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SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION –SMALLHOLDERS AND MACHINERY

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Fourth World Summit on Agriculture MachineryDecember 5-6, 2013 ~ New Delhi, India

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Background and Trends The role of smallholder farmers in agriculture Sustainable Production Intensification Machinery innovations - part of the solution Conclusions

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Trends World population 9 billion in 2050Changing food habits

Undernourished people over 900 million75% in rural areas in developing countries

Declining yield growth rates • 1960: 3.2% a year• Current: 1.5%• 2050: 0.8%

UrbanizationToday: 50%2050: 70%

Quality Time

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THE ROLE OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS

Globally the majority of farmers are smallholders They produce 80% of the food in developing countries Most of these farmers struggle with little access to

farm power and rudimentary hand tools Application of inputs such as seeds and rarely available

fertilizer is often imprecise and untimely

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Changed applications to application (4th bullet)Untimely istead of planting delayed

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SMALLHOLDER FARMERS’ REALITY IN 2013

The majority of smallholder farmers are women

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SUSTAINABLE CROP PRODUCTION INTENSIFICATION

The world needs more sustainable agricultural production and food whilst at the same time conserving natural resources

The new FAO concept of “Save and Grow” – producing more with less inputs – describes the pathway to such “sustainablecrop production intensification”

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Sustainable Crop Production Intensification

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SUSTAINABLE CROP PRODUCTION INTENSIFICATION Highest possible production Efficient and save use of energy and inputs Enhancing soil health and water and nutrient availability Environmental footprint < recovery capacity

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CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE

Following the ‘Save and Grow’ concept, Conservation Agriculture (CA) describes the practical production components for it Continuous minimum mechanical soil disturbance by

using innovative equipment and implements Permanent organic soil cover to protect soils and

enhance soil health using green manure cover crops Diversification of crops grown in rotations

and associations.

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CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE

Biological Tillage

Mechanical Tillage

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low soilorganic matter

Action of Soil Biota

Soil Organic Matter = Healthy Soil

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MACHINERY INNOVATIONS - PART OF THE SOLUTION FOR ‘SAVE AND GROW’

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The suppression of tillage / ploughing reduces power requirements by 50%

allowing the use of smaller machines

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CONCLUSIONS

Global trends are obliging all stakeholders to combine forces to find efficient, lean, sustainable solutions to global challenges of food production and food security

Smallholder farmers are an integral part of the challenge and the solution

Agricultural machinery innovations are the driving force towards achieving more sustainable, energy-efficient, lean, affordable and cost-effective solutions

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THANK YOU

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