Pooling effort of all stakeholders to upscale Climate Smart and Conservation Agriculture within National Task Force on Conservation Agriculture

Rakotondramanana, RakotoHarivony N., Enjalric Frank, Raharison Tahina, Rasolomanjaka Joachin. 2014. Pooling effort of all stakeholders to upscale Climate Smart and Conservation Agriculture within National Task Force on Conservation Agriculture. In : International conference Agroecology for Africa AFA2014: Agroecology and sustainability of tropical rainfed cropping systems, Madagascar, Antananarivo, 3-7 November 2014. FOFIFA ; Université d'Antananarivo ; LRI ; IRD ; CIRAD. s.l. : s.n., 4 p. International conference Agroecology for Africa, Antananarivo, Madagascar, 3 Novembre 2014/7 Novembre 2014.

Résumé : Many parts of Madagascar have a recurrent problem of national and household food insecurity which is largely traceable to declining agricultural productivity set against a background of increasing population and climatic shocks. Climate smart Agriculture (CSA) and Conservation Agriculture (CA) are approaches to managing agro-ecosystems for improved and sustained productivity, increased profits and food security while preserving and enhancing the natural resource base and biodiversity in the soil. These innovative approaches lead to more resilience of crops to dry spells resulting in improved food security and farm profitability. In the longer term there can be a decline in weeds and pests and the deterioration in soil structure and fertility brought about by poor management practices which may be stopped or reversed. Despite the benefits, there are still obstacles to the widespread adoption of CA. In order to stimulate better knowledge and understanding regarding CA based agricultural development and to coordinate all stakeholders in the Country, the National Conservation Agriculture Task Force (NCATF) has been created in 2009 as a platform comprising, at present time, 33 members from public and private sectors. The vision of this network is that appropriate agrosystems and best practices are adopted by farmers throughout the Country leading to increased production and farm profitability and sustainable farming systems. GSDM, being the focal point for NCATF, has accumulated experiences in the main agroecological zones of Madagascar. Among activities in the actual Plan of Action of NCATF are the baseline study on CA and CSA adoption, the support of Farmers Fields School (FFS) having side by side CA plots and conventional tillage, the promotion of regional platforms in Madagascar and the advocacy for CA at national and local level in terms of public policy.

Classification Agris : F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture
E14 - Économie et politique du développement
P40 - Météorologie et climatologie

Auteurs et affiliations

• Rakotondramanana, GSDM (MDG)
• RakotoHarivony N., FAO (MDG)
• Enjalric Frank, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR AIDA (MDG)
• Raharison Tahina, GSDM (MDG)
• Rasolomanjaka Joachin, GSDM (MDG)

Source : Cirad - Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/575450/)

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