanting distance of 20 x 20 cm, 25 x 25cm and 30 x 30 cm Planting distance of 20 x 20 cmTransplanting 1-2 seedlings/hill Transplanting 4-7 seedlings/hillSoil analysis and Site Specific Nutrient Management (SSNM), use of smartphone applications
No soil analysis; no basal fertilizer application
Application of organic fertilizer (vermin cast) No organic fertilizerAlternate wet and dry water management (1-2 cm) Constantly flooded (3-5 cm)Timely use of rotary weeder Hand weedingIntegrated pest management with additional biological control augmentation Integrated pest management
Planting of vegetables (eggplants, legumes) on the bunds Not appliedIntroduction of ducks, rice-fish Not applied
Save and Grow FFS: Targets and Results from Mindanao, Philippines (N=20, 643 farmers, Wet Season, 2013)
Increase rice productivity by at least 10%Increase cost efficiencies by reducing production costs by at least 15%Increase farm incomes by at least 15%
Regional Rice Initiative (2013-17)
Rice-fishRice-duck
Trees outside forest
Rice-vegetables
Climate change adaptation
Cultures/Heritages
Value Chains
Policy and strategy formulation and implementation
• National rice strategy/policy strengthened
• Farm input policy review/reduce subsidies
• Investments in farmer training, up-scaling at landscape levels
• Contributions for International Convention implementation
Evidence
Knowledge
• - Inputs• + Yield• + Income• + rice
ecosystem goods & services
Producing more and better with less inputs in a sustainable way
For more information-Regional Rice Initiative : http://www.fao.org/asiapacific/perspectives/regional-rice/en/
http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5296e.pdf
