FOOD SECURITY SOIL FERTILITY AND DRYLAND DEVELOPMENT FAO

FOOD SECURITY, SOIL FERTILITY AND DRYLAND DEVELOPMENT FAO STRATEGY AND ACTION Parviz Koohafkan, Land Water Development Division FAO interdepartmental group on desertification

1. FAO strategic framework 2000 -2015 l A) Contribution to eradication of food insecurity and poverty l B): Promotion of enabling policies and regulatory frameworks for sustainable development l C): Creating sustainable increase in supply of food and other agriculture, forestry and fisheries products l D): Supporting integrated management and sustainable use of natural resources l E): information and knowledge management AGENDA 21/CCD CBD/CCC

Farmers Moisture and water Crop Management Agro-ecological Zone Soil Biota Land Use Systems Soil Productivity Soilmanagement& conservation Organic Matter Soil fertility Carbon Stock & Carbon Sequestration Agro. Biodiversity Food Security

Soil fertility restoration Food security Combating desertification

2. Analysis of issues and programmes on: Food security (SPFS) l Soil fertility (SFI) l Desertification (CCD) l. Climate Change(CCC) l. Biological Diversity(CBD) l

Comparison between Strategies of Implementation SPFS SFI • Water control • Land husbandry Technologies & Practices • Intensification • Mixed Cropping & crop rotations • Diversification • IPNS • Chemical fertilisers Policies & planning • Market (input/output) • Microcredit • Land tenure • South-South cooperation • International Facili • NAP • Cost benefit analysis • Transport/market ( fertilisers) CCD • Soil and water conservation • Aforestation/ agroforestry • Rangeland/livestock management • Inter-institutional arrangements • NAP • Info. Systems • Regional networks • National plans/strategies Commonalties • Participatory and integrated approaches • Combined short and long term benefits • partnership building (CCC) • Conservation • M- tillage • Aforestation • Clean development mechanism • GEF • Joint implementation mechanisem

SPFS: Status of Implementation

SFI: Status of Implementation under formulation NAP prepared

CCD: Status of Implementation first NAP document NDF launched Source UNSO

COMPLEMENTARITY BETWEEN SPFS/SFI/CCD/CBD/CCC l Analysis shows that all these programmes have: – high inter-relation ; can not be treated separately – strong national ownership with international partnership – emphasis on resources but need to include more socioeconomic aspects – rely generally on the same human resources at local and national level Integrated & participatory approach at all levels; optimising priorities and harmonising actions

3. PROPOSALS l joint operational programmes in countries aiming at complementarity and when possible integration of SPFS/ SFI/ CCD/ CCC/ CBD at all levels l joint normative activities ( information systems, best practices, stocktaking and success stories, . . ) with focu on integration of issues related to FS/SFI/CCD/CCC/CBD l Strengthening the SFI International Facilitation and building and streamlining of working groups, networks and partnerships at: local, national and international levels

Information systems & Decision support tools Best practices/ lessons learnt technical guidelines common platform CRITICAL ECOSYTEMS & AGROSYSTEMS Target R&D focus & integration • soil fertility restoration • better land husbandry • conservation farming Normative • State of resources (SFI/CCD/CBD/CCC) National programme and action plans harmonised/ SPFS-SFI-CCD-CCC-CBD POLICIES market/credit infrastructure. INDICATIVE PLANING Pilot Field implementation through participatoty approach review of local priorities and optimisation of actions for: CCD/CCC/CBD/FSI/FS FS/FSI/CCD/CCC/CBD priorities analysed in an integrated manner (synergies/complementarities) Field