Assessing the sustainability and replicability of

Integrated Food Energy Systems (IFES)

Presentation of the tool

Anne Bogdanski/Olivier Dubois

GBEP Workshop

“Achieving sustainable bioenergy development and food

security”

Rome, 11 December 2013

Type 2:

Biomass use optimisation through

recycling of all by-products

Integrated Food Energy Systems – Two types

Type 1:

Optimising land use efficiency of

food and energy production on the

same land Pig-biogas system - Vietnam

Agroforestry system in the Maldives

The challenge is to scale up good ones

Where do we stand on IFES?

What we have:

� Anecdotal evidence of innovative cases

� Many pilot projects –

� Few islands of success

What we need:What we need:

Proof that these innovations are indeed successful and can make a

difference :

• Sustainable

• Replicable

What FAO has done

With The Netherland’s support, in 2012-2013

FAO has developed an analytical framework/

guidance approach to assess the sustainability

and replicability of existing IFES and replicability of existing IFES

Components of the IFES analytical framework

• Analyzing the socio-cultural context: Understanding

the farmers’ perspective through Rapid Rural

Appraisal methodologies

• Assessing sustainability: Strengthening the evidence

base through an indicator-based frameworkbase through an indicator-based framework

• Assessing replicability: Analyzing the enabling

environment through a comprehensive checklist

Step 3. Select Criteria and Indicators

Replicability assessment through lead questions

• What are the enabling or constraining project features

that simplify or complicate the replication of IFES?

• What is the role of stakeholders and institutions in

the replication of IFES?

• How does the policy environment enable or disable

the replication of IFES?

• How does human and technical capacity shape the

replication of IFES?

Next steps

• Pre-testing/Tool sharpening in one or two pilot sites

• First testing foreseen in 2014 within an FAO/UNDP

project in Viet Nam (Biogas)

• Discussions to also do it in Brazil (ITAIPU/Biogas & • Discussions to also do it in Brazil (ITAIPU/Biogas &

biodiesel cases)

• It would be good to also do it in Africa

Thank you for your attention

Contacts:

Olivier.Dubois@fao.org

or

Annne.Bogdanski@fao.org

for further information