Post on 20-Mar-2017
Crop-livestock integration and intensification
André F. van Rooyen, Sabine Homann-Kee Tui, Thabani Dube(Neil MaCleod & Cam McDonald - CSIRO)
Why crop-livestock integration?
• The synergies between different farming enterprises ensure food and nutritional security, increase income, reduce risk and increase resilience.
• Integrated systems improve the input/output ratios of water, land, labor and other inputs.
• Integration of crops and livestock, specifically goats and groundnuts & mucuna have immense positive impact on women and children!
Cereal-Legume-Livestock Systems
Cereals
LivestockLegumes
Soil fertility
Crop residues
Manure &Draught powerHighly nutritious feed
Why Livestock/Income?
Household
Crop Production Livestock Production
Goats CattleCereals Legumes Food security
Simplistic food security model(through on-farm production alone)
On
farm
Household
Crop Production Livestock Production
Goats CattleCereals Legumes Food security
Markets Markets
$
$
Household financial needs: Food, Education, health, construction etc.
Off farm income
Food security
On
farm
Valu
e ch
ains
Household
Crop Production Livestock Production
Goats CattleCereals Legumes Food security
Markets Markets
$
$
Household financial needs: Food, Education, health, construction etc.
Off farm income
Food security
On
farm
Valu
e ch
ains
Profit margin per goat
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Base FG Impr FG Impr MKT Impr MKT_Price Good MKT_Price
USD
GM: 433 CB: 5579
Mucuna
Cerealresidues
Animal housing
Supplements
Human health
EducationEducation
Vet inputs
Food security ✔
Farm gate
Crop market
Auction
Legumeresidues Fertilizer
Shelling
CC Base
MaizeF20 Sorghum
Local G’nut0.5ha
Cattle and Goat numbersFecundity and condition
GM: 319 CB: 2239
Mucuna
Cerealresidues
Animal housing
Supplements
MaizeF20
Human health
EducationEducation
Vet inputs
Food security ✔
Cattle and Goat numbersFecundity and condition
Farm gate
Crop market
Auction
Legumeresidues Fertilizer
CC 1
Local G’nut1ha
Shelling
GM: 494 CB: 7488
Mucuna
Cerealresidues
Animal housing
Supplements
MaizeF202ha
Human health
EducationEducation
Vet inputs
Food security ✔
Cattle and Goat numbersFecundity and condition
Farm gate
Crop market
Auction
Legumeresidues Fertilizer
CC 2
CG71ha
Shelling
GM: 578 CB: 8753
Mucuna
Cerealresidues
Animal housing
Supplements
MaizeF202ha
CG71ha
Human health
EducationEducation
Vet inputs
Food security ✔
Cattle and Goat numbersFecundity and condition
Farm gate
Crop market
Auction
Legumeresidues Fertilizer
CC 3
Shelling
GM: 570 CB: 8658
Mucuna0.5ha
Cerealresidues
Animal housing
Supplements
MaizeF201.5ha
CG71ha
Human health
EducationEducation
Vet inputs
Food security ✔
Cattle and Goat numbersFecundity and condition
Farm gate
Crop market
Auction
Legumeresidues Fertilizer
CC 4
Shelling
GM: 693 CB: 12359
Mucuna0.5ha
Cerealresidues
Animal housing
Supplements
MaizeF201.5ha
CG71ha
Human health
EducationEducation
Vet inputs
Food security ✔
Cattle and Goat numbersFecundity and condition
Farm gate
Crop market
Auction
Legumeresidues Fertilizer
CC 4B
Shelling
GM: 681CB: 18338
Mucuna0.5ha
Cerealresidues
Animal housing
Supplements
MaizeF201.5ha
CG71ha
Human health
EducationEducation
Vet inputs
Food security ✔
Cattle numbersFecundity and condition
Farm gate
Crop market
Auction
Legumeresidues Fertilizer
CC 6B
Shelling
GM: 1066CB: 24562
Mucuna0.5ha
Cerealresidues
Animal housing
Supplements
MaizeF201.5ha
CG71ha
Human health
EducationEducation
Vet inputs
Food security ✔
Goat numbersFecundity and condition
Farm gate
Crop market
Auction
Legumeresidues Fertilizer
CC 5B
Shelling
What have we learnt?• Farmers respond to market signals and invest
in agricultural production.• Feed production is crucial in reducing
mortalities and producing high quality animal products
• Farmers understand the role of legumes in improving overall system functioning
• Huge opportunities for legumes!!!• Integrated systems reduce climatic shock• Innovation Platform process is effective in
facilitating change within these systems
The future: ZimCLIFS, ENSURE & EXTRA
• Refine the CLL system within different areas through participatory modeling and capacity building
• Continue building on the successes achieved with mucuna, need to investigate other legumes and dual purpose crop varieties
• Crucial to release CG7 (in Zimbabwe) – seed supply!!!• Introduce small scale mechanization for groundnuts; lifters,
strippers, shellers• Strengthen value chains for groundnuts and small ruminants• Higher level stakeholders & policy engagement for building
longer term adaptive capacity and impact• Continue to refine the Innovation Platform process and build
local capacity to increase its use and impact.• Continuously evaluate the progress and adjust course where
needed.
Partners & ProjectsEUIFADACIARBMZFAOUSAidUKAIdUSDACGIAR: SLPCGIAR: CRPsCPWFDFID
Matopos Research InstituteAGRITEXLPDDep of Climate Change ManagementSCIROILRICYMMIT“The Goat Forum”SNVORAPWorld Vision (ENSURE)WHH (EXTRA)LFSPAgMIPNUSTWaterNetBYO AbattoirNational FoodAgri Food